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Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on June 30, 2011 a statement on her legislative website
The 2011-13 state budget "cuts overall funding for public schools by $1.6 billion"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 25, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 12, 2011 a radio ad
Says the state budget "doubled property tax credits for seniors and middle class New Jerseyans" and had "no tax increases for any New Jersey family for the second year in a row."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • July 24, 2011
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on July 13, 2011 an interview on CNN
"Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 19, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 7, 2011 a news release and column
"Under our (2011-’13) budget, the average (Wisconsin) property taxpayer will save $700."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 18, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 15, 2011 a press conference
"The clear majority of Republican voters think that any deficit reduction package should have a balanced approach and should include some revenues."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 15, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 15, 2011 a press conference
"Eighty percent of the American people support an approach (to federal budget problems) that includes revenues and includes cuts."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 15, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on July 14, 2011 an interview with the 'New Hampshire Business Review"
"New Mexico is the second Hollywood" because of tax incentives for the film industry.
Half-True
By John Gregg • July 15, 2011
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on June 22, 2011 a forum.
Says Texas is the only state that exempts jet fuel from its state motor fuels tax.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 15, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 14, 2011 a television ad
"Our country's got this huge debt, and (President Barack) Obama says raise taxes and keep spending more."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 6, 2011 an interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin
Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • July 14, 2011
Timothy Geithner
Timothy Geithner
stated on June 24, 2011 a speech at Dartmouth College
For people in the top 1 percent for income, "your effective tax burden is in the low 20s, the lowest it’s been in decades and decades and decades -- lower than somebody who might make substantially less money." 
Half-True
By Jeffrey Good • July 12, 2011
Steve Oroho
Steve Oroho
stated on June 29, 2011 a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex)
Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 12, 2011
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 7, 2011 a Senate floor speech
"Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2011
Gary Sasse
Gary Sasse
stated on June 26, 2011 an interview on 10 News Conference
Rhode Island spends "52 percent more per capita on human service programs than the national average."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter Town Hall
Says that when President Bill Clinton raised the top tax rates to levels now proposed by Obama, the country experienced significant job growth.
Half-True
July 7, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall
"We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on June 24, 2011 a news release
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "includes tax breaks for corporations and the rich that will cost the state of Wisconsin taxpayers $2.3 billion over the next decade."
Half-True
July 6, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on June 27, 2011 an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
"If you look at our tax mix, the share of corporate revenues as a percentage of our overall revenue mix has declined by about half over the last 30 years."
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • July 2, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2011 a press conference
"If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 24, 2011 a press conference
"The American people don't want us to raise taxes."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 29, 2011
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