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Mike Polensek
Mike Polensek
stated on November 18, 2010 in a public meeting:
"We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • January 4, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 19, 2010 in a CNN interview:
"They tried to give us $400 million to build a high-speed train that goes 39 miles an hour."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • December 8, 2010
Dick Greco
Dick Greco
stated on November 29, 2010 in a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor:
"Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City."
Half-True
By Richard Danielson, Janet Zink • December 3, 2010
Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio Department of Transportation
stated on October 25, 2010 in a news release:
"Demand for transportation choice is on the rise, with 14 percent more Ohioans riding passenger trains over the past year."
True
By Joe Guillen • November 24, 2010
George Voinovich
George Voinovich
stated on November 8, 2010 in a news release:
Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993.
True
By Stephen Koff • November 11, 2010
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on October 25, 2010 in testimony given at a public hearing:
Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • November 10, 2010
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee:
"It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 7, 2010
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on September 9, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.:
"We've got to find 2 billion gallons (of water per day) between now and 2025."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 10, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 7, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads:
Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi
False
By Dave Umhoefer, Lee Bergquist • September 9, 2010
George Packer
George Packer
stated on August 8, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
Despite the U.S. spending $10 billion on Iraq's electrical system, Baghdad still only gets five hours of electricity a day.
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • August 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website:
Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 9, 2010
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show:
"There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • July 6, 2010
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure :
The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month.
Mostly True
By Janet Zink • June 18, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.:
St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 16, 2010
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