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Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd
stated on January 21, 2017 a speech at the Women's March.
"Pads and tampons (are) still taxed when Viagra and Rogaine are not." 
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • January 22, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 16, 2016 a speech in Fishkill, NY
"Taxes for every New Yorker are lower today than when I started"
Half-True
By Dan Clark • December 16, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 13, 2016 a TV ad
"Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people."
Half-True
By Will Doran • November 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 26, 2016 a rally in Tampa, Fla.
"One-half of undocumented workers pay federal income taxes, which means they are paying more federal income taxes than Donald Trump pays."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 27, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 5, 2016 a speech
Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break."  
Half-True
October 17, 2016
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on October 11, 2016 a debate
"In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 14, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 3, 2016 a pre-debate appearance in Virginia
"In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
No on 67
No on 67
stated on August 15, 2016 in official ballot argument.
"Not one penny of (California’s Prop 67) bag ban tax goes to the environment."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 3, 2016
Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad
Says Mike Gallagher’s plan "would cut Social Security benefits for two-thirds of seniors."  
Half-True
September 23, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet
Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs."
Half-True
September 16, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on August 22, 2016 a campaign ad
Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr "took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks."
Half-True
By Will Doran • August 25, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 23, 2016 a speech at a campaign rally.
"Hillary [Clinton] wants to raise taxes by over a trillion dollars."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 25, 2016
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 11, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Arizona congressional candidate Ray Strauss is "a ‘Champion of Big Government’ for his votes to raise taxes while on the local city council."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • August 18, 2016
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on July 7, 2016 a press release.
Kim Myers "voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • August 17, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 4, 2016 a rally
The Obama administration has been "raising taxes."  
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • August 16, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
Independent analysts "found that Trump's tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016
Mike Turzai
Mike Turzai
stated on June 15, 2016 an op-ed for PennLive
"Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black."
Half-True
By Cassie Owens • July 13, 2016
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
stated on April 14, 2016 In an editorial
If you don't buy cigarettes at your local supermarket, your grocery bill won't go up a dime. The same is true of the sugary drink tax. If passed, you can avoid paying the tax by not buying sugary drinks.
Half-True
By Mark Dent • May 11, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 1, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • May 1, 2016
New Day for America
New Day for America
stated on April 25, 2016 a robocall
Says "Hillary Clinton has promised to raise taxes by $1 trillion dollars."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 27, 2016
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