Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Scott Keyes
stated on July 16, 2012 a blog post

Says U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy is among seven "Tea Party freshmen" who "spent an average of $15,000 on cars for themselves."

July 27, 2012

Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on June 28, 2012 a tweet

Says "Obamacare" is "the largest middle-class tax increase in history."

July 23, 2012

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 2, 2012 a news release

"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Sean Duffy’s Republican Majority."

By James B. Nelson • July 16, 2012

Mark Neumann
stated on June 20, 2012 an interview

Says "Barack Obama and his team" are "socialists in every respect of the word."

June 29, 2012

Pat Kreitlow
stated on June 6, 2012 a news release

Says GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin "voted twice to end Medicare."

June 25, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on June 7, 2012 a television ad

Federal health care reforms amounted to ‘the government takeover of health care.’

By James B. Nelson • June 24, 2012

stated on May 31, 2012 a web ad

"Scott Walker has a plan to privatize state lands" and "wants to sell our deer to the highest bidder."

By James B. Nelson • June 4, 2012

Graeme Zielinski
stated on May 15, 2012 Tweets

Gov. Scott Walker is helping pay for the criminal defense of a man accused of "boy rape."

By James B. Nelson • May 18, 2012

Pat Quinn
stated on April 17, 2012 an email to campaign supporters

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "calls for raising property taxes by nearly $500 billion."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 30, 2012

Graeme Zielinski
stated on March 8, 2012 a tweet

Says the Wisconsin Republican Party tweeted "Happy International Women's Day! You ladies should get paid less and not be able to make health care decisions."

By James B. Nelson • March 28, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on February 12, 2012 a tweet

A 10-year state program that created 202 jobs at a cost of $247,000 per job was approved by former Gov. Jim Doyle.

By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2012

Gwen Moore
stated on December 27, 2011 tweets

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated "cancer screenings for uninsured women" and offered "no alternatives."

January 6, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on September 12, 2011 an interview

Despite opposition from national Club for Growth, Club for Growth Wisconsin "has endorsed" him for U.S. Senate.

September 26, 2011

Democratic Governors Association
stated on September 14, 2011 an online ad

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "is denying Democrats the right to vote."

September 25, 2011

Scott Walker
stated on September 2, 2011 a fund-raising letter

"Wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt."

By James B. Nelson • September 22, 2011

Chain email
stated on September 6, 2011 a chain email

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.

By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2011

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 17, 2011 an email to party supporters

"(U.S. Reps.) Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble are … shutting down town hall meetings, or making their constituents pay to attend them."

By James B. Nelson • September 6, 2011

Scott Walker
stated on August 15, 2011 a news release

A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents."

September 4, 2011

Bob Wirch
stated on July 25, 2011 campaign mail piece

Says he "helped bring" Uline company to Kenosha area, "creating 800 local jobs."

August 12, 2011

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 9, 2011 a television interview

"Two elections in a row (Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus) has screwed up counting the vote"

By Dave Umhoefer • August 11, 2011

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