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Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on June 13, 2009 a rally
"I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2010
Mark Critz
Mark Critz
stated on May 27, 2010 a speech on the House floor
"The Democratic Congress has already taken significant steps to create jobs and jump-start the economy, resulting in the lowest tax rates in over 50 years and the creation of over 500,000 new jobs so far this year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2010
Empower Texans
Empower Texans
stated on May 14, 2010 a Web video
"There are 321,092 public school teachers in Texas. And there are 313,850 non-teachers in our public schools."
Mostly True
May 28, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on May 2, 2010 a television ad
Says he cut 'tax rates five times'
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 7, 2010
Anitere Flores
Anitere Flores
stated on April 30, 2010 a House floor speech
For the new state budget, "Floridians have sent us $3 billion less of their funding."
False
By Lee Logan • May 5, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on April 26, 2010 a statement on his campaign website
"Currently we have some 40-45% of Americans who are not paying any taxes."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 28, 2010
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 31, 2010 a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • April 21, 2010
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 18, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week
Passage of Clinton budget bill in 1993 "led to an enormous flowering of the economy in America."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2010
Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby
stated on March 25, 2010 a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
"The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit."
False
By Catharine Richert • April 16, 2010
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
stated on April 15, 2010 a story about taxes from Associated Press
"The fact is, in the past year we have had more tax cuts than almost any time in our nation's history."
Half-True
April 16, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on April 14, 2010 a speech at a Tea Party rally in Boston
"Americans now spend 100 days out of the year working for government before we even start working for ourselves."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2010
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on April 8, 2010 a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference
When the United States "first created the federal income tax, frankly, nobody below a million dollars a year paid anything."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2010
Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on March 21, 2010 a floor speech in the House
"According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the IRS would need to hire over 16,000 people ... to audit the American people and impose the new taxes and mandates" of the health care bill.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 29, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 28, 2010 a FOX News Sunday debate.
Rubio's tax swap proposal "would have been a massive tax increase."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 28, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 28, 2010 a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
Did not vote for tax increases as a member of the West Miami City Commission.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 28, 2010
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on March 24, 2010 a comment on his "Morning Joe'' program on MSNBC
The health care reform bill "is the largest tax increase in U.S. history."
False
March 25, 2010
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on March 24, 2010 a comment on the "Morning Joe'' show on MSNBC.
"Joe, I keep hearing you every morning talking about the biggest tax increase in history, but you don't mention it's also the biggest tax cut in history.''
False
March 25, 2010
Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt
stated on March 16, 2010 a speech on the House floor.
The Democratic health care bill will "collect higher taxes for 10 years and provide health care for only six years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on March 10, 2010 an Internet ad.
Because of a local version of Amendment 4, "the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 17, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on December 18, 2009 a news release
"The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion" in the 2009 session.
True
By Lee Logan • March 8, 2010
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