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Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Say that under state law, "systems development charges can only be spent on capital investment."
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By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says she is co-owner of Celilo Group Media.
True
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on April 26, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor
Says "in our gun laws we’re allowing domestic abusers to sidestep this ban on getting a gun. The loophole allows a convicted abuser to walk into a gun show and walk out with a gun, no questions asked."
True
By Erin O'Neill • May 3, 2012
David Dooley
David Dooley
stated on April 8, 2012 a TV news show.
"We have to recognize that our salaries for faculty are the lowest in New England with the exception of the University of Maine."
True
By Alex Kuffner • May 3, 2012
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on April 30, 2012 a news release
"Wisconsin lost more jobs over the past 12 months than any other state."
True
By Bill Wichert • May 2, 2012
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on April 11, 2012 a speech
The fastest-rising expense in the U.S. Defense Department is health care.
True
By Eric Stirgus • May 2, 2012
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on March 24, 2012 remarks at a Texas Capitol rally
Says legislative cuts mean Texas is "spending on average $500 less per student."
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 26, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 28, 2012 a video address
"The Democrat-controlled Senate, it hasn't passed a budget in more than 1,000 days."
True
By Tom Feran • April 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2012 a Rose Garden speech
In the past three years, "we've added enough new oil and gas pipeline to circle the Earth and then some."
True
By Molly Moorhead • April 23, 2012
John Wisniewski
John Wisniewski
stated on April 13, 2012 a video press release
"If you're earning under $100,000 a year and you commute to New York every day you pay more to the Port Authority in tolls than you pay to the state of New Jersey in income tax."
True
By Erin O'Neill • April 23, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on April 16, 2012 a column in Politico
The Buffett Rule "will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one week’s interest on the national debt."
True
By Tom Feran • April 23, 2012
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on March 28, 2012 a floor speech.
Says the Congressional Budget Office has estimated "every penny of the federal budget will go to interest on the debt and entitlement spending by 2025."
True
By Sean Gorman • April 23, 2012
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on March 20, 2012 a press release
"The federal government owns tens of thousands of properties that are vacant or underused."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 20, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on April 12, 2012 a news release
"Tourism accounts for 439,000 jobs in the state of Ohio, and visitors spend $36 billion annually."
True
By Joe Guillen • April 20, 2012
Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper
stated on March 20, 2012 an op-ed published in The Hill.
"Congress as a whole is less popular than it’s been since polling was invented."
True
By Michael Collins • April 19, 2012
Jennifer Beck
Jennifer Beck
stated on April 11, 2012 an interview on NJToday
"The (ARC Tunnel) project was originally estimated to be $8.7 billion, and New Jersey alone was on the hook for all overruns."
True
By Bill Wichert • April 19, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 13, 2012 comments to Reuters
"We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2012
Lisa Tomasso
Lisa Tomasso
stated on April 5, 2012 a news release.
"Rhode Island’s exports have increased by 53 percent in the last two years."
True
By Alex Kuffner • April 17, 2012
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert
stated on April 13, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.
Says opponent Ted Cruz has not led businesses.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2012
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
stated on April 5, 2012 a speech
The U.S. Supreme Court has not traditionally asked a lot of questions during oral arguments.
True
By Eric Stirgus • April 16, 2012
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