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Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on March 12, 2012 an interview on PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC:
"The poorest in this country are women."
True
By Peter Krouse • March 26, 2012
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview:
The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 26, 2012
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on March 2, 2012 an interview:
Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused."
True
By Tom Kertscher • March 25, 2012
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on March 20, 2012 a talk radio show.:
"Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify]."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 25, 2012
Elliott Naishtat
Elliott Naishtat
stated on March 5, 2012 an oped column.:
"More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 24, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 7, 2012 a news release:
"New business startups are at the lowest levels in 30 years."
True
By Tom Feran • March 23, 2012
Arthenia Joyner
Arthenia Joyner
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview:
"When we passed (the stand your ground law), we said it portends horrific events when people's lives were put into these situations."
True
By Katie Sanders • March 22, 2012
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on March 21, 2012 a video ad:
Says Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 22, 2012
Susan Cole
Susan Cole
stated on March 13, 2012 an interview on NJTV:
"New Jersey loses net, that is minus those who come into the state, 30,000 students a year."
True
By Erin O'Neill • March 22, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on March 12, 2012 a news release:
"More than 27,000 Rhode Island jobs depend on trade with Canada."
True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 18, 2012
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on February 17, 2012 a news release:
"In 1950, the average American lived for 68 years and 16 workers supported one retiree. Today, the average life expectancy is 78 and three workers support one retiree."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 16, 2012
Robert Jacquard
Robert Jacquard
stated on March 6, 2012 a speech:
"There are a lot of casinos across the country that have gone bankrupt."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 15, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on March 13, 2012 a news release:
There are "850,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry."
True
By Henry J. Gomez • March 14, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on March 1, 2012 a Travis County Democratic Party candidate forum:
Says there are four super PACs on the Republican side of the Texas U.S. Senate race.
True
By Sue Owen • March 13, 2012
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on February 24, 2012 an op-ed in the Huffington Post:
"In the last two years, super PACs raised more than $180 million -- with roughly half of it coming from fewer than 200 super-rich people and roughly 20 percent from corporations."
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By Willoughby Mariano • March 13, 2012
Kathleen Clyde
Kathleen Clyde
stated on January 27, 2012 a news conference:
"Ohio is not meeting its obligation to update voter registrations when voters change their address with the BMV."
True
By Tom Feran • March 13, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 23, 2012 an op-ed:
Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor.
True
By Nancy Madsen • March 9, 2012
Wayne DeAngelo
Wayne DeAngelo
stated on February 27, 2012 a Letter to the Editor in The Times of Trenton:
"If we keep the minimum wage at the current level, then single-parent families earning the minimum wage at a full-time job will live in poverty in New Jersey."
True
By Erin O'Neill • March 9, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 an interview on "Political Connections":
Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 his budget speech:
Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget "is still below the level of state spending when I took office."
True
By Bill Wichert • March 8, 2012
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