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Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on February 9, 2012 a news release:
"Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent."
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By Charles Pope • March 7, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on February 13, 2012 a town hall-style meeting:
"The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes).  ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent."  
True
By Sabrina Eaton • March 6, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 23, 2012 a radio interview:
Wisconsin is called the Badger State because "our ancestors came here with the hopes of living the American dream by mining."
True
By Tom Kertscher • March 5, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on January 6, 2012 a press release:
Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average."
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By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Laurie Monnes Anderson
stated on February 24, 2012 a Senate floor speech:
"In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 2, 2012
Red, White and Blue Fund
Red, White and Blue Fund
stated on February 24, 2012 a campaign ad:
"Gingrich supported individual health insurance mandates."
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By Molly Moorhead • March 2, 2012
John Axford
John Axford
stated on February 14, 2012 a Tweet:
All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport.
True
By James B. Nelson • March 2, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on February 24, 2012 a speech:
Rhode Island has the "the second-most heavily deployed National Guard in the United States."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 2, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 29, 2012 a speech:
Sixteen million jobs were created under Ronald Reagan's presidency.
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 2, 2012
Becky Moeller
Becky Moeller
stated on February 17, 2012 a press statement.:
Says local Texas chambers of commerce were granted exemptions from paying property taxes on their headquarter properties.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 23, 2012 a television ad:
Says Mitt Romney said he does not "line up with the NRA."
True
By Molly Moorhead • February 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 23, 2012 Feb. 23, 2012, in a campaign ad:
Says "Rick Santorum supported (Arlen) Specter over conservative candidates twice."
True
By Becky Bowers • February 29, 2012
Scott Garrett
Scott Garrett
stated on February 15, 2012 a radio interview:
Says "half the Americans don't pay any income taxes."
True
By Bill Wichert • February 29, 2012
Denise Grimsley
Denise Grimsley
stated on January 31, 2012 a statement:
"Florida ranks 45th" in the nation for tuition.
True
By Joshua Gillin • February 27, 2012
Carol Hunstein
Carol Hunstein
stated on January 25, 2012 a speech:
"Our small staff of 51 is still fewer than we had a decade ago, yet our caseload -- like that of other courts -- has grown."
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By Eric Stirgus • February 27, 2012
Alissa Keny-Guyer
Alissa Keny-Guyer
stated on February 21, 2012 a floor speech.:
Says "in Oregon only 41 percent of adults have ever been tested" for HIV.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 24, 2012
Maria Sachs
Maria Sachs
stated on January 17, 2012 a press conference:
Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."
True
By Katie Sanders • February 24, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 22, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.:
"Over 40 percent of children born in America are born out of wedlock."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2012
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
stated on February 14, 2012 a floor speech.:
Says "80 percent of the health care dollars are spent by 20 percent of the population."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 23, 2012
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Democratic Party
stated on February 3, 2012 a press release:
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz "opposes the DREAM Act, which is supported by 85% of Latinos."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 21, 2012
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