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Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on August 21, 2015 a tweet
"#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing."
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By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina • September 25, 2015
Reid Ribble
Reid Ribble
stated on September 8, 2015 an interview
Says Donald Trump "wants to replace" Obamacare "with a single-payer system."
Half-True
September 11, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on August 18, 2015 a statement
Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare."   
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August 26, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on July 30, 2015 news release
"Rhode Island will become just the second state to mandate the vaccine … and the only state to do so by regulatory fiat, without public debate, and without consideration from the elected representatives of the people."  
Half-True
By Mark Reynolds • August 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 3, 2015 a video
Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control.
Half-True
August 7, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate
"$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare."
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By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 26, 2015 a statement on Twitter
"Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country."
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By Sarah Hauer • August 5, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 2, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Says Donald Trump is for a single-payer health care system.
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 2, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 28, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"We are the only major country on Earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 29, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2015
Jonah Goldberg
Jonah Goldberg
stated on February 13, 2015 a column in "National Review"
Homeopathy, acupuncture and aromatherapy "have been given elevated legitimacy under the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2015
Marjorie Sanfilippo
Marjorie Sanfilippo
stated on February 16, 2015 a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing
"200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses."
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By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2015
Richard Besser
Richard Besser
stated on February 1, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"It used to be that the only children at school who weren't vaccinated were those who had true medical" conditions. "Now there are 19 states that allow personal belief exemptions."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 1, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 25, 2015 an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes"
The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2015
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on January 13, 2015 a report on health care costs
"Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 28, 2015
Andy Puzder
Andy Puzder
stated on January 13, 2015 an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
"Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2015
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on October 21, 2014 a TV ad
Says Scott Walker is "forcing some women to undergo a transvaginal probe to get an abortion."  
Half-True
October 24, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on September 16, 2014 a news release.
"Hospitals have already begun layoffs, a direct result of Republican inaction" on Medicaid expansion.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • October 6, 2014
Georgians Together
Georgians Together
stated on September 23, 2014 television attack ad
David Perdue "proposes rolling back the clock on women’s health care."  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 a TV ad
Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it."
Half-True
September 23, 2014
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