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C.W. Bill Young
C.W. Bill Young
stated on February 20, 2010 a speech to Pinellas County Republicans.
The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of our health programs."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • February 25, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on February 20, 2010 an interview on Fox News
"One of the most recent polls said 75 percent of the American people have said either don't do anything or start over (on health care reform)."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 23, 2010
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 14, 2010 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 29, 2010 a debate
Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasn't mandatory.
Mostly False
February 6, 2010
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on January 31, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
The Senate-passed health care bill "is identical to the Massachusetts health care plan -- the same thing."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 4, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 a State of the Union speech
Health care reform "would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 1, 2010
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on January 29, 2010 a Republican retreat in Baltimore
"Mr. President, multiple times from your administration there have come statements that Republicans have no ideas and no solutions" on health care.
True
By Bill Adair • January 29, 2010
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 20, 2010 a press release
"Under (Rick Perry’s) watch as governor, over six million Texans have no health care coverage, including one million children, homeowners suffer from the highest insurance rates in the country, and college tuition has skyrocketed 136 percent."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 29, 2010
Nancy Pfotenhauer
Nancy Pfotenhauer
stated on January 27, 2010 an interview on CNN
The president's health care proposals will cause "most Americans to have their premiums increased, not decreased, and hundreds of millions of people lose their current insurance coverage."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 27, 2010 a live-blog post during the State of the Union address
"A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.
"We have over 300 state agencies. Forty-five of those agencies are related to health care."
False
January 25, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 28, 2009 a chain e-mail
The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants."
False
January 21, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 28, 2009 a chain e-mail
The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession."
False
January 21, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on January 20, 2010 a televised interview
"The No. 1 issue that the American people care about is getting America back to work."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 20, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on November 19, 2009 a TV ad
Health care reform: "Everything about it is going to raise costs, raise taxes and lower the quality of health care."
False
January 20, 2010
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Democratic Party
stated on October 5, 2009 news release
Says Rick Perry's "Pay to Play" politics led him to send $899 million to an offshore call center in Bermuda, driving down enrollment in children's health insurance
False
January 15, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 20, 2009 in a press release
"Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 13, 2010
Marc Katz
Marc Katz
stated on December 8, 2009 a message on Twitter
"Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care."
Mostly True
January 12, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 5, 2010 a written statement
"President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 5, 2010
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on December 22, 2009 an interview with Fox News
"In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • December 24, 2009
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