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Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on March 3, 2012 in a speech:
Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 26, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on March 15, 2012 in a campaign e-mail:
Says under the new health care law "the patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated."
Pants on Fire!
By Erin O'Neill • March 26, 2012
Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt
stated on March 19, 2012 in a statement.:
The CBO says the cost of health care reform will rise to $1.8 trillion, "increasing the price to far greater than the $900 billion" originally projected. 
Mostly False
March 26, 2012
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview:
The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 26, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on March 12, 2012 in an interview on PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC:
"The poorest in this country are women."
True
By Peter Krouse • March 26, 2012
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on March 2, 2012 in 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
March 25, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program:
Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage.
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • March 25, 2012
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on March 20, 2012 in 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 in an op-ed column:
"Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through (the Women’s Health Program) do so at a Planned Parenthood health center."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 24, 2012
Elliott Naishtat
Elliott Naishtat
stated on March 5, 2012 in an oped column.:
"More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 24, 2012
Dennis Baxley
Dennis Baxley
stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC:
"We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 23, 2012
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 22, 2012 in an online blog:
Says only seven percent of 2009’s stimulus bill went toward transportation projects, yet they created over one-third of the bill’s total jobs.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • March 23, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on March 23, 2012 in an op-ed:
According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2012
New Hampshire Republican Party
New Hampshire Republican Party
stated on March 8, 2012 in a written statement.:
Says former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter refused to host town hall meetings during her time in Congress.
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • March 23, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 15, 2012 in a tweet:
Says that in fiscal year 2010, "nearly 80 percent of women served" in the Texas Women’s Health Program received services from a provider other than a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 23, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 15, 2012 in s speech.:
"And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginia’s coast? $40 million over 10 years."
Mostly False
March 23, 2012
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on February 27, 2012 in a speech at Rider University:
Says "New Jersey has the most educated population of all the states in this country."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • March 23, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 7, 2012 in a news release:
"New business startups are at the lowest levels in 30 years."
True
By Tom Feran • March 23, 2012
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
stated on March 16, 2012 in in a TV ad:
Metro Atlantans spend "over an hour every day" or "five hours a week" commuting, for a total of "260 hours a year."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 23, 2012
Arthenia Joyner
Arthenia Joyner
stated on March 21, 2012 in 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
March 22, 2012
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