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Helen Glover
Helen Glover
stated on September 7, 2011 in a radio talk show:
"A family of four can make up to $88,000 a year and still get a subsidy for health insurance" under the new federal health care law.
True
By Richard Salit • October 5, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 4, 2011 in an answer to reporters:
On how he measures his promise to create 700,000 private-sector jobs in seven years.
Full Flop
By Becky Bowers • October 4, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 4, 2011 in a press conference:
Says "New Jersey's unemployment is significantly lower than it was when I got here. And we've created 50,000 new private sector jobs in the last 20 months after having lost 117,000 in the year before I got here."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • October 4, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:
Says that in 2001, Rick Perry spoke favorably of binational health insurance between Mexico and Texas.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 4, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview on "The Daily Show":
Says the federal government hosted a conference and "ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 4, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 4, 2011 in :
On running for the presidency in 2012
No Flip
By Caryn Shinske • October 4, 2011
Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
stated on October 2, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
When he took office in 2009, President Barack Obama "had the biggest Democratic majorities in Congress since Lyndon Johnson."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on September 14, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:
"Last year, Korea sold nearly half a million cars in our country. ... The United States, you know how much we sell to them? Six thousand. What kind of deal is that?"
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • October 4, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 30, 2011 in a speech:
"My home state since June of 2009 created 40 percent of the new jobs in America."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 4, 2011
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 21, 2011 in a campaign video.:
Says David Dewhurst skipped nine candidate forums after announcing his U.S. Senate candidacy.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • October 3, 2011
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on October 2, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
Chris Christie has not been "effective at creating jobs … (or have) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... New Jersey (has) one of the higher unemployment rates in the country at 9.4 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 3, 2011
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on October 2, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
"When it comes to being effective at creating jobs … (Chris Christie has not had) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... Last year, New Jersey created no net new jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 3, 2011
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on September 23, 2011 in a House floor speech:
Says "Every year air pollution protections are delayed, another 34,000 people will die prematurely."
Mostly True
By Charles Pope • October 3, 2011
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on September 19, 2011 in a blog post:
Says Tommy Thompson "pushed such strict laws that abortion providers faced potential life imprisonment and women were forced to cross state lines in order to receive attention for life-threatening issues."
Half-True
October 3, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association:
"We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio."
True
By Reginald Fields • October 3, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 15, 2011 in an op-ed:
"If our recovery were more typical of the postwar era . . . we would have 14 million more jobs today."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • October 3, 2011
John Wisniewski
John Wisniewski
stated on September 26, 2011 in an NJToday interview:
Says Gov. Chris Christie has "now come up with a new agenda" for ethics reform in September 2011.  
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • October 3, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library:
Says his administration balanced "two budgets with over $13 billion in deficits without raising taxes."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 2, 2011
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech:
Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.
False
October 2, 2011
Terry Gorman
Terry Gorman
stated on September 21, 2011 in a TV interview:
"[Federal] law says that you can't give in-state tuition to an illegal alien … unless you first offer it to any other student regardless of their state of residence."
Mostly False
By Lynn Arditi • October 2, 2011
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