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Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 28, 2011 in remarks at the Cornerstone Action Dinner in Manchester, N.H.:
Under energy efficiency legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, "federal bureaucrats could take over the local building code enforcement in your city if so-called ‘green mandates’ are not complied with quickly enough."
False
By Jake Berry • November 15, 2011
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 21, 2011 in a talk at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.:
In Libya, "America spent $2 billion total and didn’t lose a single life."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • November 3, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 1, 2011 in a forum in Hampton, N.H.:
"We cut property taxes by one-third in the state of Texas while I’ve been governor."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • October 21, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics:
Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • October 17, 2011
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on August 17, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph.':
Since Rick Perry became governor, "Texas has gone from 46th in the country to 50th in the population that graduates from high school."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • September 8, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 2, 2011 in a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H.:
There are 500 million Internet users "and 80 million bloggers who are driving discussions in China. … So you’ve got a lot of people voicing frustration and discontent."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 19, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 2, 2011 in a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H. :
The United States has "the longest surviving constitution."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 8, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on July 16, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph':
"When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program."
True
By Jake Berry • July 25, 2011
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on June 27, 2011 in a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters:
"Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • July 10, 2011
Richard Swett
Richard Swett
stated on June 21, 2011 in a conference call with reporters.:
Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now he's saying that he never supported it."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • July 3, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.:
"If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obama's policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent."
False
By Jake Berry • June 27, 2011
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