Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Leo Berman
stated on February 14, 2011 in a news article:

Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 27, 2011

Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 in a book:

Says some in Congress are trying "to create a separate government for those with a drop of Native Hawaiian blood."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 20, 2011

Leticia Van de Putte
stated on January 25, 2011 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate:

"Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 5, 2011

Rick Perry
stated on January 22, 2011 in a speech:

Says there have been 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade was decided.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 1, 2011

Rick Perry
stated on January 18, 2011 in his inauguration address:

Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 22, 2011

Warren Chisum
stated on December 21, 2010 in a press release:

On choosing a Texas House speaker

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 8, 2011

Rick Perry
stated on December 19, 2010 in an interview:

Says the state's Medicaid waiver proposal "has languished in a file cabinet at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for more than two years."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 6, 2011

Lamar Smith
stated on December 15, 2010 in a news release:

"In the last five years, 28,000 people have been killed along the U.S.-Mexico border."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 31, 2010

Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on November 22, 2010 in an op-ed piece.:

Says that "on average, Democratic congressional districts received 81 percent more stimulus funds than Republican districts."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 21, 2010

Rick Perry
stated on December 3, 2010 in an interview:

Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government "upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 12, 2010

Joe Straus
stated on November 12, 2010 in an e-mail:

Says the Texas House has "a record number of new members joining our ranks."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 27, 2010

Mike Villarreal
stated on September 7, 2010 in a press release:

Says Gov. Rick Perry's administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 20, 2010

Greg Abbott
stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign television ad:

Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 11, 2010

Rick Perry
stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview:

Says he has a track record of not raising taxes.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 1, 2010

Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview:

"Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 29, 2010

Rick Perry
stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad:

"More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 25, 2010

Dwayne Bohac
stated on October 4, 2010 in a mailer:

Says the Annie's List political group supports third-trimester abortions on demand.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 20, 2010

Rick Perry
stated on September 15, 2010 in a television ad:

"Houston suffered $1.7 billion in operating losses under Mayor Bill White."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 13, 2010

Back to Basics
stated on October 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad:

Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 7, 2010

Back to Basics
stated on September 8, 2010 in a TV ad:

"Perry pushed for a law that lets insurance companies raise homeowners’ rates without having to justify the increase."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 3, 2010

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