Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Tommy Thompson
stated on June 7, 2012 in a television ad:

Federal health care reforms amounted to ‘the government takeover of health care.’

By James B. Nelson • June 24, 2012

stated on May 31, 2012 in a web ad:

"Scott Walker has a plan to privatize state lands" and "wants to sell our deer to the highest bidder."

By James B. Nelson • June 4, 2012

stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate:

Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.

By James B. Nelson • June 1, 2012

stated on May 25, 2012 in a debate:

To help balance the 2011-13 budget, Gov. Scott Walker used "a credit card" approach that "pushed over $500 million in debt onto our children and our grandchildren" costing state taxpayers "more than $150 million in interest."

By James B. Nelson • May 31, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad:

Since Scott Walker took office as governor in January 2011, there has been an increase of 33,200 jobs in Wisconsin.

By James B. Nelson • May 24, 2012

Graeme Zielinski
stated on May 15, 2012 in Tweets:

Gov. Scott Walker is helping pay for the criminal defense of a man accused of "boy rape."

By James B. Nelson • May 18, 2012

stated on March 29, 2012 in a radio ad:

"The failed economic policies" of President Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Federal Reserve "are making gas prices higher while America’s economy is running on fumes."

By James B. Nelson • May 4, 2012

Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on March 28, 2012 in a radio interview:

Says she made a "cold call" and persuaded an Illinois company to relocate to Wisconsin.

By James B. Nelson • April 25, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on March 19, 2012 in a television interview:

"We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union."

By James B. Nelson • April 9, 2012

AFSCME
stated on April 3, 2012 in a web site posting:

Says gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett supported passage of Gov. Scott Walker’s bill stripping collective bargaining of state employees.

By James B. Nelson • April 6, 2012

Graeme Zielinski
stated on March 8, 2012 in a tweet:

Says the Wisconsin Republican Party tweeted "Happy International Women's Day! You ladies should get paid less and not be able to make health care decisions."

By James B. Nelson • March 28, 2012

Joel Kleefisch
stated on February 22, 2012 in a television interview:

The Wisconsin state Assembly chambers extend to the bathroom and the parlor, and rules allow members to vote for each other if the member is in the chambers.

By James B. Nelson • March 15, 2012

John Axford
stated on February 14, 2012 in a Tweet:

All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport.

By James B. Nelson • March 2, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on February 12, 2012 in a tweet:

A 10-year state program that created 202 jobs at a cost of $247,000 per job was approved by former Gov. Jim Doyle.

By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union speech:

"Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."

By James B. Nelson • February 1, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on December 15, 2011 in a news release:

On the accuracy of state jobs numbers.

By James B. Nelson • January 12, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on November 16, 2011 in a television interview:

The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has "been wrong in almost every election."

By James B. Nelson • December 4, 2011

Kurt Schuller
stated on November 15, 2011 in a tweet:

Wisconsin law says all recall petition signers must sign in the presence of another person.

By James B. Nelson • November 18, 2011

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on November 9, 2011 in a news release:

Gov. Scott Walker received a $7,300 pay raise.

By James B. Nelson • November 15, 2011

State Tea Party Express
stated on October 11, 2011 in a television ad:

"In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker has created a manufacturing-led jobs recovery. 30,000 new jobs were created this year, with 15,000 created in the struggling manufacturing sector."

By James B. Nelson • November 11, 2011

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