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Bill Seitz
Bill Seitz
stated on March 13, 2013 in testimony before a House committee:
Says that Secretary of State Jon Husted and former secretary Jennifer Brunner both have supported a provision in Senate Bill 47 that would limit the days organizers have to collect signatures for initiative and referendum petitions.
Half-True
By Brandon Blackwell • April 1, 2013
William Perry
William Perry
stated on March 20, 2013 in newspaper column:
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 1, 2013
Pete Snyder
Pete Snyder
stated on March 6, 2013 in a website post.:
"A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’"
Half-True
April 1, 2013
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton:
"In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence."
True
By Caryn Shinske • March 31, 2013
Deborah Gist
Deborah Gist
stated on March 22, 2013 in an appearance on "A Lively Experiment.":
When students leave our high schools and they go to the community college, 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial math.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 31, 2013
Patience Roggensack
Patience Roggensack
stated on March 27, 2013 in a radio interview:
On recusing herself from cases after receiving a campaign contribution
No Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • March 29, 2013
Ed Fallone
Ed Fallone
stated on March 22, 2013 in debate comments:
On changing the rules governing judicial conflicts of interest
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • March 29, 2013
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on March 15, 2013 in a newsletter:
Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 29, 2013
Patience Roggensack
Patience Roggensack
stated on March 26, 2013 in a candidate forum:
Says she has bipartisan support, including "53 sheriffs throughout the state, Democrats and Republicans."
True
March 29, 2013
Cleta Winslow
Cleta Winslow
stated on March 18, 2013 in a meeting:
"In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 29, 2013
Charles Cooper
Charles Cooper
stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court:
"Very few men outlive their own fertility."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • March 28, 2013
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing:
The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead, Sabrina Eaton, W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on March 19, 2013 in a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department:
"While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jersey's remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • March 28, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference:
Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs.
Pants on Fire!
March 28, 2013
Scott Henson
Scott Henson
stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview.:
Says Texas has "11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 27, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor:
"Our debt now is about $140,000 per household."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • March 27, 2013
Carlos Trujillo
Carlos Trujillo
stated on March 22, 2013 in a House Education Committee meeting:
"This (parent trigger) legislation was drafted by President Obama's top advisers. It was drafted by President Clinton’s top advisers."
False
March 27, 2013
Sal Albanese
Sal Albanese
stated on March 24, 2013 in a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC:
An annual income of $500,000 "in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 27, 2013
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
stated on March 14, 2013 in a letter:
"[A] 2009 USDA study found that 87 percent of chicken carcasses tested positive for generic E. coli ... just prior to packaging."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 27, 2013
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on February 27, 2013 in a speech:
"Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy."
Half-True
By John Hill • March 27, 2013
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