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Joshua Miller
stated on March 1, 2013 in a news release:

"In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending."

Half-True

By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 16, 2013

Paul Ryan
stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:

"Our debt is already bigger than our economy."

Half-True

By Molly Moorhead • March 15, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech:

"The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2013

Rand Paul
stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the CPAC conference:

Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2013

Steve Stockman
stated on February 22, 2013 in a tweet:

Says president is ‘spending $2.2 billion to give away "ObamaPhones." ’

Mostly False

By Sue Owen • March 15, 2013

Jamie Radtke
stated on March 3, 2013 in a website post.:

The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the "largest tax increase in Virginia’s history."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • March 15, 2013

Will Weatherford
stated on March 8, 2013 in an interview:

Eighty-five percent of Floridians who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are "single, childless adults."

Mostly False

March 15, 2013

Paul Ryan
stated on March 3, 2013 in an interview:

The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history."

False

March 15, 2013

JoEllen Smith
stated on February 22, 2013 in an editorial:

Cobb is one of the largest school systems (in the nation) that is debt free.

True

By Janel Davis • March 15, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference:

"There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2013

Jim Renacci
stated on February 15, 2013 in a commentary:

"Raising taxes on investment income has actually lowered the revenue received from the tax, while cutting capital gains tax rates has increased revenue."

Half-True

By Tom Feran • March 14, 2013

Ron Book
stated on March 6, 2013 in a state legislative committee hearing:

"Super Bowl L by everybody's estimation is a $500 million economic impact to the state of Florida."

False

By Amy Sherman • March 14, 2013

Virginia Foxx
stated on March 12, 2013 in a House floor speech:

"There are 3.6 million jobs sitting vacant, in part because there aren’t enough qualified applicants to fill them."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2013

Bob Bennett
stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release :

Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio."

Mostly True

By Henry J. Gomez • March 13, 2013

Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 7, 2013 in a news conference:

"More than 64 percent of minimum-wage earners are women."

True

By Molly Moorhead • March 13, 2013

Ed Fallone
stated on March 6, 2013 in an interview:

"The majority of my contributions have been from private individuals" giving $125 on average, "not from PACs, not from groups."

Mostly True

By Dave Umhoefer • March 13, 2013

Donzella James
stated on March 4, 2013 in a speech:

Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation.

False

By Eric Stirgus • March 13, 2013

Rand Paul
stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster:

"When (John) Brennan ... was asked directly … ‘Is there any geographic limitation to your drone strike program?’ Brennan responded and said, ‘no, there is no limitation.’"

True

By Molly Moorhead • March 12, 2013

New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on March 5, 2013 in a written statement:

Says Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the N.H. Republican Party, owes $92,000 in back taxes.

Mostly True

By Jake Berry • March 12, 2013

Nan Orrock
stated on March 4, 2013 in a speech:

"More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks."

True

By Eric Stirgus • March 12, 2013

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