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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate:
Says six studies verify that the math adds up for Mitt Romney’s tax plan.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 15, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 9, 2012 in a campaign ad:
As governor, "Mitt Romney raised nursing home fees eight times."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 15, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate:
Says the Obama administration "watered down sanctions" against Iran, delayed them and tried to stop Congress "from putting the tough sanctions in place."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 15, 2012
Mary Nolan
Mary Nolan
stated on September 28, 2012 in a post on her website.:
Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 15, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2012 in an email to supporters:
Says economists Harvey Rosen and Martin Feldstein have said that "paying for (Mitt) Romney’s tax cuts would require large tax increases on families making between $100,000 and $200,000."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 5, 2012 in a Milwaukee Press Club appearance:
Says opponent Tammy Baldwin ‘has had not one positive ad’ in the campaign for U.S. Senate.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • October 15, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM:
Says "when I voted against [an increase in the minimum wage], it was in the 80s."
False
By Erin O'Neill • October 15, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 24, 2012 in a news release.:
"The tax burden on Virginia families was lower under Tim Kaine than under George Allen."
Mostly False
October 15, 2012
Senior Citizens League
Senior Citizens League
stated on September 3, 2012 in mailer:
" … if the Agreement goes into effect, the millions of Mexican citizens who will become eligible for Social Security benefits may have a far stronger claim to benefits and protection against cuts than U.S. citizens!"
False
By Janel Davis • October 15, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 15, 2012 in an election flier :
"President Obama has worked to change Medicare for the worse" by "creating an unelected, unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage of certain treatments."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 15, 2012
Phil Roe
Phil Roe
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on October 9, 2012 in a news release:
"David Cicilline was the state representative who opposed tough mandatory sentences for those convicted of domestic violence  and child abuse."
True
By John Hill • October 15, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 28, 2012 in debate comments:
On Iran sanctions
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • October 14, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM:
Says the U.S. Senate has passed "a budget" over the last three years "called the Budget Control Act."
False
By Bill Wichert • October 14, 2012
Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.
Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.
stated on October 5, 2012 in a TV commercial:
"By voting to approve [Question 1], we can . . . save 900 jobs" at Twin River.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2012
John G. Morgan
John G. Morgan
stated on September 13, 2012 in Testimoney to the U.S. Senate Education Committee:
"Tennessee students now cover about 67 percent of the cost of their education at public universities, and some 60 percent at community colleges."
True
By Richard Locker • October 13, 2012
Carl Hosticka
Carl Hosticka
stated on September 5, 2012 in a guest column:
Says Julie Parrish "voted to divert $160 million from public schools to private for-profit schools."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 13, 2012
Ovide Lamontagne
Ovide Lamontagne
stated on September 27, 2012 in a debate at Rivier University:
Under Maggie Hassan's leadership, "we increased state spending in the middle of the great recession by 24 percent leading up to and following it."
Half-True
By Kevin Landrigan • October 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate:
Says Joe Biden "went to China and said that he sympathized and wouldn't second-guess their one-child policy of forced abortions and sterilizations."
Mostly False
By J.B. Wogan • October 12, 2012
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