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Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on October 4, 2012 in a debate on NJTV:
"When (Joe Kyrillos) had an opportunity to vote for women in terms of their health care, not once, not twice, but six times, he voted against women’s health care in our state."
True
By Bill Wichert • October 8, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on October 1, 2012 in a debate.:
On sequestration
Full Flop
By Sean Gorman • October 8, 2012
Dan Sebring
Dan Sebring
stated on October 1, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says opponent U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore ‘is Wisconsin’s most absent member of Congress, missing nearly 17 percent of the House votes in the second quarter of 2012.’
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • October 8, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 27, 2012 in an email:
Less than 10 percent of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet members have private-sector experience.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • October 8, 2012
Jim Kyle
Jim Kyle
stated on September 29, 2012 in a story in the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle:
"All legislative mail, from the content to the timing, is approved by the speaker's office."
False
By Tom Humphrey • October 8, 2012
Michael Riley
Michael Riley
stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release:
"When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 8, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 28, 2012 in debate comments:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson favors raising taxes on small businesses.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 7, 2012
Andy Berke
Andy Berke
stated on August 31, 2012 in a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.:
Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom."
True
By Zack McMillin • October 7, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 4, 2012 in a debate on NJTV:
Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s watch the nation’s unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled.
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 7, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on September 27, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 7, 2012
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Laurie Monnes Anderson
stated on August 30, 2012 in in voters' guide:
Says she is a registered nurse.
False
By Janie Har • October 7, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 28, 2012 in a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver:
"In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."
False
By Becky Bowers • October 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate:
Says 50 million people would lose their health insurance if Obamacare is repealed.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver:
Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2012
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on September 13, 2012 in a newsletter.:
Says "tax revenues are the lowest they have been since World War II."
Half-True
By Charles Pope • October 5, 2012
Frank Guinta
Frank Guinta
stated on September 25, 2012 in an advertisement, “Veterans,”:
"Carol Shea-Porter … wants to increase taxes on small business and job creators."
False
By Jake Berry • October 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver:
"Pre-existing conditions are covered under my (health care) plan."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Becky Bowers • October 5, 2012
Stefani Carter
Stefani Carter
stated on August 30, 2012 in in an opinion column in USA Today:
Says black women are "fastest-growing demographic group in ... Texas seeking concealed handgun licenses."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver:
Massachusetts schools "are ranked No. 1 of all 50 states."
Mostly True
October 5, 2012
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