The Latest from PolitiFact Ohio Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

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Says Marcy Kaptur has attacked his military service and training in the Air Force, showing disrespect for veterans.

Says the health care reform bill was paid for, in part, by taking money from students and the student loan system.

Jim Renacci "voted repeatedly to end Medicare."

Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families."

Says Ohio law gives tax breaks "to rich people who own private jets."

Says the average Ohio student graduates from a four-year college or university with nearly $27,000 in tuition debt.

Says the oil industry subsidies that President Barack Obama is attacking don’t exist

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as  "tens of millions of dollars to build traffic lights in China."

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."

Since 2009, the Ohio Republican Party has made more contacts with voters — nearly 6.6 million — than any other GOP state organization in the nation.

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "$1.2 billion to a solar company that's building a plant in Mexico."

Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the pump."

"Student loan rates set to double because a Democratic-controlled Congress voted to double them."

Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."

Says President Barack Obama's parents were communists.

"The Democrat-controlled Senate, it hasn't passed a budget in more than 1,000 days."

Promise: Promote cooperation among colleges, universities and major institutions

Update: Joint recommendations for higher education on capital budget a first

Promise: Improve job retraining programs

Update: Executive order creates office that will streamline job training programs

The Buffett Rule "will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one week’s interest on the national debt."

"Tourism accounts for 439,000 jobs in the state of Ohio, and visitors spend $36 billion annually."

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