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Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Half-True

Decline started before Obama became president

"The number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 during this president’s term."

Chain e-mail

Chain e-mail

Half-True

Higher than other states, but not that high

"Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per person by $460."

Eric Holder

Eric Holder

True

A good candidate for the truth

"After filing a lawsuit in Rhode Island, we reached an agreement with state agencies that resulted in more voters being registered in the first full month after our lawsuit than in the entire previous two-year reporting period."

Brian Newberry

Brian Newberry

True

The Founding Fathers said so

"Legally, it doesn't make any difference" which state district you live in when running for Congress.

Travis Rowley

Travis Rowley

Mostly False

"Residents" means more than one

"The RI Board of Elections has heard official testimony from Providence residents who claim to have witnessed known illegal aliens voting in local elections."

Rhode Island ACLU

Rhode Island ACLU

True

ACLU has right ID

"No other Northeastern state has passed a photo ID law"

Edwin Pacheco

Edwin Pacheco

False

None of the cases he cites supports his claim

Says Christopher Little has "a history of working against environmental protection by defending the worst types of corporate polluters"

Catherine Taylor

Catherine Taylor

False

Have you checked the voter handbooks?

"There's nothing in the voting instructions that we've been getting in the last several elections that lets you know" about the limitations of the master lever.  

Anthony Gemma

Anthony Gemma

False

Trend? What trend?

Rhode Island voters are moving away from the Democratic party to non-affiliation

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