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George Nee

George Nee

Half-True

True for R.I., not for U.S.

"This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."

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.

Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition

Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition

Mostly False

Savings will take decades to achieve

"In the past six years alone, changes to the pension formula … have saved over half a billion dollars."

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

True

Military experts say he's right

Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force "does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members."

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci

Mostly True

The debt was never repaid

"Mike Trainor...still owes $250,000 to the state."

Roberto DaSilva

Roberto DaSilva

Mostly False

Only among women; only if suicides are excluded

"Ten percent of violent deaths in the U.S. each year are due to strangulation."

Robert Watson

Robert Watson

False

Tokin' out of context

"I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition."

James Roosevelt

James Roosevelt

True

The score is 3-2

Three courts have found the new health care law constitutional and two have found it unconstitutional.

Richard Ferruccio

Richard Ferruccio

False

Most generous in New England, but not in U.S.

"What we have now is the most generous, in my opinion, 'good time' bill in the entire United States."

Direct Action for Rights & Equality

Direct Action for Rights & Equality

Pants on Fire!

So wrong it’s almost criminal

"Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record"

Gina Raimondo

Gina Raimondo

True

The issue has yet to be settled

The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.

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"

Joseph Fernandez

Joseph Fernandez

False

Footloose with the facts

I "kicked crooked cops and government officials off the public pension rolls."

Jeremy Kapstein

Jeremy Kapstein

Half-True

There's no job description, so who's to say?

The lieutenant governor has the power to be an "economic ambassador" and "negotiate" on economic development  

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