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Statements about Women
National Women's Law Center

National Women's Law Center

True

Equal pay for equal work?

"In every state, women are paid less than men."

Diana DeGette

Diana DeGette

Mostly True

One measure, but others valid, too

Women "receive only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."

Cory Booker

Cory Booker

True

Money cut, clinics closed

"The first (state) budget that came out of our Republican leadership slashed funding to Planned Parenthood...It resulted in the reduction of hours, the elimination of days, elimination of access to women in my city and all over my state."

Pam Bondi

Pam Bondi

True

Not social issues

Says women care most about jobs and the economy

UltraViolet

UltraViolet

Half-True

Bill he co-sponsored could hamper IVF, but not "outlaw" it

Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

True

That's what Romney said

Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.

NARAL Pro-Choice America

NARAL Pro-Choice America

True

Gemma acknowledges change

"In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice."

Wendy Davis

Wendy Davis

Half-True

Estimate: 83,000 have lost state services

Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception."

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Mostly False

77 cents not based on a job-by-job comparison

Women "earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men in the same position."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly False

A valid number, incorrectly described

"Women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men."

Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Mostly True

Many ways to look at pay gap

Virginia women earn "only 79 cents to each dollar earned by men..."

Ohio Democratic Party

Ohio Democratic Party

False

Radical injection of hyperbole

Rob Portman shares "radical, ideological views" toward women.

Mahlon Mitchell

Mahlon Mitchell

Mostly True

Funding taken away

Access for 12,000 women to use Planned Parenthood -- "not for the right to choose," but for "basic health care" -- was "taken away" by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch.

Suzanne Bonamici

Suzanne Bonamici

True

The numbers come from the CDC

Says "one in four women and one in seven men have been victims of domestic violence in their lifetime."

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

False

Law he signed doesn't deny equal pay

Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly True

Romney said he won't change law

Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act."

Frank Lautenberg

Frank Lautenberg

True

Unless states restrict it

Says "in our gun laws we’re allowing domestic abusers to sidestep this ban on getting a gun. The loophole allows a convicted abuser to walk into a gun show and walk out with a gun, no questions asked."

Kathleen Falk

Kathleen Falk

False

Study looks at overall numbers, doesn’t touch on the same job

Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job."

Mary Nolan

Mary Nolan

Half-True

Mary Nolan is the only candidate endorsed by NARAL in the race

Says "Amanda Fritz publicly claimed to be endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon, both on her website and in the voter’s guide." 

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Mostly False

Few cars on this train

The Wisconsin law repealed by Republicans, which allowed discriminated workers to sue in state court, "was kind of a gravy train" for lawyers.

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