Statements we say are Mostly False
"Pre-existing conditions are covered under my (health care) plan."
Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive."
Says President Barack Obama "already passed all these Obamacare taxes. About a dozen of them hit middle-income taxpayers."
The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.
Says the government has "gotten the TARP money back plus a profit."
"Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions."
College tuition "costs have risen by 25 percent under the Democrats."
Says Romney tax plan "could take away middle-class deductions for child care, mortgages and college tuition."
"Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent."
Says President Obama promised "he'd keep unemployment below 8 percent" if the stimulus passed.
Says five studies show his tax plan can cut rates and still bring the same revenue without raising taxes on the middle class.
Under Obama, home values in Florida collapsed, construction jobs were lost and the state had a high foreclosure rate.
Says Mitt Romney asked for a waiver from federal welfare rules.
President Obama "funneled" $716 billion out of Medicare "at the expense of the elderly."
The health care law imposes a federal mandate requiring middle-class Americans to buy health insurance "whether they can afford it or not."
"Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing" that revealed intelligence sources and methods.
Says Barack Obama "robbed Medicare (of) $716 billion to pay for ... Obamacare."
"In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities."
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