Latest Fact-checksTim Pawlenty Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive." Mark Dayton stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks."
Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive." Mark Dayton stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks."
Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive."
Mark Dayton stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks."