Latest Fact-checks on Lincoln Chafee Lincoln Chafee stated on October 13, 2015 in presidential debate: "I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech : "One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system. Lincoln Chafee stated on May 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in) all but 4 states." Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 15, 2014 in his state of state speech: "Since I took office in January 2011, we have created 11,100 Rhode Island-based jobs." Lincoln Chafee stated on September 22, 2013 in a television interview: Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor. Lincoln Chafee stated on June 5, 2013 in a newspaper story: Farming is "one of the fastest growing areas of our economy." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades." Lincoln Chafee stated on December 1, 2012 in a newspaper interview: "The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October." Lincoln Chafee stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show: "The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 11, 2012 in a news conference: The InterLink at T.F. Green Airport is the closest air-rail link in the country. Lincoln Chafee stated on October 24, 2011 in in a hearing: "If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’ Lincoln Chafee stated on November 15, 2010 in comments to reporters following a news conference: "Rhode Island is one of only six states" to use E-Verify. Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful." Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 18, 2010 in Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor: If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.'' Lincoln Chafee stated on May 4, 2010 in a candidate forum: "Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant."
Lincoln Chafee stated on October 13, 2015 in presidential debate: "I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech : "One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system. Lincoln Chafee stated on May 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in) all but 4 states." Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 15, 2014 in his state of state speech: "Since I took office in January 2011, we have created 11,100 Rhode Island-based jobs." Lincoln Chafee stated on September 22, 2013 in a television interview: Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor. Lincoln Chafee stated on June 5, 2013 in a newspaper story: Farming is "one of the fastest growing areas of our economy." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades." Lincoln Chafee stated on December 1, 2012 in a newspaper interview: "The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October." Lincoln Chafee stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show: "The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 11, 2012 in a news conference: The InterLink at T.F. Green Airport is the closest air-rail link in the country. Lincoln Chafee stated on October 24, 2011 in in a hearing: "If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’ Lincoln Chafee stated on November 15, 2010 in comments to reporters following a news conference: "Rhode Island is one of only six states" to use E-Verify. Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful." Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 18, 2010 in Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor: If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.'' Lincoln Chafee stated on May 4, 2010 in a candidate forum: "Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant."
Lincoln Chafee stated on October 13, 2015 in presidential debate: "I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals."
Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech : "One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen."
Lincoln Chafee stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system.
Lincoln Chafee stated on May 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in) all but 4 states."
Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."
Lincoln Chafee stated on January 15, 2014 in his state of state speech: "Since I took office in January 2011, we have created 11,100 Rhode Island-based jobs."
Lincoln Chafee stated on September 22, 2013 in a television interview: Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor.
Lincoln Chafee stated on June 5, 2013 in a newspaper story: Farming is "one of the fastest growing areas of our economy."
Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades."
Lincoln Chafee stated on December 1, 2012 in a newspaper interview: "The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October."
Lincoln Chafee stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show: "The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit."
Lincoln Chafee stated on January 11, 2012 in a news conference: The InterLink at T.F. Green Airport is the closest air-rail link in the country.
Lincoln Chafee stated on October 24, 2011 in in a hearing: "If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’
Lincoln Chafee stated on November 15, 2010 in comments to reporters following a news conference: "Rhode Island is one of only six states" to use E-Verify.
Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful."
Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
Lincoln Chafee stated on June 18, 2010 in Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor: If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.''
Lincoln Chafee stated on May 4, 2010 in a candidate forum: "Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant."