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Lee Leffingwell stated on August 31, 2012 in a UNITY PAC press release.:
Says Austin voters can approve seven bond propositions "without raising taxes."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 4, 2012
Andy Brown stated on February 17, 2014 in a mailer to voters:
"Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas."
By W. Gardner Selby• February 26, 2014
Betty Sutton stated on October 25, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:
"Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories."
By Sabrina Eaton• November 7, 2011
Viral image stated on February 06, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Chinese workers made "90,000 banners" for Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the president chose to hire "Chinese workers instead of American workers"
By Samantha Putterman• February 15, 2019
Barack Obama stated on January 09, 2015 in remarks in Clinton, Tenn.:
"Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades."
By Lauren Carroll• January 20, 2015
Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show":
"America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals."
By Jon Greenberg• April 23, 2015
Facebook posts stated on November 08, 2023 in a video:
New York’s fraud case against Trump “has nothing to do with his home in Mar-a-Lago.”
By Madison Czopek• November 10, 2023
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2026 in remarks at a restaurant in Iowa:
“We right now have more factories and plants being built in our country than we've ever had before.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 9, 2026
Facebook posts stated on October 01, 2023 in a Facebook video:
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron valued Mar-a-Lago at $18 million.
By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2023
Committee of Austin's Children PAC stated on September 24, 2017 in a handout in advance of November 2017 vote on a bond proposition:
Says a proposed $1.05 billion Austin school district bond proposition "will require no tax rate increase."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 12, 2017
Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column:
"Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2015
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":
"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 28, 2014
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address:
"Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."  
By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2011
Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech at a rally in Michigan:
"After the last administration nearly killed the US auto industry, I saved the U.S. auto industry ... We brought you a lot of car plants… (and Japan) “announced five car companies are coming to Michigan.”
By Jon Greenberg• September 11, 2020
Chris Christie stated on May 02, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":
"Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax."
By Louis Jacobson• May 6, 2021
Gina Raimondo stated on August 26, 2014 in a debate:
"The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 31, 2014
Viral image stated on August 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show six fires around the world “in the last 24 hours.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 7, 2020
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Ukraine was responsible for the Kramatorsk train station bombing.
By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2022
Marcia Fudge stated on December 15, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:
"More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant."
By Sabrina Eaton• January 12, 2012
Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release:
"As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006."
By Stephen Koff• August 2, 2010

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