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Search results for "Lois Frankel"

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Adam Hasner stated on October 18, 2012 in an ad:
While she was mayor, Lois Frankel took a "police helicopter ride to go to a dinner party."
By Amy Sherman• October 25, 2012
Adam Hasner stated on October 18, 2012 in an ad:
Lois Frankel "spent over $13,000 in taxpayer money on a marble shower in a private bathroom with her own toilet."
By Amy Sherman• October 25, 2012
Lois Frankel stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.
By Amy Sherman• October 3, 2012
YG Action Fund stated on September 28, 2012 in a television ad:
Says Lois Frankel "took a 40 percent pay raise" as mayor while West Palm Beach "lost jobs."
By Amy Sherman• September 28, 2012
Lois Frankel stated on September 12, 2014 in a fundraising email :
Recently Rick Scott "closed 30 women’s health care centers across the state."
By Amy Sherman• September 18, 2014
Lois Frankel stated on September 21, 2012 in a television ad:
Says Adam Hasner "gives the wealthy tax breaks worth $250,000 a year but hikes middle class taxes $2,000."
By Amy Sherman• October 15, 2012
Americans for Prosperity stated on July 23, 2013 in a press release:
Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, "yet he reversed himself and voted to delay" the employer mandate and the individual mandate.
By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2013
Patrick Murphy stated on July 16, 2011 in a statement on his campaign website:
"For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000."
By Amy Sherman• August 2, 2011
Tim Canova stated on August 11, 2016 in a campaign mailer:
On the Iran nuclear deal
By Amy Sherman• August 17, 2016
Frederica Wilson stated on April 05, 2013 in a press release:
"Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower."
By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2013
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 08, 2012 in attack ad for TV:
"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."
By Katie Sanders• May 18, 2012
Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a rally at a Phoenix high school:
"The economy always does better when there’s a Democrat in the White House."
By Anthony Cave• April 6, 2016
Emergency Committee for Israel stated on October 09, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no."
By Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2012
Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention:
"Our economy is not growing."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 21, 2016
Daily Caller stated on November 03, 2014 in an article:
"Jeanne Shaheen was principally involved in a plot with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obama’s political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment against conservative nonprofit groups during the 2012 election"
By Jonathan Van Fleet• November 4, 2014
Robert Hurt stated on March 25, 2011 in a newsletter.:
A cap-and-trade bill would "destroy over 50,000 jobs in Virginia."
By Jacob Geiger• April 12, 2011
Hillary Clinton stated on June 05, 2016 in a campaign speech:
"It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House."
By Chris Nichols• June 8, 2016
Viral image stated on December 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows “MAYHEM in Oregon!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 11, 2020
Lois Kolkhorst stated on June 15, 2011 in House floor remarks.:
Says $500 billion in Medicare cuts are coming.
By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2011
Michael Roberson stated on April 13, 2016 in a Web ad:
Says Danny Tarkanian is "NRA ‘F’ Rated."
By Riley Snyder• May 3, 2016

Articles (24)

Fact-checking the Frankel-Hasner race in South Florida

By Amy Sherman• October 3, 2012

PolitiFact's 9 biggest whoppers of the 2014 campaign

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 24, 2014

Why were Democratic women wearing white to Trump's speech?

By Allison Graves• March 1, 2017

Trump fans pose a hypothetical: Could Donald Trump become speaker, then president in 2023?

By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2021

Donald Trump calls the coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus.’ Health experts say that’s wrong

By Miriam Valverde• March 19, 2020

Sunday shows will feature military cuts, Oscars

By Katie Sanders• February 28, 2014

Checking on North Carolina's bathroom law affecting its economy

By Will Doran• March 8, 2017

Fact-checking N.C. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest's pro-HB2 press conference in Texas

By Will Doran• March 7, 2017

Health care reform and the abortion amendment

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2009

The bridge barrage

By Bill Adair, Robert Farley• September 8, 2008

Greg Abbott keeps five early childhood education campaign promises

By W. Gardner Selby• July 27, 2015

Readers weigh in on Cantor's "blank check" claim

By Warren Fiske• August 2, 2011

Is IRS Obama's Watergate?

By Katie Sanders• April 18, 2014

Yes, Bill Clinton kept tapes in his sock drawer. Here's why Trump's case is different.

By Amy Sherman• June 12, 2023

PunditFact fact-checks the June 22 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• June 22, 2014

Fact-checking the June 22 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• June 22, 2014

Dan Patrick touts fact check of study tied to Texas bathroom bill

By W. Gardner Selby• February 7, 2017

Encouraged by readers, we're checking just the facts in Texas

By W. Gardner Selby• March 18, 2013

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s CNN town hall claims on Jan. 6, abortion, Mar-a-Lago documents

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 11, 2023

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following documents indictment

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2023