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Search results for "Texans and Will Anderson Jr. agreed to a three-year, 150 million extension"

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Instagram posts stated on June 06, 2023 in a screenshot on Instagram:
“Pfizer funneled $12 million to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as part of a deal to promote mRNA COVID jabs to the American public.”
By Andy Nguyen• June 16, 2023
Texans for Economic Development stated on April 19, 2011 in a web banner ad.:
"Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year."  
By W. Gardner Selby• April 29, 2011
Danny Tarkanian stated on February 09, 2016 in an interview on Ralston Live:
Nevada Republicans "didn’t do one single thing to cut spending" in 2015.
By Riley Snyder• March 22, 2016
Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
Ché Guevara "wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent."
By Amy Sherman• April 17, 2013
Taxpayer Association of Oregon stated on October 30, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says Mark Hass "raised your taxes by $1 billion in a single day."
By Ian K. Kullgren• November 1, 2012
Bloggers stated on August 30, 2017 in in a blog post:
Says Manny Pacquiao, Usain Bolt and Princes William and Harry have donated tens of millions of dollars to Hurricane Harvey victims.
By Manuela Tobias• September 1, 2017
Rick Green stated on March 25, 2010 in a YouTube video:
"When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 16, 2010
Kevin Reilly stated on April 23, 2013 in a legislative meeting:
University of Wisconsin System's reserves are in the "mid- to low-range" of comparable university systems.
By Tom Kertscher• May 8, 2013
George P. Bush stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet:
Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.”
By Madlin Mekelburg• August 24, 2020
Elizabeth Roberts stated on October 28, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
She "led the fight to stop health insurance rate hikes and saved Rhode Island families over $150 million."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 30, 2010
Viral image stated on September 16, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says CNN’s Anderson Cooper stood in a ditch during Hurricane Florence to exaggerate water levels.
By Kyra Haas• September 18, 2018
Texas Democratic Party stated on February 12, 2015 in a press release:
More than 1 million Texans live without affordable health care because Rick Perry failed to "partner with the Legislature to find a Texas solution to closing the coverage gap."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2015
Dennis Jones stated on January 26, 2011 in a state Senate committee hearing.:
Says required state septic inspections would cost septic tank owners $100 to $150 every five years.
By Aaron Sharockman• January 27, 2011
Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund) stated on October 12, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
Laurie Monnes Anderson "voted to let violent criminals out of jail early."
By Janie Har• October 19, 2012
Bill Posey stated on February 01, 2011 in a letter to the editor:
"Before this law was passed, Americans were told they could keep their current health care plans. After it became law, the administration issued regulations stating nearly half of Americans would lose their current plan."
By Amy Sherman• February 8, 2011
J.B. Powell stated on September 09, 2010 in a news release:
Horse racing could boost Georgia's economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs.
By Eric Stirgus• September 17, 2010
John McCain stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
"I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail."
By Tom Tobin• November 29, 2007
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference:
"We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing."
By Jon Greenberg• August 27, 2019
Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Greta Thunberg said the world would end on June 21, 2023.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2023
Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in Denver:
John McCain's tax plan will give no reduction "for 100-million American families."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 8, 2008

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Why 4 Texans voted against Hurricane Harvey relief measure

By W. Gardner Selby• September 13, 2017

Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011

Lamar Alexander's wind claim: Is it for the birds?

By Michael Collins• March 9, 2012

Scott Walker's university budget cuts -- how big?

By Dave Umhoefer• February 17, 2015

In Context: What Joe Biden said about the vaccine supply he found when he took office

By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2021

Military bases’ new names sound as if they’re named after Confederates, but that’s not the case

By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2025

Greg Abbott warns of George Soros--who has yet to put money into Texas state elections

By W. Gardner Selby• September 11, 2017

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for September 2022

By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• October 5, 2022

Mailbag: "Would my pants be on fire if..."

By • September 13, 2010

Big-as-Texas job gains and number o' unemployed

By W. Gardner Selby• October 25, 2010

A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong

By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024

Ask PolitiFact: What is Juneteenth and when did it become a federal holiday?

By Ellie Borst, Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2022

Why Holocaust comparisons by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. are grossly inaccurate

By Bill McCarthy• January 27, 2022

Romney: turning over the turnaround label

By David Baumann• September 27, 2007

McAuliffe's car troubles persist

By Nancy Madsen• August 11, 2013

Texas Truthiness in 2010

By • January 1, 2011

Susan Combs knows the Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby• May 29, 2013

Pro-life, pro-choice, pro-truth

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 1, 2011

Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history

By Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2021

Facts debatable? Truth-O-Meter says no

By W. Gardner Selby• March 10, 2011