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Fact-checks (9557)

Chris Christie stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says the national heath care reform is "a government takeover of health care."
By Bill Wichert• October 23, 2011
John Cornyn stated on October 18, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation:
"The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion."
By Robert Farley• October 20, 2009
Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney:
Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did."
By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• October 13, 2011
John Yarmuth stated on March 16, 2010 in a speech on the House floor:
A national poll found that among people who oppose the Democratic health care reform bill, "almost 40 percent" opposed it not because it goes too far, but because "they don’t think it goes far enough. ... They will not be unhappy when we pass health care reform."
By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2010
Steve Rothman stated on March 16, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
Says Congressman Bill Pascrell "voted to remove the public option from the Affordable Health Care Act."
By Bill Wichert• March 28, 2012
Tommy Thompson stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview:
Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all."
By Tom Kertscher• August 26, 2012
Frank Lautenberg stated on May 03, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:
"Just remember this: the president's health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren't there before."
By Bill Wichert• May 11, 2012
Planned Parenthood stated on November 09, 2009 in an alert to members:
"President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan."
By Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2009
Club for Growth stated on August 23, 2011 in a TV ad:
Says potential GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supported "Obamacare"
By Tom Kertscher• August 31, 2011
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform:
"Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do."
By Catharine Richert• July 27, 2009
Anthony Weiner stated on January 19, 2011 in a speech on the House floor:
The health care law includes tort reform.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 21, 2011
Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.:
After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives."
By Sean Gorman• June 27, 2014
Nancy Pelosi stated on February 25, 2010 in a statement at the health care summit:
The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately."
By Catharine Richert• March 8, 2010
Joe Wilson stated on September 09, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress:
"You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.)
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 10, 2009
Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people:
A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 11, 2009
Eric Hovde stated on July 26, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says Tommy Thompson favors Obama's health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson "says we can't repeal 'Obamacare.'"
By Tom Kertscher• August 10, 2012
Robert Hurt stated on March 19, 2012 in a statement.:
The CBO says the cost of health care reform will rise to $1.8 trillion, "increasing the price to far greater than the $900 billion" originally projected. 
By Nancy Madsen• March 26, 2012
Ginny Brown-Waite stated on August 24, 2009 in a mailing:
"Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2009
Lou Ann Zelenik stated on July 26, 2012 in in an ongoing radio commercial.:
"Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare."
By Michael Collins• July 27, 2012
Reid Ribble stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign news release:
"I lost my health insurance and my doctor because of Obamacare."
By James B. Nelson• October 27, 2010

Articles (3831)

On third day of Supreme Court hearings, PolitiFact New Jersey revisits health care reform fact-checks

By Bill Wichert• March 28, 2012

Fact-checking Obama's bipartisan health care reform meeting

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert• February 24, 2010

Obama makes the case for health care reform

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

Sorting out the players in the health care debate

By Catharine Richert• July 27, 2009

Unlikely allies: Sarah Palin and Health Care for America Now

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 21, 2009

No insurance? Beware of the tax man!

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 28, 2009

Chris Christie’s ‘Pants on Fire’ draws chilly responses from NJ.com readers

By Bill Wichert• October 25, 2011

New health care attack ad sets the meter on fire

By Robert Farley• March 16, 2010

Democrats' health care bill: Job killer or job creator?

By Catharine Richert• March 8, 2010

Will health care reform knock $1 trillion off deficit?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 1, 2010

Health care reform: A summary of recent distortions

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2009

Health care reform group is wrong again

By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2009

High Court Hands Down Ruling on Health Care Law

By Erin O'Neill• June 28, 2012

Health care group exaggerates CEO pay

By Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2009

Lie of the Year: Reader comments

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010

Health care reform: A simple explanation

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 13, 2009

Abortion and the health care reform bill

By Robert Farley• August 7, 2009

Drug promises stall because of PhRMA deal

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 15, 2009

PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'Death panels'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 18, 2009

GOP health care reform: A simple explanation

By Louis Jacobson• November 5, 2009