Latest Fact-checks by David DeCamp Jeff Brandes stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign video: Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids." Jeff Brandes stated on September 26, 2010 in a campaign video: Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open." Bob Hackworth stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin: "The downsizing of Pinellas County government resulted in about 1,200 people being laid off in a 12 percent unemployment market. … I can tell you that every one of them was hired from the time that Ms. Latvala went into office in 2000." Susan Latvala stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin: "One of the other inaccuracies ... is that we have raised taxes multiple times and run up the budget. Absolutely not true. One tax increase since I’ve been in office. It was a quarter mill tax in the unincorporated area only." John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks." John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "He voted twice for a budget resolution that increases the taxes on individuals making $42,000 a year." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line." Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: "Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." John McCain stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: "I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina." Chris Dodd stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia: "The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her." Mitt Romney stated on December 19, 2007: Former business partner Robert Gay says: "The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney." Tom Tancredo stated on October 9, 2007 in Detroit: "For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes." John Edwards stated on September 20, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa: "What happens is people like Warren Buffett — and he says this himself...pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income... while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It's not right." Fred Thompson stated on September 21, 2007 in Washington, D.C.: "With those first principles, it allowed a fellow like me to get in his truck and go from one end of the state to the other; started 20 points down and wound up 20 points ahead on election night." Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language." Bill Richardson stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States. Mike Gravel stated on June 28, 2007 in a debate at Howard University.: "In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American." Joe Biden stated on May 23, 2007 in a news release.: "Roadside bombs are responsible for 70 percent of casualties in Iraq and these new mine-resistant vehicles can reduce those casualties by two-thirds."
Jeff Brandes stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign video: Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids." Jeff Brandes stated on September 26, 2010 in a campaign video: Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open." Bob Hackworth stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin: "The downsizing of Pinellas County government resulted in about 1,200 people being laid off in a 12 percent unemployment market. … I can tell you that every one of them was hired from the time that Ms. Latvala went into office in 2000." Susan Latvala stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin: "One of the other inaccuracies ... is that we have raised taxes multiple times and run up the budget. Absolutely not true. One tax increase since I’ve been in office. It was a quarter mill tax in the unincorporated area only." John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks." John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "He voted twice for a budget resolution that increases the taxes on individuals making $42,000 a year." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line." Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: "Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." John McCain stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: "I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina." Chris Dodd stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia: "The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her." Mitt Romney stated on December 19, 2007: Former business partner Robert Gay says: "The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney." Tom Tancredo stated on October 9, 2007 in Detroit: "For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes." John Edwards stated on September 20, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa: "What happens is people like Warren Buffett — and he says this himself...pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income... while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It's not right." Fred Thompson stated on September 21, 2007 in Washington, D.C.: "With those first principles, it allowed a fellow like me to get in his truck and go from one end of the state to the other; started 20 points down and wound up 20 points ahead on election night." Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language." Bill Richardson stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States. Mike Gravel stated on June 28, 2007 in a debate at Howard University.: "In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American." Joe Biden stated on May 23, 2007 in a news release.: "Roadside bombs are responsible for 70 percent of casualties in Iraq and these new mine-resistant vehicles can reduce those casualties by two-thirds."
Jeff Brandes stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign video: Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids."
Jeff Brandes stated on September 26, 2010 in a campaign video: Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open."
Bob Hackworth stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin: "The downsizing of Pinellas County government resulted in about 1,200 people being laid off in a 12 percent unemployment market. … I can tell you that every one of them was hired from the time that Ms. Latvala went into office in 2000."
Susan Latvala stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin: "One of the other inaccuracies ... is that we have raised taxes multiple times and run up the budget. Absolutely not true. One tax increase since I’ve been in office. It was a quarter mill tax in the unincorporated area only."
John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks."
John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "He voted twice for a budget resolution that increases the taxes on individuals making $42,000 a year."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: "Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office."
Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."
John McCain stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: "I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina."
Chris Dodd stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia: "The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."
Mitt Romney stated on December 19, 2007: Former business partner Robert Gay says: "The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney."
Tom Tancredo stated on October 9, 2007 in Detroit: "For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes."
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change."
Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes."
John Edwards stated on September 20, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa: "What happens is people like Warren Buffett — and he says this himself...pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income... while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It's not right."
Fred Thompson stated on September 21, 2007 in Washington, D.C.: "With those first principles, it allowed a fellow like me to get in his truck and go from one end of the state to the other; started 20 points down and wound up 20 points ahead on election night."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language."
Bill Richardson stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States.
Mike Gravel stated on June 28, 2007 in a debate at Howard University.: "In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American."
Joe Biden stated on May 23, 2007 in a news release.: "Roadside bombs are responsible for 70 percent of casualties in Iraq and these new mine-resistant vehicles can reduce those casualties by two-thirds."