Latest Fact-checks in Pensions Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Paul Valletta stated on October 27, 2011 in testimony at a General Assembly pension hearing: Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo "raised the mortality rate from 65 to 87" and "used a 1994 annuity chart" to create the pension crisis. Lincoln Chafee stated on October 24, 2011 in in a hearing: "If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’ Helen Glover stated on October 24, 2011 in an introduction to a radio interview: "The State of Rhode Island has the worst state-funded pension in the country." Chris Christie stated on October 25, 2011 in a news conference: Says judges "get better benefits at a lower cost than everybody else in the state." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Anita Perry stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign stop.: "My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us." New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 1, 2011 in a political mailer: Says Vince Polistina is "collecting nearly $70,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries -- plus a government pension." Gina Raimondo stated on February 18, 2011 in a radio interview: The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.
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Paul Valletta stated on October 27, 2011 in testimony at a General Assembly pension hearing: Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo "raised the mortality rate from 65 to 87" and "used a 1994 annuity chart" to create the pension crisis. Lincoln Chafee stated on October 24, 2011 in in a hearing: "If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’ Helen Glover stated on October 24, 2011 in an introduction to a radio interview: "The State of Rhode Island has the worst state-funded pension in the country." Chris Christie stated on October 25, 2011 in a news conference: Says judges "get better benefits at a lower cost than everybody else in the state." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Anita Perry stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign stop.: "My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us." New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 1, 2011 in a political mailer: Says Vince Polistina is "collecting nearly $70,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries -- plus a government pension." Gina Raimondo stated on February 18, 2011 in a radio interview: The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.
Paul Valletta stated on October 27, 2011 in testimony at a General Assembly pension hearing: Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo "raised the mortality rate from 65 to 87" and "used a 1994 annuity chart" to create the pension crisis.
Lincoln Chafee stated on October 24, 2011 in in a hearing: "If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’
Helen Glover stated on October 24, 2011 in an introduction to a radio interview: "The State of Rhode Island has the worst state-funded pension in the country."
Chris Christie stated on October 25, 2011 in a news conference: Says judges "get better benefits at a lower cost than everybody else in the state."
George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
Anita Perry stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign stop.: "My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us."
New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 1, 2011 in a political mailer: Says Vince Polistina is "collecting nearly $70,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries -- plus a government pension."
Gina Raimondo stated on February 18, 2011 in a radio interview: The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.