Latest Half-True Fact-checks on Mitt Romney Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.: "When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work." Mitt Romney stated on January 19, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Charleston, S.C.: "I didn't inherit money from my parents." Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "In campaigns in the past with Sen. McCain and President George W. Bush and others, they have tended to release tax records in April." Mitt Romney stated on January 6, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2012 in an e-mail to the Los Angeles Times: "President Obama has raised taxes 19 times." Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a news release: Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray "is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be ‘the wrong thing to do.’" Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.: "You can hire lots of bureaucrats. That’s what the president’s done. He’s added 135,000 people to the government workforce." Mitt Romney stated on November 4, 2011 in an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech: Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States. Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2011 in a press release.: Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency. Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a campaign video.: Says more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on Rick Perry’s watch. Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Between 2000 and 2010, the illegal immigrant population of Texas increased by 60 percent, while California and Florida had "no increase." Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up." Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in newspaper article: Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch. Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.: Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points. Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare." Mitt Romney stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife." Mitt Romney stated on December 5, 2007 in an interview: Huckabee supported "a tuition break to the children of illegals that are here illegally when citizens are having to pay a higher rate." Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending." Mitt Romney stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.: President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically." Mitt Romney stated on September 14, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC: "I have not changed my position on the (gay) marriage amendment or anything else related to marriage." Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.: "It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be." Mitt Romney stated on August 14, 2007 in a campaign event carried on CNN.: "Mayor Giuliani made New York City what's known as a 'sanctuary city,' where illegal aliens were allowed to come. And he instructed the leaders of the city not to enforce the law, not to enforce immigration law." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.: "When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work." Mitt Romney stated on January 19, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Charleston, S.C.: "I didn't inherit money from my parents." Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "In campaigns in the past with Sen. McCain and President George W. Bush and others, they have tended to release tax records in April." Mitt Romney stated on January 6, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2012 in an e-mail to the Los Angeles Times: "President Obama has raised taxes 19 times." Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a news release: Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray "is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be ‘the wrong thing to do.’" Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.: "You can hire lots of bureaucrats. That’s what the president’s done. He’s added 135,000 people to the government workforce." Mitt Romney stated on November 4, 2011 in an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech: Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States. Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2011 in a press release.: Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency. Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a campaign video.: Says more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on Rick Perry’s watch. Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Between 2000 and 2010, the illegal immigrant population of Texas increased by 60 percent, while California and Florida had "no increase." Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up." Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in newspaper article: Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch. Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.: Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points. Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare." Mitt Romney stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife." Mitt Romney stated on December 5, 2007 in an interview: Huckabee supported "a tuition break to the children of illegals that are here illegally when citizens are having to pay a higher rate." Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending." Mitt Romney stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.: President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically." Mitt Romney stated on September 14, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC: "I have not changed my position on the (gay) marriage amendment or anything else related to marriage." Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.: "It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be." Mitt Romney stated on August 14, 2007 in a campaign event carried on CNN.: "Mayor Giuliani made New York City what's known as a 'sanctuary city,' where illegal aliens were allowed to come. And he instructed the leaders of the city not to enforce the law, not to enforce immigration law." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.: "When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it."
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years."
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work."
Mitt Romney stated on January 19, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Charleston, S.C.: "I didn't inherit money from my parents."
Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "In campaigns in the past with Sen. McCain and President George W. Bush and others, they have tended to release tax records in April."
Mitt Romney stated on January 6, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking."
Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2012 in an e-mail to the Los Angeles Times: "President Obama has raised taxes 19 times."
Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a news release: Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray "is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be ‘the wrong thing to do.’"
Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.: "You can hire lots of bureaucrats. That’s what the president’s done. He’s added 135,000 people to the government workforce."
Mitt Romney stated on November 4, 2011 in an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech: Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding."
Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States.
Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2011 in a press release.: Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency.
Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a campaign video.: Says more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on Rick Perry’s watch.
Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens."
Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Between 2000 and 2010, the illegal immigrant population of Texas increased by 60 percent, while California and Florida had "no increase."
Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up."
Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in newspaper article: Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch.
Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.: Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points.
Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare."
Mitt Romney stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife."
Mitt Romney stated on December 5, 2007 in an interview: Huckabee supported "a tuition break to the children of illegals that are here illegally when citizens are having to pay a higher rate."
Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending."
Mitt Romney stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.: President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically."
Mitt Romney stated on September 14, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC: "I have not changed my position on the (gay) marriage amendment or anything else related to marriage."
Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.: "It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be."
Mitt Romney stated on August 14, 2007 in a campaign event carried on CNN.: "Mayor Giuliani made New York City what's known as a 'sanctuary city,' where illegal aliens were allowed to come. And he instructed the leaders of the city not to enforce the law, not to enforce immigration law."
Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes."
Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."