Latest Fact-checks on Rick Perry 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 Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: Says in 2003 Texas cut "$10 billion out of the entire budget, yet we put $1.8 billion more into public education. We put $800 million more into health and human services." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas has been waiting for two years for the federal government to act on a proposal to allow the state to "create insurance opportunities for those that are uninsured today." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "Everyone in this country has access to health care." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede. Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview.: "We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered." Rick Perry stated on April 2, 2010 in a column: "The number of uninsured people in Massachusetts is about the same as it was when the mandates were passed in 2006." Rick Perry stated on March 26, 2010 in a press release: "This week liberal Bill White faced an ethics complaint about more than $83,000 he failed to report to the state Ethics Commission." Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post: My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime." Rick Perry stated on March 3, 2010 in a Web ad: Texas is the "fastest growing state" with the "most Fortune 500 companies." Rick Perry stated on February 16, 2010 in a press release: "Texas has installed more wind power than any other state, and all but four countries." Rick Perry stated on March 2, 2010 in a speech: "Washington cannot hide from the fact that Congress hiked the national debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion. They cannot hide from the fact . . . that the budget that they’re going forward with has more than a $5 trillion in debt in it over the next five years." Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement.: "I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending." Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency. Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement: "We have billions in surplus." Rick Perry stated on February 5, 2010 in an online ad: Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost." Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasn't mandatory. Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We cut property taxes by one-third." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade." Rick Perry stated on November 30, 2009 in a press release: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "has voted nine separate times to raise the national debt ceiling." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We lowered the business tax from 4 percent down to 1 percent." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate: "The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.: Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities. Rick Perry stated on December 20, 2009 in in a press release: "Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly." Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2009 in a press release: Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas.
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Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: Says in 2003 Texas cut "$10 billion out of the entire budget, yet we put $1.8 billion more into public education. We put $800 million more into health and human services." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas has been waiting for two years for the federal government to act on a proposal to allow the state to "create insurance opportunities for those that are uninsured today." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "Everyone in this country has access to health care." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede. Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview.: "We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered." Rick Perry stated on April 2, 2010 in a column: "The number of uninsured people in Massachusetts is about the same as it was when the mandates were passed in 2006." Rick Perry stated on March 26, 2010 in a press release: "This week liberal Bill White faced an ethics complaint about more than $83,000 he failed to report to the state Ethics Commission." Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post: My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime." Rick Perry stated on March 3, 2010 in a Web ad: Texas is the "fastest growing state" with the "most Fortune 500 companies." Rick Perry stated on February 16, 2010 in a press release: "Texas has installed more wind power than any other state, and all but four countries." Rick Perry stated on March 2, 2010 in a speech: "Washington cannot hide from the fact that Congress hiked the national debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion. They cannot hide from the fact . . . that the budget that they’re going forward with has more than a $5 trillion in debt in it over the next five years." Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement.: "I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending." Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency. Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement: "We have billions in surplus." Rick Perry stated on February 5, 2010 in an online ad: Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost." Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasn't mandatory. Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We cut property taxes by one-third." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade." Rick Perry stated on November 30, 2009 in a press release: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "has voted nine separate times to raise the national debt ceiling." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We lowered the business tax from 4 percent down to 1 percent." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate: "The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.: Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities. Rick Perry stated on December 20, 2009 in in a press release: "Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly." Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2009 in a press release: Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas.
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: Says in 2003 Texas cut "$10 billion out of the entire budget, yet we put $1.8 billion more into public education. We put $800 million more into health and human services."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas has been waiting for two years for the federal government to act on a proposal to allow the state to "create insurance opportunities for those that are uninsured today."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "Everyone in this country has access to health care."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede.
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview.: "We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered."
Rick Perry stated on April 2, 2010 in a column: "The number of uninsured people in Massachusetts is about the same as it was when the mandates were passed in 2006."
Rick Perry stated on March 26, 2010 in a press release: "This week liberal Bill White faced an ethics complaint about more than $83,000 he failed to report to the state Ethics Commission."
Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post: My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime."
Rick Perry stated on March 3, 2010 in a Web ad: Texas is the "fastest growing state" with the "most Fortune 500 companies."
Rick Perry stated on February 16, 2010 in a press release: "Texas has installed more wind power than any other state, and all but four countries."
Rick Perry stated on March 2, 2010 in a speech: "Washington cannot hide from the fact that Congress hiked the national debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion. They cannot hide from the fact . . . that the budget that they’re going forward with has more than a $5 trillion in debt in it over the next five years."
Rick Perry stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement.: "I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency.
Rick Perry stated on February 5, 2010 in an online ad: Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost."
Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasn't mandatory.
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We cut property taxes by one-third."
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade."
Rick Perry stated on November 30, 2009 in a press release: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "has voted nine separate times to raise the national debt ceiling."
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We lowered the business tax from 4 percent down to 1 percent."
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate: "The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead."
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.: Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities.
Rick Perry stated on December 20, 2009 in in a press release: "Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly."
Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2009 in a press release: Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas.
