Claim: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive."
Fact-check: Did Tim Pawlenty say, "The era of small government is over"?
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Angie Drobnic Holan
Date published: 2011-07-26T00:00:00