Claim: As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
Fact-check: Romney cut millions for firefighter gear, Wisconsin Democrat and firefighter union head says
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2012-07-01T00:00:00