PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Among the many issues raised during the Aug. 28 WPRI-TV-Providence Journal debate between Democrats Anthony Gemma and David Cicilline was the question of Chinese imports.
When the candidates in the 1st District primary were asked whether they would consider an increased tax on such imports, Cicilline went in another direction, expressing outrage over the fact that the U.S. Olympic team's uniforms were made in China.
He had jumped on the issue when the controversy broke out, staging a photo-op at Northwest Woolen Mills in Woonsocket, which already makes berets for the U.S. military.
"Mr. Cicilline refers to the Olympic clothing that happened, but how about uniforms?" Gemma responded. "How about our servicemen and women's uniforms that are manufactured in China?"
PolitiFact Rhode Island examined Gemma's question about military uniforms and ruled it Pants on Fire. Read the complete analysis here.