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Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor is a former congressman who represented Virginia's 7th District from 2001 to 2014. He rose to House minority whip in 2009 and House majority leader in 2011. Cantor was upset by Dave Brat in the 2014 GOP primary for congress. He is now vice chairman and managing director of Moelis & Company, a global investment bank.

 

 

 

Eric Cantor

Latest Fact-Checks Of Eric Cantor

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By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman
May 30, 2014

Says a "liberal" immigration reform group endorsed his GOP primary opponent, Dave Brat.

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By Steve Contorno
May 28, 2014

Senate immigration legislation is the "Obama-Reid plan to give illegal immigrants amnesty."

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By Nancy Madsen
April 28, 2014

Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."

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By Sean Gorman
February 7, 2014

"The CBO’s latest report confirms what Republicans have been saying for years now. Under Obamacare, millions of hardworking Americans will lose their jobs."

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By Sean Gorman
August 19, 2013

Under Obamacare, "The IRS will have access to the American people’s protected health care information."

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By Louis Jacobson
August 5, 2013

The federal deficit is "growing."

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By Molly Moorhead
April 26, 2013

"Why is President Obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? FAA could cut other spending."

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By Nancy Madsen
March 12, 2013

"Over the last 20 years, the world has changed. It used to be that one could make a career out of working for one company.…

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By Sean Gorman
February 22, 2013

"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."

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By Nancy Madsen
February 19, 2013

"Collectively states are spending more on Medicaid than they do on K-12 education."

Latest Promises Of Eric Cantor

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Conduct an immediate and comprehensive review of existing and proposed government rules, regulations and statutes Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Vote on budget-cutting bills Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Schedule at least one YouCut proposal every week Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Have every member of the House Republican conference champion a YouCut program Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Refuse to consider House legislation that includes earmarks Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Block funding for implementation of health care bill Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Develop standards for the type of legislation that will be brought to the floor Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Eliminate congressional resolutions to honor individuals and groups Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Consider designations and namings of post offices and other federal buildings only one day each month Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details
Fund weapons research Not Rated December 22, 2010 View Details