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Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on June 23, 2011 in a newsletter.:
Under Ryan plan, "those 54 and younger would receive the same kind of healthcare options now enjoyed by members of Congress."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Wes Hester • July 15, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 21, 2011 in Bill-signing ceremony:
 "Our crime rate continues to plummet."
Mostly True
By Wes Hester • July 11, 2011
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on June 16, 2011 in a blog post.:
Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice."
Pants on Fire!
By Wes Hester • June 24, 2011
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on May 28, 2011 in a speech.:
House Republicans required the use of Styrofoam cups in House cafeterias that are "part of Koch Industries."
Pants on Fire!
By Wes Hester • June 1, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 18, 2011 in a Town Hall conversation.:
"If you look at the benefits and wages of recorded federal employees, they far outstrip the market rates of the private sector."
True
By Wes Hester • May 31, 2011
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on April 19, 2011 in a news release.:
The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities."
Mostly False
By Wes Hester • May 23, 2011
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on April 27, 2011 in a news release.:
Department of Education officials investigating Virginia Tech shootings "have not once gotten into the car and driven down to Blacksburg to talk to the police chief or the university president or to anyone else."
True
By Wes Hester • May 20, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on May 5, 2011 in a statement.:
Failure to raise the debt limit does not force a U.S. default on debt payments.
True
By Wes Hester • May 16, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 27, 2011 in an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box":
There is "a situation in this country where you're nearing 50 percent of people who don't even pay income taxes."
True
By Wes Hester • May 9, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 26, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.:
"China now owns $1.1 trillion of our debt, our trade deficit last year with them was a quarter of a trillion dollars."
True
By Wes Hester • May 3, 2011
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on April 16, 2011 in an interview.:
On redistricting.
Full Flop
By Wes Hester • April 29, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on January 6, 2011 in a statement.:
The health care reform law "offset[s] 6 years of benefits with 10 years of tax increases."
Half-True
By Wes Hester • January 15, 2011
Pat Mullins
Pat Mullins
stated on January 3, 2011 in a letter. :
New provisions of the health care law bar the use of flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts to pay for aspirin and other non-prescription health needs. 
True
By Wes Hester • January 7, 2011
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on December 21, 2010 in an interview.:
"There hasn't really been a lot of net growth in the federal workforce when you compare it to say, 1990."
Half-True
By Wes Hester • January 6, 2011
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on December 16, 2010 in a news release.:
The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform.
Mostly True
By Wes Hester • December 27, 2010
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on December 20, 2010 in a letter.:
"The Governor did not consult members of his own party before he released his [transportation] plan."
False
By Wes Hester • December 24, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 17, 2010 in a Dec. 19, 2010 speech to legislators. :
On whether state employees should contribute to their pensions. 
Full Flop
By Wes Hester • December 22, 2010
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall
stated on December 13, 2010 in a news release.:
Those who fail to buy health insurance under "Obamacare" face the threat of jail time.  
Pants on Fire!
By Wes Hester • December 20, 2010
Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt
stated on December 13, 2010 in a news release.:
The Democrats' health care reform law is a "government takeover of health care."
False
By Wes Hester • December 16, 2010
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 9, 2010 in a news release.:
Sen. Jim Webb "persists on negating" Sen. Mark Warner’s votes 
False
By Wes Hester • December 15, 2010
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