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Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on January 6, 2011 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
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 12, 2011 a speech.:
Virginia ranked 35th in job creation in 2009 under Gov. Tim Kaine, and moved up to third for 2010, while McDonnell has been in office. 
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • January 15, 2011
Robert Hagan
Robert Hagan
stated on December 8, 2010 a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives:
Ohio taxpayers spent more than $67 million "for the year" on food stamps and Medicaid for Wal-Mart workers
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • January 12, 2011
Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas
stated on January 9, 2011 a report on ABC News' "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"Saturday's shootings reflect a disturbing trend. Mass shootings have become commonplace since the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. There have been dozens of incidents where three or more people have been fatally wounded. Hundreds have died."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on January 2, 2011 a TV interview.:
Obama’s mid-term approval ratings are similar to other presidents who went on to re-election.  
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • January 10, 2011
Allan Ritter
Allan Ritter
stated on December 14, 2010 a press conference.:
"In my 12 years in the House, I have watched my district go from a solidly Democratic district to a heavily solid Republican district."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 10, 2011
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on December 21, 2010 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
Mike Polensek
Mike Polensek
stated on November 18, 2010 a public meeting:
"We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • January 4, 2011
Mary Olson
Mary Olson
stated on December 8, 2010 in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing :
Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities."
Half-True
By Janie Har • December 31, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on December 1, 2010 an op-ed:
"All but one of the 50 states already have some form of a balanced budget amendment in their state constitutions."
Half-True
December 25, 2010
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
stated on December 9, 2010 his book "Decision Points.":
"Sen. Joe Biden, the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, recommended partitioning Iraq into three separate entities."
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December 22, 2010
Bumper Sticker
Bumper Sticker
stated on December 20, 2010 Washington, D.C.:
"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."
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By Martha M. Hamilton • December 21, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on November 22, 2010 an op-ed piece.:
Says that "on average, Democratic congressional districts received 81 percent more stimulus funds than Republican districts."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 21, 2010
John Mica
John Mica
stated on November 25, 2010 a Fox News interview.:
TSA "started off with 16,500 screeners and the agency has mushroomed to 67,000 employees with 3,590 administrative people ... making over $105,000 per year on average."
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By Aaron Sharockman • December 17, 2010
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on December 12, 2010 a television interview:
Right-to-work states "have higher rates of income growth."
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By Tom Kertscher • December 17, 2010
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on December 12, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on December 7, 2010 a news release:
Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers."
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By Sabrina Eaton • December 13, 2010
Organizing for America
Organizing for America
stated on December 6, 2010 a press release.:
"An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 10, 2010
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on December 5, 2010 a television interview:
When it comes to the state deficit, Wisconsin is "proportionally in as much trouble as the State of California."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • December 9, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on November 21, 2010 TV interview:
The U.S. "had the opportunity with Israel coming and talking to us about improving our security screening procedures, and we turned them down."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 8, 2010
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