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E.W. Jackson
E.W. Jackson
stated on May 11, 2012 a debate.
"In Galveston, Texas, they have allowed people to privatize part of their Social Security. And people are building wealth."
True
By Nancy Madsen • June 8, 2012
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall
stated on May 24, 2012 an interview.
Homosexual behavior "cuts your life by about 20 years."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 7, 2012
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
stated on May 14, 2012 an interview.
President Obama budget request for veterans is "more than double the amount in constant dollars appropriated in 1980, when the veterans population was larger by a third."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 4, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on May 9, 2012 a floor speech.
"According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • May 29, 2012
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on April 11, 2012 a TV interview.
Prince William County "has cut violent crime in half" since instituting a crackdown on illegal immigration.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • May 25, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 in a debate
George Allen and his colleagues in the Senate "turned the biggest surplus in the history of the United States into the biggest deficit in the history of the United States."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 15, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on April 4, 2012 a policy paper.
Says when he was governor, "we expanded participation in Virginia in early childhood programs by nearly 40 percent."
True
By Nancy Madsen • May 11, 2012
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on April 5, 2012 a statement
If Congress froze the current spending level and then cut it by 2 percent annually, "we could balance the budget in five years."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • May 10, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on April 21, 2012 a TV interview.
 The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe "
False
By Sean Gorman • May 7, 2012
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on March 28, 2012 a floor speech.
Says the Congressional Budget Office has estimated "every penny of the federal budget will go to interest on the debt and entitlement spending by 2025."
True
By Sean Gorman • April 23, 2012
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on March 28, 2012 a web video
George Allen "voted for 40,000 earmarks."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • April 18, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on April 11, 2012 a TV interview.
Says a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions "was supported by Republicans and Democrats."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • April 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 28, 2012 a TV ad.
 "Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high."  
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Warren Fiske • April 9, 2012
Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith
stated on April 3, 2012 an interview.
"On most things except witch trials, Virginia will always have been first."
False
By Nancy Madsen • April 9, 2012
Scott Lingamfelter
Scott Lingamfelter
stated on February 22, 2012 a news release.
Tim Kaine "reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition..."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2012
Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt
stated on March 19, 2012 a statement.
The CBO says the cost of health care reform will rise to $1.8 trillion, "increasing the price to far greater than the $900 billion" originally projected. 
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • March 26, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 15, 2012 s speech.
"And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginia’s coast? $40 million over 10 years."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • March 23, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on March 11, 2012 a TV interview.
"This bill allows Virginia to join about 23 other states that have an ultrasound procedure" before an abortion.
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • March 21, 2012
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on February 17, 2012 a news release
"In 1950, the average American lived for 68 years and 16 workers supported one retiree. Today, the average life expectancy is 78 and three workers support one retiree."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 16, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 24, 2012 a debate.
"Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • March 12, 2012
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