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Dan Gecker
stated on August 18, 2015 a candidates' forum.

"Of the 25 wealthiest nations, we're the only one that doesn't provide basic health coverage."

By Sean Gorman • September 1, 2015

Glen Sturtevant
stated on August 18, 2015 a candidates' forum.

"Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi."

By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • August 25, 2015

Bob Goodlatte
stated on July 5, 2015 an interview

"The actual deportations from the interior of the country are way down" under President Obama.

By Sean Gorman • July 20, 2015

Don Beyer
stated on June 15, 2015 a website post

"More than half of women under 30 who give birth do so outside of marriage..."

By Sean Gorman • June 22, 2015

The Family Foundation
stated on May 14, 2015 a Facebook post.

"The United States is one of only seven nations that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization."

By Warren Fiske • May 26, 2015

Mark Warner
stated on April 23, 2015 a news release.

An audit shows "there are 6.5 million people who have active Social Security numbers who are 112 years of age or older,"

By Sean Gorman • May 11, 2015

Randy Forbes
stated on March 16, 2015 a blog.

"Did you know that the U.S. is one of the very few nations in the world without an official language?"

By Warren Fiske • April 6, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on February 24, 2015 a speech.

"America produces more oil and gas than any other nation in the world."

By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2015

Virginia Education Association
stated on January 2, 2015 a web post.

State "school funding per pupil is down 16 percent compared to 2009, after adjusting for inflation."

By Warren Fiske • January 12, 2015

Bobby Scott
stated on December 9, 2014 a news release.

"After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding."

By Sean Gorman • January 12, 2015

Bob Goodlatte
stated on November 21, 2014 a news release.

"The President has decided to move forward with executive actions on immigration that he has said on numerous occasions that he didn’t have the constitutional power to take."

By Sean Gorman • December 29, 2014

Jim Moran
stated on November 22, 2014 a Facebook post

Only 20 colleges and universities "have athletic departments with revenue exceeding expenses."

By Nancy Madsen • December 22, 2014

Jim Webb
stated on December 3, 2014 a conference.

The U.S. has "5 percent of the world’s population, 25 percent of the world’s known prison population."

By Sean Gorman • December 15, 2014

Dave Brat
stated on October 15, 2014 a speech.

"I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House."

By Sean Gorman • November 9, 2014

James Carr
stated on September 20, 2014 an interview

"Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance."

By Sean Gorman • October 30, 2014

Bob Goodlatte
stated on September 17, 2014 a video.

The U.S. Constitution is "the oldest written constitution still in use today" among nations.

By Sean Gorman • September 22, 2014

George Barker
stated on July 26, 2014 statement

Uncompensated care has "gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months" of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it.

By Nancy Madsen • August 10, 2014

Mark Warner
stated on May 29, 2014 a speech.

"Right now, America has $1.1 trillion of student debt. That’s more than credit card debt."

By Nancy Madsen • June 10, 2014

Republican Party of Virginia
stated on April 25, 2014 a web ad.

"Ninety-seven percent of the time. That’s how often Mark Warner votes with President Obama."

By Nancy Madsen • May 15, 2014

Robert Sarvis
stated on March 31, 2014 a tweet.

"Did you know US population growth is at its lowest since the Great Depression?"

By Nancy Madsen • April 21, 2014

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