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William Howell
William Howell
stated on November 13, 2010 in in a radio interview.:
"There’s talk in Congress now about basically confiscating your private 401(k) or IRA plan and rolling it into Social Security to strengthen Social Security." 
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • December 3, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on November 30, 2010:
"The tuitions in Virginia colleges...have doubled -- 100 percent -- in the last 10 years."
True
By Wes Hester • December 2, 2010
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on November 3, 2010 in a TV interview.:
Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses.
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • November 26, 2010
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
stated on November 15, 2010 in a letter to Congress.:
Since the Fed was created in 1913, "the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power." 
Half-True
By Wes Hester • November 24, 2010
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on November 16, 2010 in in a news release.:
The health care reform law "reduces the deficit by nearly $1.2 trillion over the next two decades." 
Half-True
By Wes Hester • November 23, 2010
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
stated on November 15, 2010 in a letter to Congress.:
The dollar "has fallen over 44% since Bernanke began pumping money into the system beginning back in 2002."  
Half-True
By Wes Hester • November 19, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview:
"We’ve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs" in Virginia since February.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • November 17, 2010
George Allen
George Allen
stated on November 13, 2010:
President Obama, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi passed a "$1.2 trillion stimulus bill."
Pants on Fire!
By Wes Hester • November 16, 2010
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on November 11, 2010 in n Op/Ed in The Financial Times:
$65 billion "would be added to the deficit if we keep the cuts for people on the highest incomes."
Mostly True
By Wes Hester • November 14, 2010
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on November 9, 2010 in a statement to Alexandria City Council :
$65 million from ABC privatization will not pay for "even an overpass in Tysons Corner."
Mostly False
By Wes Hester • November 14, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview:
Has created 60,000 net new jobs since taking office.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • November 12, 2010
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 19, 2010 in a TV interview.:
Republican plan to extend Bush tax cuts "would double deficit projections going forward for the next couple of decades."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • November 11, 2010
George Allen
George Allen
stated on November 5, 2010 in a newspaper Op/Ed:
The debt is "nearly $6 trillion more than when President Obama was sworn into office."
False
By Wes Hester • November 9, 2010
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on October 30, 2010 in a letter to the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
"The budget submitted by Obama will add more to the debt than the outstanding debt of the previous 43 presidents combined." 
True
By Wes Hester • November 7, 2010
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on October 12, 2010 in a statement in the Times-Dispatch voters' guide:
"If all of the [Bush-era] tax cuts expire on schedule, the budget will be close to being balanced in four years."
False
By Wes Hester • November 5, 2010
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on September 8, 2010 in a statment on his website:
"Congressman Nye voted against a bill which would have defunded the $5-10 billion" the IRS needed to implement  health care legislation.
False
By Wes Hester • November 1, 2010
Sierra Club
Sierra Club
stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad:
Robert Hurt supported a bill that helped the uranium industry after taking contributions from the industry and because his father had a stake in it.
Mostly False
By Michael Martz • November 1, 2010
Tom Perriello
Tom Perriello
stated on October 12, 2010 in a TV ad:
 "Senator Robert Hurt voted for a bill that’s raised your electric rates seven times."
False
By Wes Hester • October 30, 2010
Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt
stated on October 14, 2010 in a statement on candidate's web site:
"Congressman Perriello voted in lock step with Nancy Pelosi 90 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Wes Hester • October 30, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 1, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Rigell's car dealership made over $400,000 off the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ bailout."
Half-True
By Wes Hester • October 30, 2010
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