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Pete Snyder
Pete Snyder
stated on March 6, 2013 a website post.
"A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’"
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By Nancy Madsen • April 1, 2013
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on March 3, 2013 a website post.
The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the "largest tax increase in Virginia’s history."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • March 15, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 a news conference.
 "The average kid comes out of Virginia colleges with about $25,000-plus in debt."
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By Sean Gorman • December 24, 2012
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on November 23, 2012 a statement.
"The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • December 10, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on September 10, 2012 a website post.
"Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’"
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 20, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.
"When I left the Senate, we were on a trajectory towards a balanced budget."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • August 7, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on June 13, 2012 a TV ad.
"As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship.
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By Sean Gorman • June 22, 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."
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By Sean Gorman • May 15, 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
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
Janet Howell
Janet Howell
stated on February 10, 2012 a TV interview.
"It’s going to be harder to vote in Virginia than it is now to buy a gun..."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • February 27, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on February 8, 2012 a TV ad.
"As Virginia’s governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • February 23, 2012
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on September 3, 2011 a speech.
Thomas Jefferson expressed "strong support" for a balanced budget amendment in 1798.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 9, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on June 27, 2011 an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
"If you look at our tax mix, the share of corporate revenues as a percentage of our overall revenue mix has declined by about half over the last 30 years."
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By Jacob Geiger • July 2, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on June 14, 2011 a statement.
"The Federal Register - which houses all Washington regulations - is 34,000 pages in length and weighs in at more than 340 pounds."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • July 1, 2011
Peter Pantuso
Peter Pantuso
stated on June 7, 2011 a speech at a press conference.
Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode."
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • June 11, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on April 21, 2011 a TV interview.
Virginia ranked near the bottom of the nation 50 years ago in per capita income but is in the top 10 today. It had a "very low" rate of higher education attainment but is now above the national average.
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By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2011
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on April 15, 2011 a press release.
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "lines the pockets of the private insurance companies," increases costs for seniors and does not reduce the deficit.
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • April 30, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on April 5, 2011 an e-mail.
Tim Kaine proposed "over $6 billion in tax increases from the time he entered the governor’s mansion until the time he left."
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By Jacob Geiger • April 16, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on March 17, 2011 a TV interview.
Discretionary spending has "increased over 20-some percent in two years if you don’t include the stimulus. If you put in the stimulus, it’s over 80 percent."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • April 1, 2011
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