Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Gerry Connolly
stated on June 5, 2012 a floor speech.

Ronald Reagan "raised taxes in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987."

By Nancy Madsen • June 25, 2012

George Allen
stated on May 25, 2012 a debate.

"Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition."

By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2012

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."

By Nancy Madsen • June 8, 2012

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."

By Sean Gorman • June 4, 2012

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."

By Nancy Madsen • May 11, 2012

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."

By Sean Gorman • April 23, 2012

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."

By Sean Gorman • March 16, 2012

George Allen
stated on February 23, 2012 an op-ed

Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor.

By Nancy Madsen • March 9, 2012

Randy Forbes
stated on January 24, 2012 a blog post.

"The national debt is equal to $48,700 for every American or $128,300 for every U.S. household. It is now equivalent to the size of our entire economy."

By Sean Gorman • February 3, 2012

James Stegmaier
stated on December 14, 2011 a speech.

"Chesterfield has eliminated more positions from its general government operations than the Commonwealth has from the entire state government since (fiscal) 2009."

By Sean Gorman • January 29, 2012

Donald McEachin
stated on January 11, 2012 a speech.

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s budget plan takes "money out of our classrooms to pave roads."

By Sean Gorman • January 16, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 a speech.

Says he’s proposed "the largest employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System in history."

By Sean Gorman • January 6, 2012

Eric Cantor
stated on November 25, 2011 a news release.

Small businesses "create 70 percent of the jobs in America."

By Sean Gorman • December 30, 2011

George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate

"I was one of about a dozen (senators) who voted against the Bridge to Nowhere."

By Sean Gorman • December 27, 2011

Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.

The national debt increased $16,000 every second George Allen served in the U.S. Senate.

By Warren Fiske • December 8, 2011

George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.

The United States "is number one in the world in energy resources; Russia is number two."

By Jacob Geiger, Warren Fiske • December 8, 2011

Mark Warner
stated on October 31, 2011 a TV interview.

The U.S. would gain revenue by cutting personal income tax rates in half and ending tax breaks.

By Warren Fiske • November 25, 2011

Crossroads GPS
stated on November 10, 2011 a TV ad

"(Stimulus money) went to critically important projects like studying ants in Africa."

By Sean Gorman • November 21, 2011

Jim Webb
stated on November 4, 2011 a TV interview.

"Ronald Reagan raised the national debt 18 times."

By Sean Gorman • November 12, 2011

Barack Obama
stated on October 18, 2011 a speech.

Says his proposed payroll tax cut "will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket compared to if we do nothing."

By Warren Fiske • October 21, 2011

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