Fact Check Posts – Page 10

Corey Stewart
stated on April 11, 2012 in a TV interview.:

Prince William County "has cut violent crime in half" since instituting a crackdown on illegal immigration.

By Sean Gorman • May 25, 2012

Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 in 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."

By Sean Gorman • May 15, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on April 21, 2012 in a TV interview.:

The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe "

By Sean Gorman • May 7, 2012

Frank Wolf
stated on March 28, 2012 in 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

Scott Lingamfelter
stated on February 22, 2012 in a news release.:

Tim Kaine "reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition..."

By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2012

Frank Wolf
stated on February 17, 2012 in 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

Bob McDonnell
stated on February 24, 2012 in a debate.:

"Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."

By Sean Gorman • March 12, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on February 24, 2012 in a symposium.:

President Obama's "budget would call for about $25 trillion in debt by the end of his term, if he was re-elected."

By Sean Gorman • March 5, 2012

Eric Cantor
stated on March 16, 2012 in a written statement.:

President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent."

By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2012

George Allen
stated on February 6, 2012 in an interview.:

The cost of a gas tank fill-up has risen $30 since Barack Obama became president.

By Sean Gorman • February 20, 2012

Bob Marshall
stated on February 2, 2012 in a legislative hearing.:

"You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them.

By Sean Gorman • February 13, 2012

Kitty Boitnott
stated on January 23, 2012 in a news conference.:

Public education has been permanently cut "by $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula."

By Sean Gorman • February 7, 2012

Randy Forbes
stated on January 24, 2012 in 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

David Englin
stated on January 20, 2012 in a news release.:

"A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year."

By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2012

James Stegmaier
stated on December 14, 2011 in 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

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 13, 2012 in an interview. :

Says the D.C. city council passed a law banning lethal rat trapping.

By Sean Gorman • January 23, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 in a speech.:

Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."

By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2012

Donald McEachin
stated on January 11, 2012 in 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 in 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 in a news release.:

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

By Sean Gorman • December 30, 2011

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