Fact Check Posts – Page 14

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 13, 2011 in a web ad.:

The stimulus created "zero jobs."

By Warren Fiske • October 21, 2011

Barack Obama
stated on October 18, 2011 in 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

Ward Armstrong
stated on September 27, 2011 in in TV ads.:

Appalachian Power Company is making "record profits."

By Warren Fiske • October 14, 2011

George Allen
stated on August 22, 2011 in a campaign biography.:

Takes credit for "reining in" state spending when he was governor.

By Warren Fiske • September 12, 2011

Eric Cantor
stated on August 29, 2011 in a TV interview.:

On disaster aid offsets

By Warren Fiske • September 2, 2011

Bobby Scott
stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release.:

"The estimated savings of this (debt ceiling) deal only pay for half of the cost of extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts for another decade."

By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • August 29, 2011

Bob McDonnell
stated on August 15, 2011 in :

On serving out his gubernatorial term

By Warren Fiske • August 26, 2011

Eric Cantor
stated on July 26, 2011 in a TV interview.:

"Harry Reid’s plan is basically giving the president a blank check."

By Warren Fiske • July 29, 2011

Ward Armstrong
stated on July 21, 2011 in a news conference.:

On campaign contributions from electric utilities.

By Warren Fiske • July 25, 2011

Bob McDonnell
stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech.:

"When I took office last year we faced historic budget deficits of $6 billion here in Virginia. And we closed those deficits by cutting spending."

By Warren Fiske • April 9, 2011

Eric Cantor
stated on March 17, 2011 in 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."

By Warren Fiske • April 1, 2011

Bob McDonnell
stated on January 12, 2011 in a speech.:

Road construction bids "are coming in at the lowest in the modern era."

By Warren Fiske • February 19, 2011

Mark Warner
stated on January 25, 2011 in a TV interview.:

The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes.

By Warren Fiske • February 1, 2011

Jamie Radtke
stated on January 17, 2011 in a news release:

George Allen voted for budgets that increased the national debt by $16,400 for every second he served in the U.S. Senate.

By Warren Fiske • January 24, 2011

Tim Kaine
stated on January 2, 2011 in a TV interview.:

Obama’s mid-term approval ratings are similar to other presidents who went on to re-election.

By Warren Fiske • January 10, 2011

William Howell
stated on December 21, 2010 in a speech.:

Proposed federal regulations would affect every street sign in the country

By Warren Fiske • January 1, 2011

Ward Armstrong
stated on December 20, 2010 in a news release.:

On whether the state should ramp up borrowing to build roads.

By Warren Fiske • December 30, 2010

Kitty Boitnott
stated on December 8, 2010 in a news conference.:

Teachers "are working their third consecutive year -- some longer than that -- without salary increases."

By Warren Fiske • December 17, 2010

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."

By Warren Fiske • December 3, 2010

Eric Cantor
stated on November 3, 2010 in a TV interview.:

Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses.

By Warren Fiske • November 26, 2010

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