Latest Fact Checks By Wes Hester

GOP Chairman Mullins says health care bill ends pre-tax puchases of aspirin and other non-prescription drugs

By Wes Hester

January 7, 2011

New provisions of the health care law bar the use of flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts to pay for aspirin and other non-prescription health…

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Rep. Gerry Connolly says federal workforce hasn’t grown since 1990

By Wes Hester

January 6, 2011

"There hasn't really been a lot of net growth in the federal workforce when you compare it to say, 1990."

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Rep. Bobby Scott says tax deal costs same as health care reform, exceeds price of Stimulus and TARP

By Wes Hester

December 27, 2010

The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the…

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Del. Ward Armstrong says Gov. McDonnell didn’t consult GOP on transportation plan

By Wes Hester

December 24, 2010

"The Governor did not consult members of his own party before he released his [transportation] plan."

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Gov. Bob McDonnell flip-flops on state employees pension contributions

By Wes Hester

December 22, 2010

On whether state employees should contribute to their pensions. 

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Del. Bob Marshall says violators of Obama health care reform face prison time

By Wes Hester

December 20, 2010

Those who fail to buy health insurance under "Obamacare" face the threat of jail time.  

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Robert Hurt calls health care reform law a “government takeover”

By Wes Hester

December 16, 2010

The Democrats' health care reform law is a "government takeover of health care."

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George Allen says Sen. Jim Webb negates votes of Sen. Mark Warner

By Wes Hester

December 15, 2010

Sen. Jim Webb "persists on negating" Sen. Mark Warner’s votes 

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Rep. Jim Moran says Bush tax cuts did not improve employment and work-force participation

By Wes Hester

December 11, 2010

The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000."  

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Sen. Mark Warner estimates national debt grew $15 billion over weekend

By Wes Hester

December 9, 2010

The national debt grew an estimated $15 billion last weekend.

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Bobby Scott says Republicans created $1 trillion prescription drug plan

By Wes Hester

December 7, 2010

Republicans "created a trillion dollar prescription drug entitlement program without paying for it." 

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Bob McDonnell says Virginia college tuitions have doubled in 10 years

By Wes Hester

December 2, 2010

"The tuitions in Virginia colleges...have doubled -- 100 percent -- in the last 10 years."

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