Fact Check Posts – Page 9

Richard Saslaw
stated on January 15, 2013 in a news conference.:

Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."

By Sean Gorman • February 11, 2013

Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 in a news conference.:

Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee that’s "equal to or lower than most states."

By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2013

Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 in a news conference.:

"The average kid comes out of Virginia colleges with about $25,000-plus in debt."

By Sean Gorman • December 24, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 in a news conference.:

Northern Virginia is the most "heavily trafficked place in the country."

By Sean Gorman • December 20, 2012

Bob Goodlatte
stated on November 23, 2012 in 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."

By Sean Gorman • December 10, 2012

Wayne Powell
stated on October 1, 2012 in a debate.:

Eric Cantor "took $5 million from Sheldon Adelson," a Las Vegas casino owner.

By Sean Gorman • October 8, 2012

Eric Cantor
stated on October 1, 2012 in a debate.:

On sequestration

By Sean Gorman • October 8, 2012

Tim Kaine
stated on September 12, 2012 in a news release.:

George Allen "voted to end Pell Grants for 84,000 students."

By Sean Gorman • October 1, 2012

George Allen
stated on September 10, 2012 in a website post.:

"Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’"

By Sean Gorman • September 20, 2012

George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.:

The state government workforce grew when Tim Kaine was governor.

By Sean Gorman • August 27, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on August 6, 2012 in an op-ed.:

The Obama administration is "unwinding our nation’s welfare-to-work requirements."

By Sean Gorman • August 13, 2012

George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.:

Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning "as little as $17,000."

By Sean Gorman • August 3, 2012

Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.:

Says former Sen. George Allen voted four times to raise his own pay.

By Sean Gorman • July 30, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on June 29, 2012 in a TV interview.:

States still face a "mandate" to expand Medicaid coverage under President Obama's health care reform law.

By Sean Gorman • July 6, 2012

Majority PAC
stated on June 17, 2012 in a TV ad.:

Tim Kaine "made Virginia the best state for business four years in a row."

By Sean Gorman • July 2, 2012

George Allen
stated on June 16, 2012 in a speech.:

President Obama's health care law is "a government takeover of healthcare."

By Sean Gorman • July 1, 2012

American Crossroads
stated on June 13, 2012 in 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.

By Sean Gorman • June 22, 2012

George Allen
stated on May 25, 2012 in 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

Bob Marshall
stated on May 24, 2012 in an interview.:

Homosexual behavior "cuts your life by about 20 years."

By Sean Gorman • June 7, 2012

Jim Webb
stated on May 14, 2012 in 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

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