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George Allen

George Allen

George Allen was a U.S. senator from 2001-2007. He was governor of Virginia from 1994-1998.

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George Allen
George Allen
stated on October 8, 2012 a debate.
"The poverty rate amongst women is the worst it’s been in 17 years and the extreme poverty rate is the worst it’s ever been."
True
By Nancy Madsen • October 22, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on October 8, 2012 a debate.
"Repealing and replacing Obamacare – that’s going to save $1 trillion over a 10-year period."
False
By Nancy Madsen • October 11, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on September 20, 2012 a news release.
"Tim Kaine announced he wants to raise taxes on everyone."
False
By Nancy Madsen • September 24, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on September 10, 2012 a website post.
"Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’"
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 20, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.
The state government workforce grew when Tim Kaine was governor.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • August 27, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.
"When I left the Senate, we were on a trajectory towards a balanced budget."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • August 7, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.
Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning "as little as $17,000."
True
By Sean Gorman • August 3, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 16, 2012 a speech.
President Obama's health care law is "a government takeover of healthcare."  
False
By Sean Gorman • July 1, 2012
George Allen
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."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 23, 2012 an op-ed
Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor.
True
By Nancy Madsen • March 9, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 6, 2012 an interview.
The cost of a gas tank fill-up has risen $30 since Barack Obama became president.  
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • February 20, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate
"I was one of about a dozen (senators) who voted against the Bridge to Nowhere."
True
By Sean Gorman • December 27, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.
"Our federal government has lent $2 billion to the state-owned oil company of Brazil to allow them to explore for oil and gas."  
False
By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2011
George Allen
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."  
True
By Jacob Geiger, Warren Fiske • December 8, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on August 22, 2011 a campaign biography.
Takes credit for "reining in" state spending when he was governor.
False
By Warren Fiske • September 12, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on August 22, 2011 campaign literature.
Takes credit for "substantially reducing the size of the state workforce."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • September 3, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 2, 2011 a TV interview.
"China owns more of our bonds than do Americans."
False
By Sean Gorman • July 8, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 a blog post.
On subsidies for ethanol production.
Full Flop
By Jacob Geiger • June 22, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 a speech.
"The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 a press conference.
"We are number one in the world when it comes to energy resources. ... The Russians are second; Saudi Arabia is number three." 
True
By Jacob Geiger • June 17, 2011
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Latest Fact-Checks About George Allen

Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on October 10, 2012 in a mailer
Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 19, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 24, 2012 a news release.
"The tax burden on Virginia families was lower under Tim Kaine than under George Allen."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • October 15, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 12, 2012 a news release.
George Allen "voted to end Pell Grants for 84,000 students."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 1, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.
Says former Sen. George Allen voted four times to raise his own pay.
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • July 30, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 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."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 15, 2012
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on March 28, 2012 a web video
George Allen "voted for 40,000 earmarks."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • April 18, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.
George Allen cast "the deciding vote" for the 2003 Bush tax cuts.
False
By Sean Gorman • December 17, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 31, 2011 a news release.
George Allen's flat tax "plan would actually shrink revenues further than the Perry (flat tax) plan."
False
By Sean Gorman • November 15, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on May 4, 2011 a TV interview.
George Allen "had 40,000 earmarks" while he was a senator.
False
By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on April 12, 2011 a blog post.
George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator.
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 15, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on January 17, 2011 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.
True
By Warren Fiske • January 24, 2011
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