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Wes Hester

Wes Hester

Richmond-Times Dispatch political reporter

Wes Hester is the Main Street reporter on the Richmond Times-Dispatch political team.

whester@timesdispatch.com

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Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on June 23, 2011 a newsletter.
Under Ryan plan, "those 54 and younger would receive the same kind of healthcare options now enjoyed by members of Congress."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Wes Hester • July 15, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 21, 2011 Bill-signing ceremony
 "Our crime rate continues to plummet."
Mostly True
By Wes Hester • July 11, 2011
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on June 16, 2011 a blog post.
Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice."
Pants on Fire!
By Wes Hester • June 24, 2011
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on May 28, 2011 a speech.
House Republicans required the use of Styrofoam cups in House cafeterias that are "part of Koch Industries."
Pants on Fire!
By Wes Hester • June 1, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 18, 2011 a Town Hall conversation.
"If you look at the benefits and wages of recorded federal employees, they far outstrip the market rates of the private sector."
True
By Wes Hester • May 31, 2011
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on April 19, 2011 a news release.
The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities."
Mostly False
By Wes Hester • May 23, 2011
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on April 27, 2011 a news release.
Department of Education officials investigating Virginia Tech shootings "have not once gotten into the car and driven down to Blacksburg to talk to the police chief or the university president or to anyone else."
True
By Wes Hester • May 20, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on May 5, 2011 a statement.
Failure to raise the debt limit does not force a U.S. default on debt payments.
True
By Wes Hester • May 16, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 27, 2011 an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box"
There is "a situation in this country where you're nearing 50 percent of people who don't even pay income taxes."
True
By Wes Hester • May 9, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 26, 2011 an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.
"China now owns $1.1 trillion of our debt, our trade deficit last year with them was a quarter of a trillion dollars."
True
By Wes Hester • May 3, 2011
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