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Dan Gecker
stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.:
“Of the 25 wealthiest nations, we’re the only one that doesn’t provide basic health coverage.”  
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By Sean Gorman • September 1, 2015
Glen Sturtevant
stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.:
“Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia …The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi.”
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By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • August 25, 2015
Bob Goodlatte
stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview:
“The actual deportations from the interior of the country are way down” under President Obama.
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By Sean Gorman • July 20, 2015
Don Beyer
stated on June 15, 2015 in a website post:
“More than half of women under 30 who give birth do so outside of marriage…”  
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By Sean Gorman • June 22, 2015
The Family Foundation
stated on May 14, 2015 in a Facebook post.:
“The United States is one of only seven nations that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization.”
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By Warren Fiske • May 26, 2015
Mark Warner
stated on April 23, 2015 in a news release.:
An audit shows “there are 6.5 million people who have active Social Security numbers who are 112 years of age or older,”
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By Sean Gorman • May 11, 2015
Randy Forbes
stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog.:
“Did you know that the U.S. is one of the very few nations in the world without an official language?”
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By Warren Fiske • April 6, 2015
Rick Perry
stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech.:
“America produces more oil and gas than any other nation in the world.”
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By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2015
Virginia Education Association
stated on January 2, 2015 in a web post.:
State “school funding per pupil is down 16 percent compared to 2009, after adjusting for inflation.”
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By Warren Fiske • January 12, 2015
Bobby Scott
stated on December 9, 2014 in a news release.:
“After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding.”
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By Sean Gorman • January 12, 2015
Bob Goodlatte
stated on November 21, 2014 in a news release.:
“The President has decided to move forward with executive actions on immigration that he has said on numerous occasions that he didn’t have the constitutional power to take.”
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By Sean Gorman • December 29, 2014
Jim Moran
stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post:
Only 20 colleges and universities “have athletic departments with revenue exceeding expenses.”
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By Nancy Madsen • December 22, 2014
Jim Webb
stated on December 3, 2014 in a conference.:
The U.S. has “5 percent of the world’s population, 25 percent of the world’s known prison population.”
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By Sean Gorman • December 15, 2014
Dave Brat
stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.:
“I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House.”
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By Sean Gorman • November 9, 2014
James Carr
stated on September 20, 2014 in an interview:
“Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance.”
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By Sean Gorman • October 30, 2014
Bob Goodlatte
stated on September 17, 2014 in a video.:
The U.S. Constitution is “the oldest written constitution still in use today” among nations.
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By Sean Gorman • September 22, 2014
George Barker
stated on July 26, 2014 in statement:
Uncompensated care has “gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months” of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it.
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By Nancy Madsen • August 10, 2014
Mark Warner
stated on May 29, 2014 in a speech.:
“Right now, America has $1.1 trillion of student debt. That’s more than credit card debt.”
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By Nancy Madsen • June 10, 2014
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on April 25, 2014 in a web ad.:
“Ninety-seven percent of the time. That’s how often Mark Warner votes with President Obama.”
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By Nancy Madsen • May 15, 2014
Robert Sarvis
stated on March 31, 2014 in a tweet.:
“Did you know US population growth is at its lowest since the Great Depression?”
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By Nancy Madsen • April 21, 2014
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