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Democrat from Virginia
Mark Warner is a U.S. senator from Virginia, having been elected to succeed Sen. John Warner in 2008. From 2002 to 2006, Warner was the governor of Virginia.
Recent statements involving Mark Warner
The U.S. would gain revenue by cutting personal income tax rates in half and ending tax breaks.
"If you look at our tax mix, the share of corporate revenues as a percentage of our overall revenue mix has declined by about half over the last 30 years."
"Right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our GDP [is] being spent on the federal government. But our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of GDP]."
"There used to be 16 workers for every one person on Social Security. ... Now it’s three."
The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes.
Recent stories featuring Mark Warner
Debt debate keeps the Truth-O-Meter whirling :
PolitiFact has been watching the debt-limit debate closely. As the deadline nears and the partisan impasse over tax increases and spending cuts remains, we thought we’d review a few major claims that have been weighed on the Truth-O-Meter.
Setting the record straight on Will Rogers...:
Contrary to Rogers' sentiment, truth and politics are not always polar concepts. Four of the last five statements we’ve fact checked out have been rated True.
PolitiFact Georgia goes for broke on the national debt:
Thanks to recent battles over federal spending, the Truth-O-Meter hit a jackpot of claims that need checking.
U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and Mark Warner of Virginia barnstormed the Atlanta area Monday to drum up support for reducing the national debt, so PolitiFact Georgia went for broke. We greeted them with rapid-fire fact checks.
The budget hawks were mostly on the money. Warner won a True on Social Security data. Chambliss scored a Mostly True on debt growth figures and a Half True on how tax cuts impact tax revenue.
MoveOn.org and U.S. Rep. Paul Broun of Athens shortchanged us on the facts. Both earned False rulings on the budget debate.
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Fact-checking the federal budget fight:
A deadline looms for the federal budget on Friday, with even more deadlines to come.
Mail call: Readers react strongly to Warner, Janis Truth-O-Meters:
Warner, a Democrat, is planning on introducing a bill that would lower the national debt by cutting spending and reining in tax breaks. Warner acknowledges his legislation will be unpopular and, judging by the reaction we got, he’s right.
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