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George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 in a debate.:

The United States "is number one in the world in energy resources; Russia is number two."

By Warren Fiske • December 8, 2011
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.:

"Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined."

By Jacob Geiger • July 6, 2011
Mark Warner
stated on June 27, 2011 in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.:

"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."

By Jacob Geiger • July 2, 2011
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on June 2, 2011 in a fundraising appeal.:

Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads."

By Jacob Geiger • June 28, 2011
George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 in a blog post.:

On subsidies for ethanol production.

By Jacob Geiger • June 22, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 3, 2011 in a press release.:

"President Obama and liberal former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine’s $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs."

By Jacob Geiger • June 20, 2011
George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 in 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."

By Jacob Geiger • June 17, 2011
Peter Pantuso
stated on June 7, 2011 in a speech at a press conference.:

Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode."

By Jacob Geiger • June 11, 2011
Robert Hurt
stated on June 3, 2011 in an e-mail newsletter.:

Non-defense discretionary spending has increased "by over 80 percent in the last two years."

By Jacob Geiger • June 10, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 1, 2011 in an e-mail.:

"Rep. Robert Hurt voted again today to end Medicare and raise health care costs for Virginia seniors."

By Jacob Geiger • June 9, 2011
Bob McDonnell
stated on May 13, 2011 in a TV interview.:

Virginia is "headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states."

By Jacob Geiger • June 4, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 in an e-mail.:

"Gerry Connolly and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out."

By Jacob Geiger • June 2, 2011
Tim Kaine
stated on May 18, 2011 in an interview.:

On whether judges should be allowed to place children with gay couples who wish to adopt.

By Jacob Geiger • May 27, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech.:

"The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we don’t have a repayment mechanism."

By Jacob Geiger • May 18, 2011
Jim Moran
stated on May 5, 2011 in a press release.:

"American oil production is at its highest level since 2003."

By Jacob Geiger • May 11, 2011
Eric Cantor
stated on April 27, 2011 in a TV appearance.:

"You’ve got each day 10,000 new seniors, baby boomers, becoming eligible for the entitlement programs."

By Jacob Geiger • May 4, 2011
Gerry Connolly
stated on April 15, 2011 in a press release.:

Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "lines the pockets of the private insurance companies," increases costs for seniors and does not reduce the deficit.

By Jacob Geiger • April 30, 2011
Randy Forbes
stated on April 14, 2011 in a press release.:

"Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt."

By Jacob Geiger • April 26, 2011
Mark Warner
stated on April 17, 2011 in a TV appearance.:

"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]."

By Jacob Geiger • April 22, 2011
Ward Armstrong
stated on March 31, 2011 in a Twitter post.:

"[Appalachian Power] wants another 10 percent rate increase. The compensation package for CEO Mike Morris rose 22 percent to $8.7 million in 2010."

By Jacob Geiger • April 19, 2011
George Allen
stated on April 5, 2011 in an e-mail.:

Tim Kaine proposed "over $6 billion in tax increases from the time he entered the governor’s mansion until the time he left."

By Jacob Geiger • April 16, 2011
Jamie Radtke
stated on April 12, 2011 in 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.

By Jacob Geiger • April 15, 2011
Barack Obama
stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.:

"Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget."

By Jacob Geiger • April 13, 2011
Robert Hurt
stated on March 25, 2011 in a newsletter.:

A cap-and-trade bill would "destroy over 50,000 jobs in Virginia."

By Jacob Geiger • April 12, 2011
Thomas Norment, Jr.
stated on March 29, 2011 in a press release.:

On bipartisan redistricting.

By Jacob Geiger • April 8, 2011
Tim Kaine
stated on April 5, 2011 in a YouTube video:

Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor.

By Jacob Geiger • April 7, 2011
Tim Kaine
stated on January 18, 2011 in a TV interview:

On running for Senate if Jim Webb retires.

By Jacob Geiger • April 5, 2011
Morgan Griffith
stated on March 25, 2011 in a newsletter.:

"Originally, Democrats promised that if you liked your health care plan, you could keep it. One year later we know that you need a waiver to keep your plan."

By Jacob Geiger • March 31, 2011
Babur Lateef
stated on March 26, 2011 in a YouTube video.:

Since Corey Stewart became chairman in November 2006, unemployment is up 150% and average home price sales are down $150,000.

By Jacob Geiger • March 30, 2011
Jim Moran
stated on March 17, 2011 in a floor speech.:

Ending federal funding for National Public Radio would jeopardize 9,000 jobs.

By Jacob Geiger • March 26, 2011

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