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June 22, 2010 2:17 pm ET filed under Fact Check

Rep. Cantor Plays Politics With Troop Funding

In response to Gen. Stanley McChrystal's criticism of Obama administration officials in Rolling Stone, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) blasted Democrats for attaching domestic items to a troop funding bill.  In 2007, however, Cantor voted for a Bush war funding bill that included $17 billion in non-troop spending.

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June 17, 2010 11:04 am ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Contradicts GOP Lawmakers On BP Escrow Fund

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May 26, 2010 10:20 am ET filed under Blog

CBO: Recovery Act Has Created Up To 2.8 Million Jobs

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May 25, 2010 3:50 pm ET filed under Fact Check

Rep. Cantor Keeps Lying About Recovery Act, Health Care Reform

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor used an op-ed in Politico this morning to repeat GOP talking points on the Recovery Act and health care reform. Rep. Cantor thinks that if you repeat a lie enough, it becomes true. But the health care bill will reduce the deficit, and each monthly jobs report provides more evidence that the stimulus is working.

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May 19, 2010 9:27 am ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor's "YouCut" Aims To Slash Jobs Program

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April 19, 2010 12:38 pm ET filed under Blog

Another Republican Nod To The Confederacy?

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April 16, 2010 10:15 am ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Makes Things Up

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April 07, 2010 5:54 pm ET filed under Blog

Former Supporters Slam Gov. McDonnell Over Confederate History Month

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March 26, 2010 12:55 pm ET filed under Blog

FLASHBACK: Rep. Cantor Dismissed The Threat Of Violence Against Members Of Congress

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March 25, 2010 2:42 pm ET filed under Blog

RELEASE: "Republicans Created This Monster. It's Their Responsibility To Tame It."

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March 15, 2010 10:28 am ET filed under Fact Check

Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - March 14, 2010

On yesterday's political talk shows, Republican members of Congress repeated worn out obstructionist talking points about health care reform.  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spread lies about the use of reconciliation and falsely equated it to the Republicans' attempt to change Senate rules in 2005.  Flying in the face of the facts, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) falsely claimed the plan would cut Medicare benefits, raise premiums, and increase the deficit.

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March 11, 2010 6:12 pm ET filed under Blog

Bigoted Virginia Republicans Protest Muslim Imam At State Capitol

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March 02, 2010 4:42 pm ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Criticizes Obama For Accepting Republican Ideas

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March 01, 2010 9:18 am ET filed under Fact Check

Fact Checking the Sunday Shows - February 28, 2010

On yesterday's political talk shows, Republican Senators Jon Kyl (AZ), John McCain (AZ), and Lamar Alexander (TN) along with Representatives Paul Ryan (WI), Marsha Blackburn (TN), and Eric Cantor (VA) repeated countless false talking points about Democratic health care reform proposals.

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February 28, 2010 12:23 pm ET filed under Video

Rep. Cantor Says The GOP Wants "More People Uninsured"

Freudian slip?

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February 10, 2010 12:35 pm ET filed under Blog

President Obama Rejects GOP's Definition Of Bipartisanship

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February 09, 2010 9:39 am ET filed under Fact Check

Reps. Boehner & Cantor Falsely Claim Health Care Bills Would Kill Jobs

On February 8, 2010, House Minority Leader John Boehner and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor wrote a letter to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel falsely claiming current health care reform legislation would kill jobs. In reality, the bills in front of Congress could create up to 400,000 jobs.

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February 08, 2010 2:16 pm ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Explicitly Rejects Bipartisan Compromise On Health Care

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January 28, 2010 4:11 pm ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Struggles To Defend GOP's Refusal To Compromise

The State of the Union didn't change a thing.  In Republican-land, "bipartisanship" has nothing to do with compromise.

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January 20, 2010 4:09 pm ET filed under Blog

GOP Calls On Dems To Move To Center, But Will They Meet Halfway?

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January 12, 2010 11:52 am ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Fumbles His Football Analogy

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January 08, 2010 12:18 pm ET filed under Blog

Amazingly, Rep. Cantor Admits It's Not Fair To Blame Obama For Job Losses

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December 10, 2009 11:06 am ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Claims GOP Isn't Trying To Scare The Public

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December 03, 2009 5:55 pm ET filed under Fact Check

Rep. Cantor Falsely Claims Clean Energy Legislation Would Kill Jobs

During a December 3, 2009 appearance on Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor falsely claimed clean energy legislation would be a "job killer." In reality, an increased investment in clean energy technology would create millions of American green jobs across every single state.

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November 24, 2009 11:09 am ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Calls The Stimulus "An Utter Failure" At His Stimulus-Fueled Job Fair

Without the stimulus, Rep. Cantor's job fair would have been a lot smaller.

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November 23, 2009 12:59 pm ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor's Baseless Fear-Mongering About Terrorism Trials

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November 07, 2009 9:38 pm ET filed under Fact Check

Rep. Cantor Lies, Says Democratic Proposal Increases Deficit

During the November 7, 2009 floor debate over health care reform, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor falsely stated the Democratic proposal would "blow a hole in the deficit." In reality, the Congressional Budget Office said the bill would decrease the federal deficit by $109 billion.

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November 07, 2009 9:29 am ET filed under Fact Check

Rep. Goodlatte Blatantly Lies, Says GOP Plan Outlaws Denying Coverage To Those With Pre-Existing Conditions

While speaking on the floor of the House on November 6, 2009, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) falsely claimed the Republican plan "makes it illegal for an insurance company to deny coverage to someone with prior coverage on the basis of a preexisting condition." In reality, the GOP alternative plan does no such thing.

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November 06, 2009 4:52 pm ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Crticizes Limbaugh -- Will He Apologize?

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November 05, 2009 4:05 pm ET filed under Blog

Rep. Cantor Blames Dems For Extreme Signs At GOP Protests

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