January 19, 2011 4:11 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Rep. Whitfield Falsely Claims Insurance Companies Supported The Affordable Care Act
Rep. Ed Whitfield, (R-KY) speaking on the House floor this afternoon, claimed Republicans couldn't be accused of representing the interests of insurance companies because insurance companies supported The Affordable Care Act. In reality, insurance companies funneled nearly $100 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in order to "drum up opposition" to health care reform through a massive lobbying and advertising campaign.
April 23, 2009 1:37 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Rep. Whitfield vs. Reality: Spanish Green Jobs Study
On April 23, 2009, Live Blog on Gop.gov posted a question from Rep. Ed Whitfield regarding the green jobs created by the proposed government spending. However, neither Rep. Whitfield nor the powers that be at GOP.gov bothered to do a little background check on the issue at hand. If they had, it would have become clear that Rep. Whitfield's question misrepresents the results of a study that was produced by a libertarian think tank that has received funding from Exxon Mobil.
