August 25, 2010 10:59 am ET filed under Blog
Gov. Bob McDonnell Continues To Mislead On Virginia's Budget Surplus
August 23, 2010 3:35 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor: GOP Majority Will Focus On "Aggressive Oversight" Of White House
August 12, 2010 10:26 am ET filed under Blog
Cantor On Ground Zero Mosque: Everyone Has Rights, "But Come On"
August 04, 2010 5:13 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Ken Cuccinelli: Conservative Crusader
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has earned the media's attention and the Tea Party's adoration with his high-profile challenge to the Affordable Care Act and outspoken support for Arizona-style immigration laws. Cuccinelli's status as Virginia's top lawyer, however, does not mean he should be considered a credible authority on legal issues. Rather, he is a conservative true-believer, with a history of supporting far-right positions, whose political agenda and ambitions are clear. Here is a brief summation of Cuccinelli's record.
August 02, 2010 12:26 pm ET filed under Video
Rep. Cantor Reluctantly Admits Extending Bush Tax Cuts Will Increase Deficits
August 02, 2010 12:12 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Reluctantly Admits Extending Bush Tax Cuts Will Increase Deficits
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.
June 17, 2010 11:04 am ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Contradicts GOP Lawmakers On BP Escrow Fund
May 26, 2010 10:20 am ET filed under Blog
CBO: Recovery Act Has Created Up To 2.8 Million Jobs
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.
May 19, 2010 9:27 am ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor's "YouCut" Aims To Slash Jobs Program
April 19, 2010 12:38 pm ET filed under Blog
Another Republican Nod To The Confederacy?
April 07, 2010 5:54 pm ET filed under Blog
Former Supporters Slam Gov. McDonnell Over Confederate History Month
March 26, 2010 12:55 pm ET filed under Blog
FLASHBACK: Rep. Cantor Dismissed The Threat Of Violence Against Members Of Congress
March 25, 2010 2:42 pm ET filed under Blog
RELEASE: "Republicans Created This Monster. It's Their Responsibility To Tame It."
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.
March 11, 2010 6:12 pm ET filed under Blog
Bigoted Virginia Republicans Protest Muslim Imam At State Capitol
March 02, 2010 4:42 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Criticizes Obama For Accepting Republican Ideas
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.
February 28, 2010 12:23 pm ET filed under Video
Rep. Cantor Says The GOP Wants "More People Uninsured"
Freudian slip?
February 10, 2010 12:35 pm ET filed under Blog
President Obama Rejects GOP's Definition Of Bipartisanship
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.
February 08, 2010 2:16 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Explicitly Rejects Bipartisan Compromise On Health Care
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.
January 20, 2010 4:09 pm ET filed under Blog
GOP Calls On Dems To Move To Center, But Will They Meet Halfway?
January 12, 2010 11:52 am ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Fumbles His Football Analogy
