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
January 08, 2010 12:18 pm ET filed under Blog
Amazingly, Rep. Cantor Admits It's Not Fair To Blame Obama For Job Losses
December 10, 2009 11:06 am ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Claims GOP Isn't Trying To Scare The Public
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.
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.
November 23, 2009 12:59 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor's Baseless Fear-Mongering About Terrorism Trials
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.
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.
November 06, 2009 4:52 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Crticizes Limbaugh -- Will He Apologize?
November 05, 2009 4:05 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Blames Dems For Extreme Signs At GOP Protests
November 05, 2009 11:31 am ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Can't Be Bothered By The Uninsured
In a radio interview, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) attempted to defend the GOP's failure to increase access for the uninsured.
October 29, 2009 2:29 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Feigns Outrage Over Democrats' Press Conference
October 28, 2009 12:56 pm ET filed under Blog
GOP Leaders Hype Op-Ed Calling On Them To Produce A Bill
October 27, 2009 1:50 pm ET filed under Blog
Washington Post Calls Out Chamber Of Commerce
October 23, 2009 12:16 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Admits Fox News Acted As Obama's "Adversary"
October 23, 2009 12:14 pm ET filed under Video
Rep. Cantor Admits Fox News Acted As Obama's "Adversary"
During an October 22nd interview with Fox News' On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, Rep. Eric Cantor effectively admitted that the network had acted as the White House's "adversary."
October 14, 2009 3:08 pm ET filed under Blog
Odd Couple: Rep. Cantor Touts Union Opposition To Baucus Bill
October 07, 2009 6:09 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Cantor Blasts CBO, Despite Calling Previous Analysis "The Turning Point" In Health Care Debate
September 30, 2009 2:07 pm ET filed under Blog
Will The Republican Leadership Hypocritically Support A Grayson Resolution?
House Republicans set a standard when they opposed on principle a resolution condemning Rep. Joe "You Lie" Wilson. Rep. Tom Price's new resolution demanding an apology from Rep. Alan Grayson clearly violates that standard. Will the GOP leadership maintain their principled stance?
September 30, 2009 11:50 am ET filed under Fact Check
Rep. Cantor's "Disconnect" From The American People
In a September 30, 2009 statement, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) said the push for a public health insurance option shows that Washington "is just absolutely disconnected with what most families in this country are expecting out of their government." But considering that 65% of Americans support a public option, it seems that Cantor is the one who's "disconnected."
