With the battle over the Affordable Care Act continuing in the courts, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., took to Twitter to argue that millions of Americans have benefited from the law. Manchin wrote, “Let’s be clear: throwing out the #AffordableCareAct without a plan in place would be horrific for West Virginians and Americans […]
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Fact-check: Do More Than 20 Veterans Die by Suicide Every Day?
Do 20 veterans die every day by suicide? Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., cited that figure in a recent press release that accompanied a veterans mental health and suicide prevention bill he introduced. Saying that the goal of the bill is to “connect more veterans with the mental health care they need and […]
Read MoreFact-checking a GOP Talking Point on Walls and Border Apprehensions
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., took to Twitter earlier this year to discuss the debate over erecting a wall on the U.S-Mexico border. She said that previous barriers built on the southern border have been successful. In the tweet, Capito said, “Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors […]
Read MoreFact-check: Did Obamacare Premiums Rise 160 percent in West Virginia in Four Years?
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a Republican, recently took to Facebook to criticize the Affordable Care Act, the landmark law also known as Obamacare. Morrisey is seeking to overturn the law through a suit filed by a number of Republican attorneys general. In his Jan. 2 post, Morrisey said the country must […]
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