Shelley Moore Capito

“#Bidenomics has led to mortgage rates hitting a 21-year high → over 7%.”

PolitiFact says: Mortgage rates hit a 21-year high in August, reaching 7.09%. But blaming President Joe Biden’s policies for record-high mortgage rates is an oversimplification, economists say.

“In West Virginia, a gallon of gas is nearly one dollar more than it was a year ago, and we’re paying about 30 cents more for a gallon of milk than we did at this time last year.”

PolitiFact says: Various sources show that there was nearly a $1 increase in the price of a gallon of gasoline over the past year. Milk prices rose, but by less than 30 cents. The actual increase was about 18 cents a gallon.

“These figures are what you would consider regular appropriations-plus. So it’s baseline-plus.”

Washington Post says: Capito clearly offered hints during her presentation that care must be taken when comparing the Senate GOP proposal and Biden’s plan.

“President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.”

PolitiFact says: Spending on K-12 education in the measure is set to continue through 2028, although 90% of it will be distributed between 2021 and 2025.

“On average, one person dies by suicide every 22 hours in West Virginia.”

“A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!”