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New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on September 27, 2024 an ad:
When New Hampshire gubernatorial nominee Kelly Ayotte served on two companies’ boards, one “laid off 18,000 workers” and the other “laid off 1,200 American workers, moving jobs overseas.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 16, 2024 News release:
"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • July 13, 2024
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 16, 2023 the State of the State speech:
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
Half-True
By Aarón Torres • March 20, 2023
Erica Smith
Erica Smith
stated on December 30, 2021 a tweet:
“Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 7, 2022
Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen
stated on May 2, 2021 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 21, 2021 Twitter:
A new state agreement with Foxconn “will save Wisconsin taxpayers $2.77 billion.”
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • April 30, 2021
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 23, 2021 News release:
"Over the past decade, drug prices have risen at three times the rate of inflation."
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • April 7, 2021
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on April 4, 2021 remarks on "Fox News Sunday":
The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2021
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos
stated on July 29, 2020 a congressional hearing:
“The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • August 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 6, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Nike pays factory workers, 80% of whom are women, "20 cents an hour" and has them work "70 to 80 hours a week."  
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • November 22, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on June 17, 2019 a tweet:
Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • June 21, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 28, 2019 remarks in Fort Lauderdale:
"There was virtually no new business investment" after the 2017 tax law. "The bulk was used to buy back their own stock."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 4, 2019
Kathy Manning
Kathy Manning
stated on October 23, 2018 a debate:
"I'm not taking any corporate PAC money."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 28, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 22, 2018 a speech:
Under the Republican tax reform law, "83 percent of the benefits go to the top 1 percent of individuals and large multinational corporations."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 20, 2018 a TV ad:
"2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 8, 2018
Andy Gronik
Andy Gronik
stated on September 5, 2017 an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 12, 2017
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on August 14, 2017 a press release:
"Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 13, 2017 a news release:
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office "confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 14, 2017
Aaron DeGroot
Aaron DeGroot
stated on December 2, 2016 a tweet :
Says Kate Cloonen "needs that extra $68,000" lawmaker salary on top of the "$8.5 million in state contracts for her construction company."
Half-True
By Marc Filippino • January 6, 2017
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 13, 2016 a TV ad:
"Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people."
Half-True
By Will Doran • November 2, 2016
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