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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.”
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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."
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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.”
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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.”
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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."
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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.
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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."  
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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
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."
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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
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
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."
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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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