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Ritchie Torres
Ritchie Torres
stated on July 20, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
“Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”
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By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2025
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on July 14, 2025 a podcast interview
“California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
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By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on March 10, 2025 a speech
“Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2025
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 28, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account."
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By Hope Karnopp • January 15, 2025
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on November 19, 2024 a public event
We’ve created 732,000 jobs since I've been governor.
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 26, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 2, 2024 a written statement
"Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2024
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on July 28, 2024 an interview on Fox News Sunday
“Even before the pandemic, America went into a manufacturing recession.”
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By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2024
Simon Rosenberg
Simon Rosenberg
stated on March 8, 2024 a post on X
“Since 1989 and a new age of globalization began, 51 million jobs have been created in America. 49 million, 96%, have been created under Democratic presidents.”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2024
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on February 4, 2024 a roundtable on ABC's "This Week"
Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”
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By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 5, 2023 a post on X
“We’ve created close to 800,000 manufacturing jobs since I’ve taken office.”
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By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2023
Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on November 20, 2023 a White House press briefing
“Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”
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By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2023
Rachael Cabral-Guevara,
Rachael Cabral-Guevara,
stated on October 18, 2023 Public hearing
Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care.
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By Hope Karnopp • November 7, 2023
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on August 14, 2023 a post on X
"Credit card debt is above $1 trillion for the FIRST TIME EVER."
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By Ashala Moseberry • October 19, 2023
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 17, 2023 a post on X
“Since Biden took office ... real wages have fallen monthly.”
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By Jacquie Broush • October 12, 2023
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 23, 2023 a post on X
“#Bidenomics has led to mortgage rates hitting a 21-year high → over 7%.”
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By Sophia Bookwood • October 5, 2023
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on August 24, 2023 a post on X
“Under Jim Justice,” West Virginia had “the lowest unemployment rate in state history.”
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By Kylie Tuttle • September 26, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 24, 2023 a campaign ad
Since Joe Biden “has taken office, unemployment in our (Latino) community has been cut in half."
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September 22, 2023
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 17, 2023 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • September 21, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 29, 2023 a speech at the White House
U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 28, 2023 a speech in Chicago
Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.”
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By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2023
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