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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.
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • November 7, 2023
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 21, 2023 an interview with Noticias Telemundo
"Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses."
Mostly True
May 16, 2023
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 1, 2021 an interview on MSNBC
"Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 7, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 22, 2020 a campaign video
There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • July 24, 2020
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on September 8, 2019 a campaign announcement
"Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation."
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By Joe Noser • October 31, 2019
Nikki Bowmar
Nikki Bowmar
stated on March 30, 2019 a comment in a newspaper article
Small businesses in West Virginia make up "99 percent of the total number of businesses in the state" and employ "nearly 50 percent of the state’s workforce."
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By Jensen Mills, Stephanie Alvaro • April 24, 2019
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says Trump ties are made "in China, not Colorado. Trump suits in Mexico, not Michigan. Trump furniture in Turkey, not Ohio. Trump picture frames in India, not Wisconsin."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 29, 2016
William Barber
William Barber
stated on April 22, 2016 a speech announcing the Moral Monday march
"80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage"
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By Will Doran • April 28, 2016
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on April 5, 2015 an interview on "Face the Nation."
"Ninety percent of American workers don't own their own business."
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By Katharina Fiedler • April 13, 2015
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 5, 2014 an interview
In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. 
Mostly True
November 21, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 an interview
Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started."  
Mostly True
September 29, 2014
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 2, 2014 an interview
Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."  
Mostly True
September 14, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on November 4, 2013 a campaign speech
"We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 10, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 17, 2013 a public address
"Half of all CEOs say that the shutdown and the threat of shutdown set back their plans to hire over the next six months."
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By Julie Kliegman • October 21, 2013
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
stated on September 15, 2013 an interview with Fox News
The employer mandate "affects only 5 percent of businesses in this country."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 18, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 30, 2013 a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference
"We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 6, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall
"We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 12, 2011 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times.
Mostly True
June 13, 2011
Armond Budish
Armond Budish
stated on March 17, 2011 a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer
Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • March 25, 2011
William G. Batchelder
William G. Batchelder
stated on February 4, 2011 an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM
"75 percent of the jobs created in the state of Ohio are created in small business. They are not created by huge corporations and those who are very wealthy."
Mostly True
By James McCarty • February 21, 2011
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