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stated on February 16, 2025 an X post:

The federal workforce grew from 2.1 to 3 million under President Joe Biden, “a 46% increase since Biden took office.”

By Caleb McCullough • February 18, 2025

Tim Walz
stated on September 21, 2024 an event in Bethlehem, Pa.:

“The last union member on a national ticket (was) Ronald Reagan.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2024

JD Vance
stated on August 25, 2024 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

“Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on May 12, 2024 a fundraising event in Seattle:

"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."

By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2024

Donald Trump
stated on March 9, 2024 a rally in Rome, Georgia:

"In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."

By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2024

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on February 21, 2023 YouTube ad:

“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.

By Laura Schulte • March 7, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on February 15, 2023 a speech in Lanham, Maryland:

The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter."

By Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on December 19, 2021 a Facebook post:

Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?"

By Bill McCarthy • December 21, 2021

Joe Manchin
stated on March 7, 2021 remarks on ABC's "This Week":

“Very few … if any” states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

By Harrison Dover, Sammie Smith • April 28, 2021

Jordan Rachel
stated on January 16, 2021 a tweet:

A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38.

By Bill McCarthy • January 20, 2021

Abigail Spanberger
stated on October 20, 2020 a debate.:

“The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”

By Warren Fiske • October 30, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2020 a Facebook post:

“OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.”

By Tom Kertscher • June 25, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2018 posts on the Internet:

A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.

By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2020

Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 5, 2020 a CNN town hall:

“We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2020

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 10, 2019 an op-ed in the Washington Post:

"42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."

By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2019

Kamala Harris
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall:

"The majority of women are minimum wage workers."

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2019

Phil Scott
stated on January 24, 2019 his budget address in the Statehouse.:

"Every county, including Chittenden, has fewer people available for work."

By Colin Meyn, Felippe Rodrigues • January 26, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on March 8, 2018 remarks before a Cabinet meeting:

"When I was campaigning, I was talking about 18 and 20 years (when) wages effectively went down. Now, for the first time in a long time, they're starting to go up for people."

By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2017 a question-and-answer session with reporters:

Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time."

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2017

Bloggers
stated on March 9, 2015 a post shared on Facebook:

Government orders South African firm "to lay off 3,389 white employees."

By Jon Greenberg • April 2, 2017

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