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Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release.:
Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' "
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By Zack McMillin • June 18, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 3, 2012 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press.":
"Giving the facts:  73,000 jobs created ... since '11.  Do you know how many direct jobs in the auto industry?  1,800."
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By Reginald Fields • June 13, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on April 29, 2012 in an interview on My9TV.com's "New Jersey Now" program:
"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."
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By Caryn Shinske • June 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 16, 2012 in remarks in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
There are "49 different federal job training programs that report to eight agencies."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
Ted Jackson
Ted Jackson
stated on February 29, 2012 in a letter:
Georgia ranks "last in job growth."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 12, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview posted online by WFAA-TV in Dallas:
"A hundred percent of all the jobs lost during the recession have been reclaimed in Texas … while the nation is at about 36 percent."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 11, 2012
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on February 15, 2012 in a speech:
"[E]mployment in Gwinnett is up more than 3 percent over last year, and unemployment is the lowest of the five core metro counties."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 5, 2012
Kevin Cameron
Kevin Cameron
stated on January 21, 2012 in a news release:
Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years.
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By Janie Har • February 11, 2012
Committee for Our Children's Future
Committee for Our Children's Future
stated on January 31, 2012 in a television ad:
Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region."
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By Erin O'Neill • February 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address:
"In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 18, 2012 in a news release:
"More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."
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By Tom Feran • January 23, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address:
"In the past year, Floridians, not government, created almost 135,000 new private sector jobs. We netted more than 120,000 total jobs in the first 11 months of 2011; the third most of any state in the nation."
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By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2012
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on December 12, 2011 in an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’:
Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million.
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By Sue Owen • January 6, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 19, 2012 in a news conference:
"We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest."  
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By Aaron Marshall • January 6, 2012
Eric Gray
Eric Gray
stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech:
Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far.
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By Eric Stirgus • November 30, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on November 11, 2011 in a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing:
"We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners."
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By Peter Krouse • November 28, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech:
"One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
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By Reginald Fields • November 17, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on October 12, 2011 in a web ad.:
"1.53 million jobs are at risk (from potential defense cuts)."
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By Sean Gorman • October 29, 2011
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column:
"The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions."
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By Henry J. Gomez • October 19, 2011
Matthew Rothschild
Matthew Rothschild
stated on October 4, 2011 in an interview:
U.S. unemployment among people ages 16 to 24 is "18.4 percent, which is a 60-year high."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 10, 2011
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