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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 5, 2013 an interview
Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year."
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December 15, 2013
David Madland
David Madland
stated on December 6, 2013 a broadcast of CNN's "Crossfire"
"The CBO just said if we cut this (unemployment benefits) extension, we will kill jobs, because those people who are looking for work won't have any money to spend."
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By Jon Greenberg • December 10, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech at the Center for American Progress
The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2013
Michael Mule'
Michael Mule'
stated on November 4, 2013 an interview
"Georgia has lost 14 percent of its jobs paying more than $50,000 a year and added 15 percent to its Medicaid rolls during the recovery."
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By Eric Stirgus • November 13, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 a YouTube attack ad
As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund."
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By Julie Kliegman • November 1, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 6, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2013
Michael Turner
Michael Turner
stated on April 22, 2012 a news release
Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."
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By Stephen Koff • September 24, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 26, 2013 prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life
According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2013
John Currie
John Currie
stated on September 9, 2013 a guest blog post
Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 12, 2013 a press conference
According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2013
Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
stated on August 29, 2013 an interview
"Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
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September 16, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 21, 2013 a radio ad
"Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
"Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2013
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on June 11, 2013 a keynote address
The ocean is now "much more acidic . . . than it has been for many millions of years."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 the commencement address at Hillsdale College
Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on May 19, 2013 an appearance on "10 News Conference"
Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 2, 2013
Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith
stated on May 6, 2013 a newspaper article
The federal government could save $500 million annually by circulating $1 coins instead of $1 bills.
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By Janel Davis • May 31, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 a speech in Manor, Texas.
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 8, 2013 a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day
"Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 18, 2013
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
stated on April 10, 2013 an interview with NPR
"We have the fewest people employed in this country since 1979."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2013
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