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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 6, 2019 a tweet
"99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce."
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By Eric Litke • May 7, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 a rally
"The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. It’s never been this low before, ever, ever, ever."
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By Mica Soellner • May 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall in New Hampshire
Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
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By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019
Daniel Riemer
Daniel Riemer
stated on February 17, 2019 a TV interview
"About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more."  
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By Mica Soellner • April 4, 2019
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on January 14, 2019 an op-ed
West Virginia has "the nation’s lowest workforce participation rate, which hovers around 50 percent, when the national average is about 63 percent."
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By Erica Anderson, Molly DeCarli • February 27, 2019
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on February 7, 2019 a speech.
"Today’s minimum wage worker making $7.25 an hour has less buying power than a minimum wage worker in the 1960s."
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By Warren Fiske • February 13, 2019
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on November 8, 2018 an op-ed
"In 2017, West Virginia’s $43,469 median household income was $16,867 below the national average, ranking 50th."
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By Julia Mellett, Sadaf Nikzad • December 7, 2018
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on November 27, 2018 a tweet
At General Motors, CEO Mary Barra "took home almost 22 MILLION DOLLARS last year alone (295x your company's average employee)."
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By Liz Newton, Jamie Green, Kenna Richards, Patrick Orsagos • December 6, 2018
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
stated on November 9, 2018 a tweet
"In fact 7 out of 10 new jobs in America are created by small businesses."
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By Titus Wu • November 19, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 29, 2018 a tweet
"Middle-class income rose to a record level in 2017 as the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans."
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By Warren Sterling • November 15, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 14, 2018 a tweet
"West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!"
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By Adrianne Uphold • November 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2018 a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.
"Household income among Hispanic Americans has just set a new record high."
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By Matt Minard • November 1, 2018
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
stated on August 27, 2018 a tweet
"Since passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Walmart 'increased their starting wage to $11/hr & has given about $400 million in bonuses.'"
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By Hannah Archambault, Matthew Hall • October 5, 2018
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate.
"The national economy was strong in its largest expansion of private sector jobs before President Trump came into office."  
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By Warren Fiske • September 25, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 10, 2018 a tweet
"For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed."
True
By Anja Martin • August 31, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 8, 2018 a tweet
"The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected."
True
By Warren Sterling • August 23, 2018
Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse
stated on May 31, 2018 a statement
"We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2018
Tina Smith
Tina Smith
stated on May 21, 2018 a tweet
"Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2018
James Tedisco
James Tedisco
stated on April 13, 2018 a blog post
After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure."
True
By Dan Clark • April 26, 2018
Noah Smith
Noah Smith
stated on March 7, 2018 a Bloomberg View column
"Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2018
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