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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 6, 2019 in 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 in 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 in 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."
True
By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019
Daniel Riemer
Daniel Riemer
stated on February 17, 2019 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.:
"Household income among Hispanic Americans has just set a new record high."
True
By Matt Minard • November 1, 2018
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
stated on August 27, 2018 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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."
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By Warren Sterling • August 23, 2018
Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse
stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement:
"We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2018
Tina Smith
Tina Smith
stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet:
"Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2018
James Tedisco
James Tedisco
stated on April 13, 2018 in 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 in 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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