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Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on August 6, 2017 in a TV interview:
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin is "still 16,000 manufacturing jobs lower than we were during the recession."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • August 30, 2017
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on May 2, 2017 in her book "Women Who Work":
"40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech:
"We’ve lost 70,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization."  
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By Tom Kertscher • April 19, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 6, 2017 in social media posts:
"It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2017
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved."
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By Jon Greenberg • February 17, 2017
John Patrick
John Patrick
stated on January 12, 2017 in a Texas Capitol press conference:
"If you have a family, the current minimum wage easily qualifies you for food stamps."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2016 in a rally in Atkinson, N.H.:
"Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2016 in a rally in Delaware, Ohio:
"Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate:
Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio."
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By Allison Graves • October 21, 2016
Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
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By Taylor Leighton • August 12, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"We have the most productive workers in the world."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC:
Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 27, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Says Donald Trump "believes that states should actually have the right to lower the minimum wage below $7.25."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2016
Moms Rising
Moms Rising
stated on July 13, 2016:
"In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."
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By Will Doran • July 15, 2016
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
stated on June 12, 2016 in a posting on Twitter:
"A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2016
Chris Koster
Chris Koster
stated on April 22, 2016 in a tweet:
"Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women."
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By Conner Smith • May 18, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 21, 2016 in a Hillary for America campaign ad:
"On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • February 12, 2016
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com:
"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016
Kevin Russell
Kevin Russell
stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column:
"In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 7, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 18, 2015 in a roundtable event on women's economic security:
"Women fill two-thirds of minimum wage jobs."
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By Kaitlin DeWulf • November 13, 2015
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