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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 12, 2010 in a television ad:
"Roy Barnes proclaimed Mexican workers good for Georgia."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • October 18, 2010
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
John Kitzhaber created 128,000 new jobs while governor.
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 16, 2010
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on October 12, 2010 in The Oregonian's Voter Guide:
Says David Wu has presided over "137 months" in which "Oregon's unemployment rate has been above the national average."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • October 14, 2010
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on October 6, 2010 in a gubernatorial debate:
Says Lincoln Chafee "settled a union strike by giving the teachers a 19-percent-raise."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 15, 2010 in a television ad:
"Houston suffered $1.7 billion in operating losses under Mayor Bill White."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 13, 2010
Adam Kinzinger
Adam Kinzinger
stated on September 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Since Debbie Halvorson has been in politics, Illinois has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2010
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 22, 2010 in an election ad:
Says Lee Fisher "wanted a $1.1 billion tax increase which could have driven countless jobs out of state."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 5, 2010
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on September 15, 2010 in a radio interview:
Says Scott Bruun supports "cutting the Department of Commerce and eliminating NOAA."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 4, 2010
Americans for Job Security
Americans for Job Security
stated on September 23, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and "we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2010
Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley
stated on September 15, 2010 in a speech in Albany:
"Under Gov. Kitzhaber, unemployment rose 65 percent, state spending went up 57 percent and personal incomes declined compared to the rest of the country."
Half-True
By Harry Esteve • September 24, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on September 13, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Under Lee Fisher Ohio has lost nearly 400,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • September 23, 2010
AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO
stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign mailer.:
Marco Rubio "opposes extending unemployment benefits."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 22, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 14, 2010 in a television ad:
Roy Barnes "made Georgia dead last in education" and Georgia "led the nation in job losses."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 21, 2010
Patrick Lynch
Patrick Lynch
stated on June 20, 2010 in an appearance on Newsmakers:
"Deepwater's own testimony . . . is they said they'll create six jobs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 17, 2010
Mickie Williams
Mickie Williams
stated on September 7, 2010 in a presentation:
Clayton County has employed 1,300 people over the past seven months through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 14, 2010
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on July 19, 2010 in an e-mail:
Says the federal agency in charge of Medicare and Medicaid will disburse $803 billion in benefits this year, making "it larger than all but 15 of the world's economies."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 4, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on August 24, 2010 in a newspaper ad:
Gov. Rick Perry "has overseen the highest Texas unemployment in 22 years."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke • August 28, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland:
"Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • August 24, 2010
Steve LaTourette
Steve LaTourette
stated on July 6, 2010 in a speech:
"Since the president became the president, we have lost 3.3 million jobs in the private sector. But you know who's done OK and who's not complaining today? The public sector. We've gained 590,000 public sector jobs."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • August 18, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on August 6, 2010 in the "Rachel Maddow Show":
"We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • August 12, 2010
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