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Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on July 21, 2010 a campaign ad
"Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation."
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By Erin Mershon • August 5, 2010
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on July 12, 2010 an online forum on ProJo.com
"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 21, 2010 a television campaign ad
"Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • August 3, 2010
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on June 28, 2010 a speech at the state Democratic convention
For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, "we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 30, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on June 30, 2010 a news release
Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • July 28, 2010
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on July 20, 2010 an MSNBC interview
"For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • July 27, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 15, 2010 an op-ed in the Detroit News
"Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Sabrina Eaton • July 15, 2010
Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on June 30, 2010 a campaign video
"At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed."
Half-True
July 8, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a public debate in West Palm Beach
"My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."  
Half-True
By Trenton Daniel • June 25, 2010
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on June 10, 2010 speeches and on his campaign website
"If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half."
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • June 25, 2010
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on May 26, 2010 an interview on FOX.
"On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 18, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on May 21, 2010 a campaign commercial
When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 5, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 4, 2010 a news release
"This year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs per month, a majority in the private sector, a stark contrast to the Bush Administration record of losing an average of nearly 750,000 jobs per month in its last three months."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2010
Mark Critz
Mark Critz
stated on May 27, 2010 a speech on the House floor
"The Democratic Congress has already taken significant steps to create jobs and jump-start the economy, resulting in the lowest tax rates in over 50 years and the creation of over 500,000 new jobs so far this year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 25, 2010 a speech to young Republicans in Tampa
Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2010
Ed Whitacre
Ed Whitacre
stated on April 21, 2010 a TV ad
GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
Half-True
April 27, 2010
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 18, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week
Passage of Clinton budget bill in 1993 "led to an enormous flowering of the economy in America."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2010
Annise Parker
Annise Parker
stated on March 10, 2010 a newspaper article
"For years now, we have spent more money than we have taken in."
Half-True
March 21, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 25, 2010 a statement at the health care summit
The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately."
Half-True
By Catharine Richert • March 8, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2010 a TV advertisement.
"I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 25, 2010
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