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Paul Ryan
stated on August 21, 2017 a town hall:

Says Aaron Rodgers "is not the highest tax rate payer" in Wisconsin, it's "the single mom getting 24 grand in benefits with two kids who will lose 80 cents on the dollar if she goes and takes a job."

By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on July 28, 2017 an interview:

Says Foxconn didn't keep a promise to build a plant in Pennsylvania because "Pennsylvania changed governors."

By Tom Kertscher • August 25, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on July 19, 2017 a tweet:

"We took Wisconsin from the Bottom 10 for business to the Top 10."

By Eric Litke • August 23, 2017

Kellyanne Conway
stated on July 22, 2017 Fox News interview:

Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media.

By Manuela Tobias • July 23, 2017

Scott Pruitt
stated on June 4, 2017 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2017

Rick Scott
stated on February 7, 2017 a statement to press:

"When the House wants to stop Enterprise Florida ... they’re hurting our rural communities."

By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2017

Rick Scott
stated on February 13, 2017 a roundtable discussion:

"Your politicians in Tallahassee today are saying, in your area, that they don't need any more jobs. That is exactly what Rep. Paul Renner said."

By Allison Graves • February 17, 2017

Sean Spicer
stated on January 23, 2017 the daily press briefing:

There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."

By Lauren Carroll • January 25, 2017

Michael Long
stated on October 14, 2016 an interview on Capital Tonight:

Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving."

By Dan Clark • December 23, 2016

Republican National Committee
stated on September 17, 2016 an email :

"Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally in Tampa:

"That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."

By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech:

Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 14, 2016 a speech.:

Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage."

By Sean Gorman • July 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 a tweet:

"Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."

By Louis Jacobson, Taylor Leighton • June 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 10, 2016 a speech.:

Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent.

By Warren Fiske • June 20, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on May 4, 2016 a tweet:

"Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year."

By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2016

Enterprise Florida
stated on April 27, 2016 Enterprise Florida radio ads in California:

"Seven hundred thousand. That’s how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage….Now Florida is adding one million jobs, not losing them."

By Linda Qiu • May 4, 2016

Vicky Hartzler
stated on March 24, 2016 an interview with ABC17 News:

"We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s."

By Conner Smith • March 26, 2016

Roy Blunt
stated on January 15, 2016 a news release:

"The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work"

By Mary McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on March 13, 2016 an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years."

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2016

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