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Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on February 4, 2014 a news release.
"The CBO’s latest report confirms what Republicans have been saying for years now. Under Obamacare, millions of hardworking Americans will lose their jobs."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • February 7, 2014
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on February 4, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"If you have a union job, you're making on average $950 a week. If you have a non-union job, you're making $750 a week."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2014
Gretchen Carlson
Gretchen Carlson
stated on February 4, 2014 a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story"
"The CBO now says the president's health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2014
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on January 15, 2014 his state of state speech
"Since I took office in January 2011, we have created 11,100 Rhode Island-based jobs."
Half-True
By John Hill • February 2, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on January 9, 2014 a radio interview
"Every year since Gov. Walker and the Republicans have been in control of the Legislature we’ve created fewer jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 31, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2014 a response to the State of the Union address
Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 30, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address
Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
stated on January 28, 2014 the Republican response to the State of the Union address
"Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of Union address
During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014
Steven King
Steven King
stated on January 5, 2014 a TV interview
"We’ve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector" at Quonset Business Park.
True
By John Hill • January 22, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 15, 2014 a speech
"(M)ore Georgians have jobs than at any other time since October 2008."
True
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 21, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 a State of the State address
"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • January 19, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 7, 2014 an interview
Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."
Pants on Fire!
January 16, 2014
Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar
stated on January 10, 2014 a CNN interview
"The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 15, 2014
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on January 14, 2014 a press release
"Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 14, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 6, 2014 an interview
"Jobs that involve the minimum wage are overwhelmingly jobs for young people starting out in the workforce."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 13, 2014
Gene Sperling
Gene Sperling
stated on January 5, 2014 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Our economy still has three people looking for every job (opening)."
True
By Julie Kliegman • January 7, 2014
Marie Corfield
Marie Corfield
stated on December 30, 2013 a column on BlueJersey.com
Says New Jersey has "the highest unemployment rate in the region" and "stagnant job growth."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • January 5, 2014
Teresa Ghilarducci
Teresa Ghilarducci
stated on December 15, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "Up"
"A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 23, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on December 4, 2013 a talk to the Human Services Coalition of Oregon
"60 percent of the jobs lost in the 2008 recession were living-wage jobs. Of the jobs we’ve gotten back, only 40 percent are living-wage."
True
By Dana Tims • December 20, 2013
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