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Charles Schumer
stated on April 16, 2018 a news release from Senate Democrats

In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018."

By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2018

Joe Manchin
stated on March 21, 2018 a tweet

Small businesses in West Virginia "make up about 96 percent of our state's economy."

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on January 11, 2018 a tweet

Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."

January 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 his State of the Union address

"After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages."

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018

Jason Smith
stated on November 13, 2017 a tweet

"Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."

By Emma Diltz • December 24, 2017

Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 8, 2017 a statement released by her office

"Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families."

By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2017

Mahlon Mitchell
stated on November 19, 2017 an interview

Wisconsin has "the fastest-shrinking middle class in the country."

By Kevin Crowe • November 29, 2017

Rahm Emanuel
stated on October 18, 2017 a speech

"And over the last six years, Chicago’s economy has grown faster than the economies of New York City, Washington, D.C., or the national average."

By Matt Dietrich • October 20, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2017 an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"In 1986, President Ronald Reagan" cut the business tax rate to 34 percent and "it worked -- our economy boomed, the middle class thrived and median family income increased."

September 6, 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

Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2017 remarks in the Oval Office

"Business spirit is the highest it's ever been, according to polls."

By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 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

Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait
stated on July 7, 2017 a recall filing

Says Tom Barrett "has directed that tens of millions of City of Milwaukee tax dollars be used for the construction of a downtown trolley at the expense of: health and public safety; repair and replacement of public infrastructure; public education; and, job creation and economic development."

July 14, 2017

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on May 16, 2017 a speech at a conference

A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually."

By Dan Clark • June 15, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on April 26, 2017 a tweet

"The U.S. recorded its slowest economic growth in five years (2016). GDP up only 1.6%. Trade deficits hurt the economy very badly."

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 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

Texas Association of Business
stated on December 6, 2016 a press release and study

Says a study indicates up to $8.5 billion in lost GDP and up to 185,000 lost jobs if Texas lawmakers approve a measure limiting transgender bathroom choices.

By W. Gardner Selby • February 3, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 his inaugural address

"We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon."

By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2017 a tweet

Says Georgia’s 5th congressional district, represented by John Lewis, is "in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."

By Linda Qiu • January 15, 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

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