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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2013 interviews on four Sunday morning news shows
Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs."
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By Caryn Shinske • November 17, 2013
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on August 3, 2013 a response to the president's Saturday address
"This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Alan Krueger
Alan Krueger
stated on August 2, 2013 an interview with Bloomberg television
"Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on July 9, 2013 an online gubernatorial campaign ad
"Guess what, governor? There’s no fried butter in Newark. Just 13 percent unemployment."
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By Caryn Shinske • July 14, 2013
Charlene Lima
Charlene Lima
stated on June 26, 2013 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House
Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 10, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 9, 2013 an advertisement
"Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013
Ban the Box RI
Ban the Box RI
stated on March 20, 2013 a video posted on YouTube
"In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year."
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By Michael McKinney • April 15, 2013
Progress Ohio
Progress Ohio
stated on March 26, 2013 a fundraising email
"It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."
True
By Tom Feran • April 2, 2013
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 15, 2013 a tweet
"Under Gov. Kasich, Ohio wages have increased by $10.3 billion."
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By Tom Feran • March 21, 2013
Dave Joyce
Dave Joyce
stated on February 13, 2013 a radio interview
"There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country."
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By Sabrina Eaton • February 19, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 12, 2013 the Republican response to the State of the Union Address
"Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
"After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 8, 2013 State of the State address
"In total, we have added nearly 75,000 private sector jobs in New Jersey since we took office in January 2010."
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By Caryn Shinske • January 20, 2013
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on November 13, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
"In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey."
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By Caryn Shinske • December 9, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on December 3, 2012 a speech.
Says that in 2011, Oregon had "the second fastest growing economy in the nation."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • December 5, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on November 18, 2012 a newspaper column
"We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country."  
True
By John Hill • November 30, 2012
Jobs Ohio
Jobs Ohio
stated on November 17, 2012 a television ad
"In the past year alone, Ohio businesses have created more jobs than almost every other state in the country."
True
By Henry J. Gomez • November 29, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on November 9, 2012 a newspaper interview
Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would  "take us into a recession and kill jobs."
True
By Stephen Koff • November 15, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on November 1, 2012 a radio address
"Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita."  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 11, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on October 16, 2012 a debate
"There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs."
True
By Aaron Marshall • October 31, 2012
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