Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 19, 2014 a radio commentary:

Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."

By Tom Kertscher • April 2, 2014

Kenneth Block
stated on March 2, 2014 a TV interview:

Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee."

By John Hill • March 10, 2014

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."

By James B. Nelson • January 31, 2014

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."

By Louis Jacobson • January 30, 2014

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."

By Dave Umhoefer • January 13, 2014

ECONorthwest
stated on December 9, 2013 a paper for the Oregon Business Plan:

"Oregon leads the nation in number of jobs per capita in manufacturing."

By Dana Tims • December 13, 2013

Elisabeth Hasselbeck
stated on November 19, 2013 comments on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends":

A Census Bureau worker says he was told to skew information to bring the unemployment rate down "as we headed into an election season."

By Jon Greenberg • November 20, 2013

Maria Bartiromo
stated on October 20, 2013 an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"As a result of Obamacare, we are becoming something of a part-time employment country."

By Jon Greenberg • October 22, 2013

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 19, 2013 a speech.:

Since Obamacare became law, "most of our new jobs have been part-time jobs."

By Sean Gorman • October 18, 2013

Rick Kriseman
stated on October 15, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times/mayoral debate:

"Unfortunately, since Mr. Foster's been mayor ... there are less people employed in the city of St. Petersburg than there were prior to his taking office."

By Katie Sanders • October 17, 2013

Suzanne Bonamici
stated on October 12, 2013 an opinion piece. :

Says "nearly 30,000" federal employees in Oregon were furloughed during the government shutdown.

By Ian K. Kullgren • October 17, 2013

Rick Perry
stated on September 18, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":

"Every engine manufacturer in the United States is now in the state of Texas."

By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 a campaign press statement:

Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 19, 2013

Harry Reid
stated on July 30, 2013 a media availability with reporters:

The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs."

By Jon Greenberg • August 1, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2013 an interview with the 'New York Times':

The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline."

By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2013

Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 a tweet:

"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."

By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013

Sean Hannity
stated on January 20, 2013 his Fox News show:

Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2013

Mike Tate
stated on December 3, 2012 a blog post:

"Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."

By James B. Nelson • December 17, 2012

Pam Bondi
stated on November 28, 2012 remarks to the Florida Chamber of Commerce:

"National studies are already showing the negative effects that the health care law is having on businesses and our economy. Businesses across the country are raising their prices … (or) cutting jobs as a result of the added cost."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 30, 2012

Mike White
stated on October 23, 2012 an email to employees:

Says that with President Obama's re-election, state and federal income tax rates for some taxpayers will rise "to roughly 65 percent."

By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2012

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