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Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on July 8, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 17, 2014
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on June 24, 2014 a letter to Milwaukee County supervisors:
A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a "strong indicator" of  broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum wage
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 7, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 15, 2014 a website statement:
"Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • July 2, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on June 16, 2014 a television ad:
"Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on June 3, 2014 a radio ad:
"Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 6, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 8, 2014 an interview:
"This generation, on average, is starting their careers, if they’ve been to a four-year college, with just under $30,000 in debt."
Half-True
By Devon Waugh • June 4, 2014
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on May 5, 2014 an interview on MSNBC:
If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 1, 2014 a meme shared on social media:
"Every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, 2015."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on April 23, 2014 a news conference:
40 percent of illegal immigrants "had a visa and then became illegal," mostly because "they changed jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 29, 2014
Eric Bolling
Eric Bolling
stated on April 8, 2014 a discussion on Fox News' "The Five":
"Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2014
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on April 4, 2014 a meme on Twitter:
"Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 9, 2014 an interview on CNN:
The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2014
Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes
stated on February 16, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • February 16, 2014
Chris Stirewalt
Chris Stirewalt
stated on February 11, 2014 a daily summary of news "Fox News First":
Businesses "will be required to certify to the IRS – under penalty of perjury – that Obamacare was not a motivating factor" for cutting staff.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 13, 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
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
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
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
National Federation of the Blind
National Federation of the Blind
stated on October 31, 2013 a news release:
Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per  hour.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • December 18, 2013
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