Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Eric Cantor
stated on February 5, 2013 a speech.

"Over the last 20 years, the world has changed. It used to be that one could make a career out of working for one company. Today, the average worker stays at his or her job for barely four years."

By Nancy Madsen • March 12, 2013

Greg Walden
stated on January 29, 2013 a Tweet

Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"

By Charles Pope • February 27, 2013

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on January 23, 2013 testimony to the Legislature

Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."

By James B. Nelson • February 15, 2013

Chris Larson
stated on January 15, 2013 a speech

A Republican-sponsored Wisconsin mining bill "will take at least seven years to create jobs."

January 27, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the final debate

Says Mitt Romney was clear that he "would not provide government assistance to the U.S. auto companies, even if they went through bankruptcy."

By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2012

Crossroads GPS
stated on October 9, 2012 a television ad

"Sherrod Brown supported President Obama's $453 billion tax increase."

By Tom Feran • October 18, 2012

Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.
stated on October 5, 2012 a TV commercial

"By voting to approve [Question 1], we can . . . save 900 jobs" at Twin River.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2012

Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 a vice presidential debate

Says Obama promised unemployment would never go above 8 percent.

By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2012 a campaign ad

Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America."

By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2012

American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 a TV ad

"This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent."

By Becky Bowers • October 9, 2012

American Future Fund
stated on October 1, 2012 a campaign ad

Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the "lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter."

By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2012

Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 28, 2012 a mailer to voters

The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.

By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on September 23, 2012 a campaign speech

Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president."

By Bill Wichert • September 26, 2012

Restore Our Future
stated on September 19, 2012 a campaign ad

"Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2012

Jon Bramnick
stated on September 7, 2012 an interview on NJToday

"The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words."

By Erin O'Neill • September 13, 2012

Tammy Baldwin
stated on July 30, 2012 a TV ad

"I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies."

August 22, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on August 14, 2012 a campaign speech

Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists."

By Tom Feran • August 17, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 a campaign ad

"In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities."

By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2012

Bill Johnson
stated on June 5, 2012 a telephone town hall meeting

"The state of Ohio has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation right now and is leading the pack in terms of job creation."

By Tom Feran • July 16, 2012

David Cicilline
stated on April 17, 2012 a news release

Women "earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men in the same position."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 24, 2012

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