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Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on February 5, 2013 in 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."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • March 12, 2013
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet:
Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"
Mostly False
By Charles Pope • February 27, 2013
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on January 23, 2013 in testimony to the Legislature:
Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • February 15, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech:
A Republican-sponsored Wisconsin mining bill "will take at least seven years to create jobs."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 27, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in 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."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on October 9, 2012 in a television ad:
"Sherrod Brown supported President Obama's $453 billion tax increase."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 18, 2012
Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.
Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.
stated on October 5, 2012 in a TV commercial:
"By voting to approve [Question 1], we can . . . save 900 jobs" at Twin River.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in a vice presidential debate:
Says Obama promised unemployment would never go above 8 percent.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV ad:
"This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 9, 2012
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the "lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 28, 2012 in 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.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 23, 2012 in a campaign speech:
Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • September 26, 2012
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on September 19, 2012 in 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."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2012
Jon Bramnick
Jon Bramnick
stated on September 7, 2012 in 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."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • September 13, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad:
"I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 22, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 14, 2012 in a campaign speech:
Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists." 
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • August 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2012
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
stated on June 5, 2012 in 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."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • July 16, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on April 17, 2012 in a news release:
Women "earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men in the same position."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 24, 2012
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