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Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on October 24, 2013 an email to a constituent
Obamacare medical device tax "has led to the loss of thousands of jobs" in U.S.
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By Sue Owen • December 6, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 an interview on the John Gambling radio show
"Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."
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By Caryn Shinske • October 10, 2013
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 7, 2013 a video
Says her actions as Wisconsin commerce secretary brought the state "84,000 more Wisconsin jobs than we have today."
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 9, 2013
stated on September 24, 2013 an interview
Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs."
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October 3, 2013
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 18, 2013 a column on the party's website
The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels."
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September 26, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 26, 2013 prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life
According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2013
John Currie
John Currie
stated on September 9, 2013 a guest blog post
Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 12, 2013 a press conference
According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2013
Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
stated on August 29, 2013 an interview
"Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
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September 16, 2013
Charles Kuck
Charles Kuck
stated on July 13, 2013 an immigration forum
A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job.
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By Janel Davis • July 30, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on June 14, 2013 an opinion article
Says residents of Texas and San Antonio can be fired or denied jobs because they are gay.
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By Sue Owen • July 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
"Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2013
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on May 8, 2013 a press conference
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator."
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By James B. Nelson • June 19, 2013
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on June 11, 2013 an op-ed
"More than half of last year's U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 2, 2013 a television interview
"Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago."
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By Dave Umhoefer • June 9, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 22, 2013 A gubernatorial campaign television ad
"Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2  billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled."
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By Caryn Shinske • June 2, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on May 22, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign television ad
"To hear Gov. Christie tell it, everything in New Jersey is going just fine. Well I see another New Jersey with 400,000 unemployed. One of the worst jobless rates in the country. Working and middle class families have seen costs soar, from property taxes to college tuition."
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By Caryn Shinske • May 26, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 30, 2013 a speech
The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years.
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By Janel Davis • May 24, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 a speech in Manor, Texas.
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Ron Meyer
Ron Meyer
stated on April 29, 2013 a TV interview.
"Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
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By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2013
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