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Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on September 29, 2011 an interview
"We have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. It’s 35 percent."
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October 9, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 12, 2011 an ad from the Republican Governors Association
"We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio."
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By Reginald Fields • October 3, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on September 20, 2011 a news release
Members of the public are being charged $50 to hear Gov. Scott Walker and a dozen members of his administration talk about jobs and the economy at Lambeau Field.
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By James B. Nelson • September 30, 2011
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on September 13, 2011 a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity"
Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you are unemployed."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2011
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on August 29, 2011 an opinion column
"The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2011
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 24, 2011 a Twitter message.
Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!"
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 31, 2011
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on August 11, 2011 an interview with ABC TV.
"Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2011
Marc Morial
Marc Morial
stated on July 17, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on July 13, 2011 a TV interview.
Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector.
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By Sean Gorman • July 18, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 11, 2011 a "New York Times" column
"There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2011
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on June 22, 2011 remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum
"We’re losing almost 6,000 state jobs."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 9, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall
"Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 13, 2011 a debate
"The right-to-work states are creating a lot more jobs today than the heavily unionized states."
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By Eric Stirgus • June 21, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on June 9, 2011 a New York Times column
"The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 18, 2011 a Town Hall conversation.
"If you look at the benefits and wages of recorded federal employees, they far outstrip the market rates of the private sector."
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By Wes Hester • May 31, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 7, 2011 a speech.
"If you take the population growth here in Virginia, we are net zero on job creation since (Bob McDonnell) became governor."
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By Sean Gorman • May 21, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on May 10, 2011 a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce
"We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location."
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By Tom Feran • May 13, 2011
Nina Turner
Nina Turner
stated on April 18, 2011 a forum on the state budget
When "the governor announced his ‘jobs budget,’ 99 folks from the Department of Taxation were let go the next day."
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By Tom Feran • May 11, 2011
George Will
George Will
stated on April 3, 2011 a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 21, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent."
True
By Joe Guillen • March 10, 2011
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