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stated on November 10, 2015 in a Facebook comment:

"Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."

By W. Gardner Selby • November 27, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.:

"Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases."

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.:

"Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2015

Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum:

"Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook."

By Tom Kertscher • October 29, 2015

Mike Huckabee
stated on September 24, 2015 in radio interview:

The Washington D.C.-area "never has a recession."

By Sean Gorman • October 19, 2015

Richard Saslaw
stated on October 5, 2015 in a debate.:

Virginia’s current unemployment rate is "the lowest in Virginia history."

By Sean Gorman • October 12, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin:

"We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed."

By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2015

Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show:

Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."

By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week":

Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.

By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2015

American Bridge 21st Century
stated on July 1, 2015 in a website posting:

Wisconsin’s economy has "tanked" under Gov. Scott Walker and "so far in 2015 over 6,685 people have been laid off, already more than in all of 2014."

By James B. Nelson • July 10, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech:

"Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it."

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 18, 2015 in an appearance in Mason City, Iowa:

Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers."

By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2015

Kathleen Sullivan
stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee:

"The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."

By Mark Reynolds • May 17, 2015

John Boehner
stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."

By Jon Greenberg • May 3, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on April 23, 2015 in an interview:

Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship.

By Dave Umhoefer • April 29, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on March 23, 2015 in a speech at Liberty University:

"Small businesses (are) going out of business in record numbers."

By Steve Contorno • March 24, 2015

David Simas
stated on March 18, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day":

Job growth in the United States is now at the "fastest pace in this country's history."

By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2015

Leonidas Raptakis
stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before the House Committee on Labor:

The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That's 31 percent.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2015

Nicholas Mattiello
stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "10 News Conference":

"There haven't been tax cuts for the rich" in Rhode Island.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 8, 2015

Terry Jeffrey
stated on January 21, 2015 in a column in TownHall.com:

There were more people on welfare than working in 2013.

By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2015

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