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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 1, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff."
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By Linda Qiu • May 1, 2016
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 28, 2016 a post on Medium
Says the Congressional Budget Office "is expecting a protracted economic malaise for at least the next decade under current policies."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 21, 2016 a rally at a Phoenix high school
"The economy always does better when there’s a Democrat in the White House."
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By Anthony Cave • April 6, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 27, 2016 a television ad
"Twenty million Americans are out of work."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 12, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 17, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate on MSNBC
Americans "are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 1, 2016 a political ad
"While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 3, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the State address
"We have completely turned our economy around."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
"Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate
 Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats."
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By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth Republican presidential debate
Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."
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By Jon Greenberg • November 11, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 14, 2015 a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.
"If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history."
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By Nick Reid • October 30, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 28, 2015 the third Republican presidential debate
"For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 29, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 13, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas
"African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on September 8, 2015 a campaign video
"Florida led the nation in job creation" while Bush was governor.
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By Joshua Gillin • September 10, 2015
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Georgia Department of Economic Development
stated on July 9, 2015 a press release
Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year.  
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By April Hunt • August 7, 2015
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on July 9, 2015 a written statement.
"In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
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By Sean Gorman • August 3, 2015
Jeff Atwater
Jeff Atwater
stated on July 13, 2015 an open letter to Floridians
"Although we have twice the population of Greece, the state of Florida employs three times fewer government employees."
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By Joshua Gillin • July 22, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on July 12, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"We're destroying more businesses in the United States now than are being created for the first time in our history."
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By Joshua Gillin • July 12, 2015
Todd Wilcox
Todd Wilcox
stated on July 8, 2015 a campaign announcement
"More businesses are closing than are opening for the first time in our nation's history."
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By Joshua Gillin • July 10, 2015
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