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stated on May 17, 2012 an interview

Says Gov. Scott Walker is "cooking the books" by releasing numbers "he just dreamed up" that show Wisconsin gained jobs in 2011.

May 24, 2012

Sherrod Brown
stated on May 14, 2012 an email campaign statement

Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry.

By Henry J. Gomez • May 18, 2012

stated on May 10, 2012 a TV ad

Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women."

May 17, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on May 8, 2012 a speech in Albany, N.Y.

"The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."

By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2012

Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on April 16, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate

"If you put the $47 billion in revenue (raised over 10 years by the Buffett rule) into infrastructure you could create 611,000 infrastructure jobs."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 6, 2012

American Crossroads
stated on April 26, 2012 a campaign ad

"After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents."

By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2012

Johnny Isakson
stated on February 23, 2012 a speech

The Keystone oil pipeline "would employ 20,000 people in the United States."

By Willoughby Mariano • April 11, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2012 a "Fox and Friends" interview

Says Barack Obama's health care law "will be the biggest job-killer ever."

By Katie Sanders • April 2, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on March 3, 2012 a speech

Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 26, 2012

Bill Pascrell
stated on March 3, 2012 a video posted on YouTube

"Ninety percent of the people who work in this country work for companies under 100 people, maybe even less than that."

By Bill Wichert • March 21, 2012

Stephen Laffey
stated on March 2, 2012 a radio interview

Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law

By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 11, 2012

Christine Sinicki
stated on February 21, 2012 a legislative floor speech

While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but belonged "at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 4, 2012

Cory Booker
stated on February 23, 2012 an interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”

"We've seen in this last year tremendous things happening, including our unemployment rate come down 2 percentage points."

By Erin O'Neill • March 1, 2012

Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 a radio interview

"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"

By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012

Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 15, 2012 remarks

Says 21,000 Wisconsin residents got jobs in 2011, but "18,000 of them" were in other states.

February 26, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on February 15, 2012 a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant

"For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs."

By Dave Umhoefer • February 22, 2012

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on February 8, 2012 a television ad

"Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America."

By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2012

Martin O'Malley
stated on February 5, 2012 a TV interview.

Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is."

By Nancy Madsen • February 13, 2012

Pete Hoekstra
stated on February 5, 2012 a website linked to a campaign ad

"Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2012

Nathan Deal
stated on January 10, 2012 his State of the State address

Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.

By Willoughby Mariano • January 30, 2012

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