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John Boehner
stated on February 19, 2010 in a press release:

The stimulus includes "$7 million to build a bridge in Thedford, Nebraska, to help 168 residents avoid a 30-second wait at a local train crossing. Not one full-time job will be created."

February 19, 2010

John Boehner
stated on February 19, 2010 in a press release:

In the stimulus, "$15 million dollars went to 'build a bigger, better airport' for the town of Ouzinkie, Alaska, population 165."

February 19, 2010

Scott Brown
stated on February 4, 2010 in a press conference:

The stimulus bill "didn’t create one new job."

By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on February 17, 2010 in an address at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building:

"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010."

By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2010

Joe Biden
stated on February 17, 2010 in an op-ed in 'USA Today':

"In the three months before the act took effect, America lost 750,000 jobs a month. In the last three months, we've lost about 35,000 jobs a month."

By Catharine Richert • February 17, 2010

John Boehner
stated on February 11, 2010 in a press release:

Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year."

February 12, 2010

Jon Stewart
stated on February 3, 2010 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly:

One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts.

By Catharine Richert • February 10, 2010

Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 4, 2010 in a press conference:

The House passed a pay-as-you-go rule that said, "If you wanted to have an investment, an entitlement, etc., you had to pay for it."

By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2010

Sarah Palin
stated on February 6, 2010 in a speech to members of the Tea Party:

Vice President Joe Biden's meeting "with the transparency and accountability board . . . was closed to the public."

By Catharine Richert • February 9, 2010

Sarah Palin
stated on February 6, 2010 in an address at the Tea Party convention :

"One state even spent a million bucks to put up signs that advertise that they were spending on the federal stimulus projects."

February 9, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on February 2, 2010 in a town meeting in New Hampshire:

Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings."

By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2010

David Axelrod
stated on January 31, 2010 in NBC's "Meet the Press":

"We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses."

February 3, 2010

Jeb Hensarling
stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican retreat in Baltimore:

"What were the old annual deficits under Republicans have now become the monthly deficits under Democrats."

January 30, 2010

John Boehner
stated on January 27, 2010 in a live-blog post during the State of the Union address:

"President Obama pledged to go through the budget 'line by line,' but on his watch, non-defense spending has spiraled out of control, increasing by 67 percent in the last year alone."

By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech:

"We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union address:

"Because of the steps we took, there are about 2 million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed."

January 28, 2010

Karl Rove
stated on January 10, 2010 in the Washington Post:

The Obama administration "raised discretionary spending by 24 percent from President George W. Bush's last full-year budget and will run up more debt by October than Bush did in eight years."

January 15, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on December 9, 2009 in a speech:

"We've created or saved up to 1.6 million jobs, according to the CBO -- the Congressional Budget Office -- through the Recovery Act."

December 14, 2009

Mike Pence
stated on December 8, 2009 in a speech on the House floor:

"To use money from the TARP fund in the manner that is being discussed by the White House and congressional Democrats would be a violation of the law."

December 8, 2009

Jeff Miller
stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter:

"Although Democrats represent only 10 of Florida's 25 districts, their districts received 60 percent of the stimulus funds."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 24, 2009

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