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Statements about Jobs
Scott Walker

Scott Walker

False

Still need federal review

Says new figures he released showing Wisconsin job gains for 2011 are "the final job numbers."

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

False

Early release unusual, but standard counting method used

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

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Mostly False

Numbers aren't fake, but they're also far from firm

Since Scott Walker took office as governor in January 2011, there has been an increase of 33,200 jobs in Wisconsin.

Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

False

Nay to bank bailouts, but on auto bailouts, ???

Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry.

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

False

Law he signed doesn't deny equal pay

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

Bob Latta

Bob Latta

Mostly False

New speaker, same familiar rating

Says that President Obama promised that with the stimulus plan, "unemployment would never go above 8 percent. He even said it would be 6 percent by now."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Mostly True

GAO report says similar

There are "49 different federal job training programs that report to eight agencies."

Connie Mack

Connie Mack

True

He voted for a jobs bill

Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill.

Barbara Buono

Barbara Buono

Mostly False

Try 20, not 8

Says in March New Jersey was "one of only eight states in the nation to lose jobs" and "the state with the highest loss of jobs in the nation."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

False

In some ways, losses were bigger under Reagan

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

National Republican Congressional Committee

National Republican Congressional Committee

Pants on Fire!

Riot? What riot?

Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Half-True

500,000 not "normal," but pace under Obama is subpar

"We should be seeing numbers in the 500,000 jobs created per month. (Creating 115,000 jobs, the total from April 2012) is way, way, way off from what should happen in a normal recovery."

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

Half-True

Right on numbers, overstates blame

Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country."

Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

False

Try 611,000 one-year jobs over a decade

"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."

Barbara Buono

Barbara Buono

True

A last place finish

"Wisconsin lost more jobs over the past 12 months than any other state."

American Crossroads

American Crossroads

False

Questionable survey from years ago

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

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Half-True

It's been double every single month back to at least January 2001

In the "Obama economy ... the youth unemployment rate is double the unemployment rate for all Americans."

Facebook posts

Facebook posts

Pants on Fire!

Calculation is based on all compensation for every employee, not just bonuses

"Bank of America could create 878,300 jobs with benefits if they spent their 2010 bonuses on job creation."

Rebecca Kleefisch

Rebecca Kleefisch

Mostly False

It helped, but talks with Beloit already under way

Says she made a "cold call" and persuaded an Illinois company to relocate to Wisconsin. 

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Mostly False

Starting just one month later -- Obama's first full month -- paints a very different picture

"The total unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino workers has increased from 10% to 10.3%" between January 2009 and March 2012.  

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