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Statements about Workers
Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Mostly False

Argument is a red herring

"What president has the worst record on female labor force participation? Barack Obama."

Kathleen Falk

Kathleen Falk

False

One legal option goes away, three remain

Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under bill passed by Republicans.

Eric Hovde

Eric Hovde

False

Options available even if employers drop coverage

Says Obama health reform law denies millions "access to affordable insurance."

Senate Republican Conference

Senate Republican Conference

Half-True

Forced? Much more choice involved

"Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations."

Peter Palumbo

Peter Palumbo

True

And the survey says...

"Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify]."

Reince Priebus

Reince Priebus

Half-True

He cherry picks and ignores critical context

According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."

Cory Mason

Cory Mason

Mostly False

Imprecise description ignores other safeguards

Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job."

Wayne DeAngelo

Wayne DeAngelo

True

Not enough for a family of 2

"If we keep the minimum wage at the current level, then single-parent families earning the minimum wage at a full-time job will live in poverty in New Jersey."

Rick Scott

Rick Scott

False

It's funded better than many other states

"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."

Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum

False

Veterans pensions, workers' comp were among programs in place then

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."  

Ron Paul

Ron Paul

Half-True

Santorum voted against it in '96, now supports it

Says Rick Santorum "opposes right-to-work"

Nicholas Kettle

Nicholas Kettle

Mostly False

Not necessarily causing economic benefits

"If you look at states that are right to work, they constantly do not have budget deficits and they have very good business climates."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Half-True

Are border patrol agents bureaucrats?

"You can hire lots of bureaucrats.  That’s what the president’s done.  He’s added 135,000 people to the government workforce."

Matt Wingard

Matt Wingard

Half-True

Number's right, meaning's relative

"Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Mostly False

Gingrich overplays an otherwise fair point

"The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created."

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Mostly False

Two sectors that have actually done pretty well under Obama

President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing."

Mike Tate

Mike Tate

Half-True

Reduced, not slashed

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees.

Philip Keefe

Philip Keefe

False

Misquoting his own evidence

"If they made no changes whatsoever, the [state employees pension] plan still had enough money to go forward for approximately the next 16 years."

David Mellon

David Mellon

False

Unconfined by facts

"The job [of correctional officer] lowers your life expectancy . . . Metropolitan did a study in, I believe it was 1998, and the life expectancy was 58."

Kathleen Connell

Kathleen Connell

False

Closer to 22 percent

"Sixty-percent of the state retirees...don’t get Social Security.’’

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