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Scott Walker stated on September 24, 2013 in a news release:

"Wisconsin ranks No. 2 in economic growth", according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

By James B. Nelson• November 1, 2013

John Kasich stated on July 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:

"We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly."

By Tom Feran• July 21, 2011

Gavin Newsom stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC:

The Inland Empire is "the second fastest growing region" for jobs in California.

By Chris Nichols• July 27, 2017

Ronnie Earle stated on January 18, 2010 in a speech:

"Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2010

Brian Kolb stated on September 24, 2019 in a Tweet:

The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise"

By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 29, 2019

Andrew Cuomo stated on November 16, 2016 in a speech in Fishkill, NY:

"Taxes for every New Yorker are lower today than when I started"

By Dan Clark• December 16, 2016

Nancy Pelosi stated on July 26, 2018 in a tweet:

"Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2018

Betty Sutton stated on September 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad:

Says Tom Ganley has been "sued over 400 times, for fraud, discrimination and more," and "a judge called Tom Ganley's business practices "deceptive and unconscionable."

By Tom Feran• October 15, 2010

Right to Rise stated on March 01, 2016 in a television ad.:

Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 8, 2016

Carl Heastie stated on November 30, 2018 in a public hearing:

"Under any objective measure, our static compensation has failed to keep pace with economic realities."

By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 14, 2018

Anthony Brindisi stated on May 26, 2017 in a press release:

"State economic development dollars were used to support a project where goods were manufactured in China."

By Dan Clark• June 2, 2017

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 07, 2022 in TV ad:

Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax."

By D.L. Davis• April 1, 2022

Joe Biden stated on January 19, 2022 in a news conference:

“This country’s working people actually got a raise.”

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2022

Marisha Agana stated on October 30, 2011 in a news release announcing her candidacy:

"The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt."

By Henry J. Gomez• December 15, 2011

Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor:

"(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero."

By Riley Snyder• July 19, 2016

Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in a speech in Davos, Switzerland:

"Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades."

By Louis Jacobson• February 2, 2018

Glen Sturtevant stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.:

"Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi."

By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• August 25, 2015

Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.:

Florida's economy "became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008."

By Becky Bowers• January 24, 2012

Elizabeth Warren stated on July 22, 2019 in a post on Medium:

"The country is now in a manufacturing recession."

By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2019

Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Proposed Senate bill would give FDA power to approve dietary supplements and “ban herbs.”

By Jeff Cercone• October 27, 2022

Should I get a COVID-19 vaccination? Answering questions for vaccine skeptics

By Noah Y. Kim, Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2021

Fact-checking Donald Trump's talking points about the economy

By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2018

Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'

By Nusaiba Mizan• March 17, 2022

Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means.

By Jeff Cercone• May 3, 2024

Fact-check look at 4 issues raised in debate for Democratic candidates for governor

By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2018

Oklahoma teacher pay dispute: Does cost of living make a difference?

By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2018

9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days

By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2025

Live fact-checking President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress

By PolitiFact Staff • March 4, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Scott Walker on the Sept. 13 shows

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• September 13, 2015

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul talks gold, Fed with Colbert

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 5, 2011

New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles

By Matthew Crowley, Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2023

The Obama White House vs. the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Adair• April 22, 2009

Fact-checking the State of the Union address

By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead, Katie Sanders• February 13, 2013

What is a recession, and is it tied to stock market declines? What to know after Trump’s tariffs

By Louis Jacobson• April 7, 2025

PolitiFact verificó lo que Donald Trump dijo a votantes latinos en foro de Univision

By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus, Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2024

Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022

On Bob Marshall and light bulbs

By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2012

And the PunditFact Madness winner is ...

By Aaron Sharockman• April 8, 2014

Home and away: An accounting of Scott Walker's travels

By Tom Kertscher• May 15, 2015

FACT SHEET: Economic policy

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2008

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