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Lyft stated on October 08, 2020 in a campaign ad in support of California's Prop 22:

Drivers will “get guaranteed earnings, health care benefits, personal protections, and they can maintain their flexible schedules.”

By Rachel Bluth• October 28, 2020

Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader:

If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill."

By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2016

Ellen Troxclair stated on April 10, 2016 in a voter forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area:

Statistics show "you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver" in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service.

By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2016

Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 08, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters:

Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month."

By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2016

Thomas Croci stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release:

In some cases, a sex offender "who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry" would be able to drive for Uber or Lyft when ride-hailing is allowed upstate in July

By Dan Clark• May 8, 2017

Diana DeGette stated on September 05, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech:

Women "receive only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."

By Katie Sanders• September 6, 2012

Dana Young stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet:

"DUI arrests dropped significantly in Tampa once Uber began operating here."

By Allison Graves• June 29, 2016

Rich Golick stated on March 03, 2015 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:

Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law.

By April Hunt• March 20, 2015

Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on June 27, 2016 in a television ad:

"Many Nevadans relied on Uber for work, but after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies, Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber ... (driving) them out of town."

By Riley Snyder• July 7, 2016

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media:

Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats”

By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2020

Charlie Crist stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign email:

"Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes."

By Joshua Gillin• July 30, 2014

Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address:

Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2014

Jeff Brandes stated on December 22, 2016 in a tweet:

"Unlike California, we in Florida welcome driverless cars - no permit required."

By Amy Sherman• December 28, 2016

Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Non-essential people get to file for unemployment and make two to three times more than normal,” but essential workers still on the job get no pay raise.

By Tom Kertscher• April 8, 2020

Steve Adler stated on September 03, 2014 in a campaign web page:

"57% of the jobs created" in Austin "from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 17, 2014

Katie McGinty stated on March 08, 2016 in :

"Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition."

By Cassie Owens• March 18, 2016

Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN:

"40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.”

By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022

Tammy Baldwin stated on December 08, 2022 in Twitter:

"Latina workers make 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men."

By D.L. Davis• December 16, 2022

Nancy Pelosi stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union":

Says 70 percent of benefits in Donald Trump’s proposal for child care "go to the people making over $100,000 a year."

By Gabrielle Healy• March 8, 2017

Tim Kaine stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet.:

“Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.”

By Warren Fiske• March 18, 2022

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