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Rick Perry stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.:

Says that "we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to" Texas.

By W. Gardner Selby• October 31, 2011

Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada:

"The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to."

By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2016

Claire McCaskill stated on April 05, 2017 in a news release:

"Due to the recent downturn in steel production, more than 13,600 Americans have been laid off and the steel industry is facing billions in losses."

By Austin Hough• May 30, 2017

Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2018 in a speech:

"All across Ohio, steel mills are reopening."

By Kyra Haas• October 24, 2018

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on June 12, 2011 in a radio ad:

An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity.

By James B. Nelson• June 12, 2011

Donald Trump stated on August 05, 2017 in a tweet:

"United Nations Resolution is the single largest economic sanctions package ever on North Korea. Over one billion dollars in cost to N.K."

By Miriam Valverde• August 6, 2017

Donald Trump stated on May 09, 2019 in remarks at the White House:

Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."

By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2019

Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Biden "wants to buy lithium from China for electric cars."

By Samantha Putterman• March 22, 2022

Kevin Brady stated on July 28, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech:

"Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2010

Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release:

"As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006."

By Stephen Koff• August 2, 2010

Noah Smith stated on March 07, 2018 in a Bloomberg View column:

"Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily."

By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2018

Donald Trump stated on March 08, 2018 in remarks before a Cabinet meeting:

American aluminum and steel "are vital to our national security. ... They are the bedrock of our defense industrial base."

By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2018

Anthony Gemma stated on August 28, 2012 in an online debate:

U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 2, 2012

Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2023 in a speech in Michigan:

When I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry from extinction."

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 5, 2023

Jared Polis stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post:

Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• May 17, 2024

Farouk Shami stated on November 23, 2009 in a TV ad:

Says he "brought 1,200 jobs to Texas by moving his factories here from China."

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 12, 2010

Seneca Jones stated on March 02, 2014 in newspaper ads:

Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An ad from the company asks: "Do you know that most all mills in Oregon have retooled over the past 20 years?"

By Dana Tims• March 14, 2014

Starbucks stated on May 04, 2017 in a Senate hearing:

"Coffee is the second-most traded commodity after oil."

By Jon Greenberg• May 8, 2017

Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad:

Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision."

By Molly Moorhead• October 1, 2012

Evan Goyke stated on March 07, 2013 in a speech:

"The hole in the earth that’s going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district."

By James B. Nelson• March 22, 2013

Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores?

By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022

PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade

By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

Location, location, location a favorite for 2011

By Robert Higgs• December 28, 2011

Tampon shortage fueled by supply chain woes and materials shortage, not customer base

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek• June 17, 2022

Donald Trump says tariffs will make America rich again. Economists disagree

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2018

Russia’s economy and Western sanctions: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2022

New Trump tariffs could put even more downward pressure on economy because they’re less targeted

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2025

Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be?

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2016

Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple

By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025

Why is the US selling stockpiled oil to China? We have answers

By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2022

With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil

By Madison Czopek• March 9, 2022

Mix 'n match creditors with causes

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va.

By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2018

The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States

By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018

The facts on mass shootings in the United States

By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017

Can President-elect Donald Trump enact tariffs without Congress? And can anyone stop him?

By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2024

Rick Perry pitch touches on fact-checked claims

By W. Gardner Selby• June 10, 2013

Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China

By Noah Y. Kim• September 14, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Naval Academy commencement address

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 25, 2018

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