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Search results for "Firms less optimistic about the future according to April's Empire Manufacturing Index"

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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
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address:
"For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."
By Joshua Gillin• January 29, 2014
Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2017 in remarks in the Oval Office:
"Business spirit is the highest it's ever been, according to polls."
By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2017
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
By Sara Swann• January 30, 2025
Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2017 in a press conference:
"The stock market has hit record numbers, as you know. And there has been a tremendous surge of optimism in the business world."  
By Miriam Valverde• February 16, 2017
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
Mary Burke stated on October 13, 2013 in an interview:
"We’re 49th in the United States in new businesses created."
By Dave Umhoefer• October 20, 2013
Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech:
"The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years."
By Dave Umhoefer• June 27, 2012
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
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
Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate:
Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee."  
By Lauren Carroll• October 30, 2015
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
Tony Kurtz stated on April 07, 2022 in Twitter:
If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher.
By D.L. Davis• April 19, 2022
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
Phil Scott stated on October 25, 2019 in Statement responding to Energizer's plans to close a factory in Bennington.:
"This decision is an unfortunate example of why those of us in Montpelier need to work together to make Vermont a more affordable place to do business and make sure our policies help businesses thrive rather than creating unique burdens and barriers to growth that make us less competitive with other states."
By Xander Landen• October 31, 2019
Rob Portman stated on July 06, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs."
By Stephen Koff• August 2, 2010
Bob Casey stated on August 22, 2024 in a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention:
“Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.”
By Madison Czopek• August 28, 2024
Eric Cantor stated on July 08, 2009 in a PBS interview.:
"We were promised. The president said we would keep unemployment under 8.5 percent (if the stimulus passed)."
By Robert Farley• July 9, 2009
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
Tom Barrett stated on November 20, 2019 in a public forum:
Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.
By D.L. Davis• February 17, 2020

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