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Donald Trump stated on October 29, 2020 in a rally in Tampa, Fla.:

“Nobody's ever seen a number like this… (33.1%) economic growth is four times greater than what the experts expected.”

By Jon Greenberg• October 30, 2020

Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

"99 percent of all new income today (is) going to the top 1 percent."

By Katie Sanders• April 19, 2015

Donald Trump stated on March 20, 2017 in remarks at a Kentucky rally:

"Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories."

By Lauren Carroll• March 24, 2017

Tom Price stated on March 28, 2016 in a Medium post:

A study "from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, and Dartmouth concluded that Medicaid’s value to its beneficiaries is significantly lower than the actual cost of the program."

By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2016

Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.:

“There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief.

By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2021

Michelle Malkin stated on August 02, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos:

A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more."

By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2009

Pat Kreitlow stated on June 06, 2012 in a news release:

Says GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin "voted twice to end Medicare."

By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2012

Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in a press conference at the North American Leaders Summit:

"During my administration, for example, we boosted U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by about 50 percent. That supports about 2.8 million American jobs."

By Neelesh Moorthy• July 5, 2016

Donald Trump stated on September 07, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.:

Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.”

By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2024

Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:

"John McCain’s chief economic adviser during the ’08 race … estimated that Trump’s promises would cause America to lose 3.5 million jobs."

By Lauren Carroll• July 28, 2016

JB Pritzker stated on August 04, 2020 in remarks at a news conference:

When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the worst recession of my lifetime.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 14, 2020

Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention:

"America has lost nearly one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton."

By Jon Greenberg• July 22, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on March 08, 2020 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

“Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan."

By Jon Greenberg• March 10, 2020

Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview:

"We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation."

By Lyle Muller• July 1, 2021

Johnny Isakson stated on January 24, 2011 in a speech:

If you tried to pay out $1 trillion by handing it out at $1 per second, it would take more than 31,000 years.

By Willoughby Mariano• February 9, 2011

Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2024 in a TV ad:

“Two years ago, Bob Casey promised us his vote will reduce inflation. ... Casey’s vote for reckless spending” made inflation worse.

By Louis Jacobson, Caleb McCullough• September 25, 2024

Bloggers stated on July 23, 2013 in various Internet postings:

Ninety million Americans either aren’t working or aren’t looking for work.

By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2013

Bill Foster stated on October 15, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 debate:

"Unemployment in the city of St. Petersburg is below the state average."

By Katie Sanders• October 17, 2013

Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show":

"America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals."

By Jon Greenberg• April 23, 2015

Barack Obama stated on February 07, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce:

"Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets."

By Robert Farley• February 10, 2011

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