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National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 13, 2011 in a web ad.:

The stimulus created "zero jobs."

By Warren Fiske• October 21, 2011

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 03, 2011 in a press release.:

"President Obama and liberal former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine’s $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs."

By Jacob Geiger• June 20, 2011

Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel:

"While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid."

By Steve Schultze• May 28, 2012

Eric Cantor stated on May 26, 2011 in a news conference.:

The 2009 stimulus bill "failed to get people back to work."

By Sean Gorman• June 3, 2011

Barack Obama stated on December 09, 2009 in a speech:

"We've created or saved up to 1.6 million jobs, according to the CBO -- the Congressional Budget Office -- through the Recovery Act."

By Robert Farley• December 14, 2009

Saving Arizona PAC stated on October 11, 2022 in an ad:

Mark Kelly "voted to allow prison inmates to receive stimulus checks five separate times."

By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2022

Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate:

"The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs."

By Becky Bowers• September 13, 2011

Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech in Michigan:

Says Joe Biden “will destroy your protections for pre-existing conditions.”

By Miriam Valverde• September 11, 2020

Paul Ryan stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech in The Villages, Fla.:

Says Obama puts "15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of Medicare, who are required to cut Medicare ... that will lead to denied care for current seniors."

By Becky Bowers• August 23, 2012

Hillary Clinton stated on March 06, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint:

Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry."

By Lauren Carroll• March 7, 2016

Ohio Republican Party stated on October 19, 2012 in an election flier :

"President Barack Obama (is) the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion."

By Tom Feran• October 19, 2012

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:

Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."

By Steve Contorno, Molly Moorhead• February 14, 2014

Barack Obama stated on October 06, 2008 in a Web site:

McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.

By Alexander Lane• October 6, 2008

Marsha Blackburn stated on December 16, 2011 in appearance on Fox Business Channel’s “Varney & Co.”:

New energy standards will take away "our freedom of choice and selection in the light bulbs we have in our homes."

By Bartholomew Sullivan• January 13, 2012

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 01, 2011 in a news release:

Says Sen. Sherrod Brown admitted "that his $787 billion stimulus law failed" and "after specifically attacking Republicans for wanting to lower Americans' taxes, (he) now claims that his stimulus bill 'didn't do enough' to lower taxes."

By Tom Feran• March 9, 2011

Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference:

"As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 12, 2011

Ohio Republican Party stated on October 15, 2012 in an election flier :

"President Obama has worked to change Medicare for the worse" by "creating an unelected, unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage of certain treatments."

By Tom Feran• October 15, 2012

Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad:

Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs."

By Dave Umhoefer• August 23, 2012

Jim Jordan stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper column:

"President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere."

By Stephen Koff• December 1, 2011

Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release:

The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs."

By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2011

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