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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

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

Hillary Clinton stated on August 26, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.:

McCain "still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work."

By Richard Rubin• August 27, 2008

Bob Goodlatte stated on February 25, 2011 in a column.:

The House budget plan proposes "the largest discretionary spending cut in history."

By Sean Gorman• March 18, 2011

Tammy Duckworth stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet:

“An extra 2 whole months and 15 days. That’s how long it takes for white women to make the same amount men made in the same job last year. And it's even worse for women of color.”

By Analisa Trofimuk• April 1, 2022

Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2014 in a meme on social media:

Says the 1956 Republican Party platform supported equal pay, the minimum wage, asylum for refugees, protections for unions and more.

By Nai Issa, Louis Jacobson• October 28, 2014

Mary Burke stated on April 08, 2014 in a news release:

"In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns."

By Tom Kertscher• April 23, 2014

Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says congressional salaries have gone up 231% over the last 30 years...Now Congress is saying they need a $4,500 raise.

By Samantha Putterman• August 7, 2019

Viral BuzzFeed stated on April 20, 2015 in video:

Women make only 78 percent of what men make for the same job.

By Nancy Badertscher, Jim Tharpe• April 22, 2015

Marcia Fudge stated on April 09, 2013 in a Facebook posting:

"Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man."

By Sabrina Eaton• April 24, 2013

Randy Forbes stated on January 24, 2012 in a blog post.:

"The national debt is equal to $48,700 for every American or $128,300 for every U.S. household. It is now equivalent to the size of our entire economy."

By Sean Gorman• February 3, 2012

Kamala Harris stated on May 22, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert":

"In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work."

By Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2019

Barack Obama stated on May 03, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website:

Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act."

By Becky Bowers• May 8, 2012

Carly Fiorina stated on January 21, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

Says President Barack Obama is "not paying women equally by his own measures in his own White House."

By Jon Greenberg• January 22, 2015

Barack Obama stated on October 20, 2008 in a TV ad:

"In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work."

By Robert Farley• October 29, 2008

Rick Scott stated on January 27, 2014 in a press release about his education budget proposal:

"The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds."

By Amy Sherman• January 29, 2014

Genevieve Wood stated on April 08, 2014 in comments on CNN:

"Young women today in metropolitan areas" who are childless and single are out-earning childless, single young males.

By Aaron Sharockman• April 9, 2014

Eric Greitens stated on February 08, 2017 in a television interview:

"Over the past 25 years, job growth in right-to-work states has been twice as high as in non-right-to-work states. ... The facts are just so clear that this is going to lead to more jobs and higher pay for the people of Missouri."

By Allison Colburn• April 6, 2017

Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:

Says Mitt Romney refused to say whether he'd sign the Lilly Ledbetter bill.

By Katie Sanders• October 17, 2012

Jim Renacci stated on March 29, 2011 in a video posted to YouTube:

The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, "almost equal to the size of our entire economy," and "every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath."

By Sabrina Eaton• May 5, 2011

Mailbag: 'You really need to get a grip'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 10, 2009

Turning up the heat in Denver

By Bill Adair• August 27, 2008

PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks

By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• January 9, 2023

Obama's reply to Castro's criticism open to interpretation

By Sean Gorman• April 11, 2016

Fact-checking USAID chief on global poverty and education

By Jon Greenberg• March 25, 2016

Fact-checking the 2015 State of the Union and GOP Response

By Bill Adair, Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• January 19, 2015

The backstory of the Muslim soldier's dad who said Trump 'sacrificed nothing'

By Linda Qiu• July 29, 2016

McAuliffe's car troubles persist

By Nancy Madsen• August 11, 2013

Fact-checking the Jan. 31 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• January 31, 2016

Bill Clinton's DNC speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz, Adam Thorp• July 27, 2016

Watson's online meeting hits on familiar themes

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 5, 2011

How a false claim about out-of-state protesters traveled from Minnesota officials to Trump, Pelosi

By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2020

PolitiFact's guide to the 2016 presidential candidate tax plans

By Linda Qiu• April 7, 2016

Inflation’s effects on the holiday season

By Jeff Cercone• November 22, 2022

Last call: A final fact-check wrap-up

By Tom Kertscher• November 7, 2016

Jobs fact-checks for Labor Day

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2015

Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 29, 2016

Were the early 1960s a golden age for health care?

By Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2012

In Context: Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Scott Walker giving ‘women the back of his hand.’

By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• September 4, 2014

First 100 Days: Obama's Promises Kept

By Robert Farley• April 23, 2009

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