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Nancy Pelosi stated on December 08, 2017 in a statement released by her office:

"Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families."

By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2017

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

"When I was campaigning, I was talking about 18 and 20 years (when) wages effectively went down. Now, for the first time in a long time, they're starting to go up for people."

By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2018

Herman Cain stated on August 11, 2014 in comments on Fox News Business:

"Over the last 40 years, real wage growth has been flatlined because of the policies of the Federal Reserve ... It was all driven by the Federal Reserve."

By Linda Qiu• August 26, 2014

Kim Reynolds stated on January 07, 2021 in a news conference:

Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history."

By Sarah Watson• January 11, 2021

Rick Santorum stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation."

By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2011

Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House:

“Take-home pay for workers is going up.”

By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2023

Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth Republican presidential debate:

Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."

By Jon Greenberg• November 11, 2015

Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media:

Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."

By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2014

Jack Whitver stated on April 07, 2020 in an email newsletter:

Before COVID-19, “Iowa had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, and many employers were scrambling to find qualified employees to fill their job openings.”

By Caleb McCullough• April 14, 2020

Scott Walker stated on June 19, 2014 in a news conference:

"We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since I've been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyle’s time as governor."

By Devon Waugh• July 9, 2014

Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter:

“It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.”

By Madeline Heim• June 19, 2021

Kathleen Vinehout stated on August 06, 2017 in a TV interview:

Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin is "still 16,000 manufacturing jobs lower than we were during the recession."

By Alan Hovorka• August 30, 2017

Marie Corfield stated on December 30, 2013 in a column on BlueJersey.com:

Says New Jersey has "the highest unemployment rate in the region" and "stagnant job growth."

By Caryn Shinske• January 5, 2014

Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2016 in a campaign speech:

Says Barack Obama "is the first president in modern history not to have a single year of 3 percent growth."

By Joshua Gillin• October 31, 2016

Armond Budish stated on November 17, 2010 in a news release:

"We (Democrats) have made steady progress creating jobs and improving our schools."

By Mark Naymik• November 26, 2010

Jim Moran stated on September 12, 2013 in a statement.:

The growth in health care costs "has been reined in through the Affordable Care Act."

By Sean Gorman• October 4, 2013

Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address:

"We have completely turned our economy around."

By Joshua Gillin• January 12, 2016

JD Vance stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News:

Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 27, 2024

Ben Cardin stated on November 02, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs."

By Lauren Carroll• November 6, 2014

Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a rally at a Phoenix high school:

"The economy always does better when there’s a Democrat in the White House."

By Anthony Cave• April 6, 2016

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