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Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.:

Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 8, 2016

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

Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate.:

Says Marco Rubio has "the worst voting record there is today."

By Linda Qiu • September 17, 2015

Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter:

"Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country."

By Sarah Hauer • August 5, 2015

Bobby Scott stated on June 12, 2015 in a news release.:

"Income disparities in the United States are the worst since the 1920s."

By Warren Fiske • June 30, 2015

Scott Walker stated on November 19, 2013 in a new book:

"We are experiencing the worst economic recovery America has ever had."

By James B. Nelson • December 11, 2013

Mitt Romney stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign speech:

"The number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 during this president’s term."

By Alex Kuffner • April 22, 2012

Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 24, 2011 in a discussion at a town hall meeting:

"One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District."

By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2011

Shaun Donovan stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley":

Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, "and they have stabilized, they've been about flat since the president came in."

By Louis Jacobson • July 6, 2011

Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet:

"Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."

By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2011

Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting:

"The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited."

By Eric Stirgus • January 31, 2011

Instagram posts stated on July 24, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Jane Goodall’s comments about population growth at World Economic Forum show COVID-19 pandemic was planned.

By Jeff Cercone • July 27, 2022

Val Demings stated on July 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Sen. Marco Rubio has "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."

By Yacob Reyes • July 14, 2022

Paul Newton stated on May 25, 2021 in a press conference:

Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.”

By Paul Specht • June 10, 2021

Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement:

“Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.”

By Jon Greenberg • December 17, 2020

JB Pritzker stated on August 4, 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

Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says an 11-year-old girl shot and killed two armed "illegal aliens" after they broke into her home in Montana.

By Samantha Putterman • September 24, 2019

Levar Stoney stated on May 14, 2019 in a radio interview.:

"Richmond was one of the only cities in the state that did not (increase) their real estate tax to those pre-recession rates."

By Warren Fiske • May 21, 2019

Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech:

"I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."

By John Kruzel • May 8, 2019

Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire:

Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."

By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019

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