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James Stegmaier stated on December 14, 2011 in a speech.:

"Chesterfield has eliminated more positions from its general government operations than the Commonwealth has from the entire state government since (fiscal) 2009."

By Sean Gorman• January 29, 2012

Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference:

If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years.

By Tom Kertscher• February 25, 2011

Thom Tillis stated on October 07, 2014 in a debate:

By voting for Obamacare, Sen. Kay Hagan "voted to kill the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs."

By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2014

George Allen stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.:

The state government workforce grew when Tim Kaine was governor.

By Sean Gorman• August 27, 2012

Ken Hagan stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview with the 'Tampa Bay Times':

Studies suggest the 2017 College Football Playoff Championship game will bring about 1,700 to 1,800 full-time jobs.

By Joshua Gillin• December 20, 2013

Joy Reid stated on August 04, 2014 in comments on her MSNBC show:

"So far, the war in Gaza has left more than 1,800 Palestinians dead -- the population equivalent to 100 9/11s."

By Derek Tsang• August 7, 2014

John Pistole stated on November 16, 2010 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper.:

The radiation coming from the new TSA body scanners is "equivalent to about three minutes' worth of air travel by anybody, say, at 30,000 feet."

By Aaron Sharockman• November 18, 2010

Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.:

Virginia’s “education standards for math and reading are now the lowest in the nation.”

By Warren Fiske• January 21, 2022

Glenn Youngkin stated on September 02, 2021 in a newspaper column.:

“Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.”

By Warren Fiske• October 20, 2021

Eric Cantor stated on February 04, 2014 in a news release.:

"The CBO’s latest report confirms what Republicans have been saying for years now. Under Obamacare, millions of hardworking Americans will lose their jobs."

By Sean Gorman• February 7, 2014

Georgia Department of Transportation stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

By PolitiFact Staff • August 10, 2011

Portland Community College stated on November 08, 2010 in the college's website:

Portland Community College serves more students than all of the state’s universities combined.

By Ian K. Kullgren• November 13, 2010

Glenn Hegar stated on January 02, 2015 in speaking to reporters:

The "average taxpayer will see the equivalent of a 2 percent pay raise as a result of low fuel prices."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 10, 2015

Eddie Rodriguez stated on June 22, 2011 in remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum:

"We’re losing almost 6,000 state jobs."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 9, 2011

Terry McAuliffe stated on December 03, 2015 in a news conference.:

"Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools.

By Warren Fiske• December 8, 2015

Rick Scott stated on March 24, 2014 in a television ad from Let's Get to Work:

"Obamacare will drive 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce."

By Amy Sherman• March 25, 2014

Rick Perry stated on April 06, 2010 in a press release:

"The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 9, 2010

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

Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet:

"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 1, 2015

Ben Cline stated on August 12, 2022 in a statement.:

A new Democratic law “will make the IRS workforce larger than the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, and Customs and Border Patrol, combined.”

By Warren Fiske, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann• August 24, 2022

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