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Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad:
Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
By Lauren Carroll• September 12, 2014
Majority PAC stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad:
"Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them."  
By Tom Kertscher• November 1, 2012
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 30, 2014 in a television ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that "protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas."
By Lauren Carroll• August 5, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate:
Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas."
By Jonathan Van Fleet• October 31, 2014
SEIU stated on September 07, 2011 in a political mailing:
"Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 7, 2011
AFSCME stated on September 04, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs."
By Dave Umhoefer• September 26, 2012
Betty Sutton stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate:
Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
By Henry J. Gomez• November 2, 2012
Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a TV ad:
"Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people."
By Will Doran• November 2, 2016
Russ Feingold stated on June 14, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas."
By Alison Dirr• August 26, 2016
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on January 07, 2022 in an ad:
Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.”
By Tom Kertscher• February 28, 2022
Mitt Romney stated on July 10, 2012 in a town hall in Grand Junction, Colo.:
The Obama administration "has been outsourcing" by sending money to "solar and wind energy companies that end up making their products outside the United States."
By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2012
Senate Majority PAC stated on March 13, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."
By Steve Contorno• April 11, 2014
Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in a Web ad:
Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."
By Molly Moorhead• July 26, 2012
Senate Leadership Fund stated on July 24, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Joe Donnelly’s "family got caught outsourcing jobs to Mexico, and ‘Mexico Joe’ profited up to $80,000."
By Katie Akin• July 26, 2018
Jim Barksdale stated on September 29, 2016 in a campaign video:
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted for a trade agreement, "with China costing Georgia 93,000 jobs."
By Ariella Phillips• October 15, 2016
Mike Tate stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview:
Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them."
By Tom Kertscher• April 30, 2014
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC:
Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
By Will Doran• July 27, 2016
Barack Obama stated on June 04, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"Romney outsourced call center jobs to India."  
By Molly Moorhead• June 11, 2012
Barack Obama stated on July 03, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
"Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries."
By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2012
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama:
Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.”
By Victoria Knight• May 1, 2020

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By Bill Adair• October 6, 2014

In Context: Hillary Clinton and Don’t let anybody tell you that corporations create jobs

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Nai Issa• October 30, 2014

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By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2014

Outsourcing issue heats up Georgia's close U.S. Senate race

By April Hunt• October 7, 2014

Ad Watch: Familiar themes in new Obama spots

By Nancy Madsen• June 21, 2012

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By April Hunt• November 3, 2014

Claims and counter-claims on Mitt Romney's Massachusetts record

By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2012

Ad Watch: Claims about Romney's jobs record filled with half truths

By Sean Gorman, Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2012

Mailbag: ‘Get out of your parents’ basement and into the real world!’

By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2012

Greatest hits of the 2012 presidential campaign

By Becky Bowers, Maryalice Gill, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead, Katie Sanders, W. Gardner Selby• November 4, 2012

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By Dave Umhoefer• January 2, 2015

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