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Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.

By Sofia Ahmed• February 16, 2024

Bob McDonnell stated on February 24, 2012 in a debate.:

"Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."

By Sean Gorman• March 12, 2012

Lloyd Doggett stated on December 08, 2011 in an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com:

Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61.

By Sue Owen• December 15, 2011

Gwen Moore stated on September 03, 2021 in Twitter:

“President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.”

By Laura Schulte• September 21, 2021

Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2010 in an address at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building:

"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010."

By Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010

Rob Portman stated on June 16, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business Channel:

A year since the "Recovery Summer," there has been been "a fall, winter and spring of no recovery."

By Stephen Koff• July 5, 2011

Americans United for Change stated on January 14, 2014 in a press release:

"Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs."

By Eric Stirgus• January 14, 2014

John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview:

"Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs."

By Peter Krouse• September 12, 2011

Charlie Crist stated on March 09, 2014 in an interview on CNN:

The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term."

By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2014

Jason Carter stated on September 22, 2014 in television ad:

In the last 10 years, Georgia’s middle class income has dropped $6,500.

By Nancy Badertscher• September 29, 2014

Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit:

"Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2014

Jim Francesconi stated on April 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement:

"Economic inequality in Multnomah County has a face -- and a name. It has 90,000 faces and names -- the number of county residents who are still unemployed, or underemployed, in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street crash."

By Dana Tims• May 16, 2014

Roy Barnes stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs."

By Willoughby Mariano• June 5, 2010

Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad:

"Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 14, 2011

Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union address:

"Because of the steps we took, there are about 2 million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed."

By Robert Farley• January 28, 2010

Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address:

"Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined."

By Lauren Carroll• January 21, 2015

Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech:

In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2009

Bob McDonnell stated on November 02, 2010 in a TV interview:

"We’ve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs" in Virginia since February.

By Warren Fiske• November 17, 2010

George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":

Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher."

By Robert Farley• July 13, 2010

Scott Walker stated on April 04, 2018 in a tweet:

"Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"

By Tom Kertscher• April 18, 2018

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