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Caroline Casagrande stated on April 29, 2012 in :

"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."

By Caryn Shinske• June 4, 2012

Rodney Frelinghuysen stated on May 25, 2012 in :

"The U.S. is borrowing approximately $2.52 for every $1 of economic growth so far in 2012."

By Erin O'Neill• June 3, 2012

Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2012 in :

Says in the last six months of the Bush administration, the U.S. lost 3.5 million jobs, including 760,000 jobs during January 2009 alone.

By Jake Berry• June 1, 2012

Martin O'Malley stated on May 27, 2012 in :

"When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector."

By Molly Moorhead• May 31, 2012

Paul Krugman stated on May 28, 2012 in :

Says "there have been some job gains in the McMansion State since Mr. Christie took office, but they have lagged gains both in the nation as a whole and in New York and Connecticut, the obvious points of comparison."

By Bill Wichert• May 31, 2012

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