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Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on March 9, 2021 in Twitter:

“Right to Work states have: faster private sector employment growth”

By Nusaiba Mizan • June 9, 2021
Ron Johnson
stated on January 21, 2021 in Facebook post:

The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project will mean “nearly 2,000 (union jobs lost) with Wisconsin companies”

By Nusaiba Mizan • February 26, 2021
Sarah Godlewski
stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter:

“It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.”

By Nusaiba Mizan • January 15, 2021
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on November 8, 2020 in a TV interview:

The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.

By Eric Litke • November 18, 2020
Mike Pence
stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release:

Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs."

By Nusaiba Mizan • October 20, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech:

“All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.

By Nusaiba Mizan • October 12, 2020
Ron Johnson
stated on August 2, 2020 in a TV interview:

“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 13, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on July 13, 2020 in Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19

By Nusaiba Mizan • July 20, 2020
Janel Brandtjen
stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet:

Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 15, 2020
Paul Farrow
stated on April 30, 2020 in online post:

Says a meat shortage is “not expected”

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 5, 2020