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Justin Amash on Jobs
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| Independent MI Rep; possible Presidential Challenger |
Click here for 2 full quotes by Justin Amash
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- Voted YES on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Rated 100% by CEI, indicating a pro-workplace choice voting record. (May 2012)
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Joe Biden on Jobs
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| Former Vice President; previously Democratic Senator (DE) |
Click here for 39 full quotes by Joe Biden
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- Strengthen union organizing rules; increase 6% unionization. (Dec 2021)
- Federal jobs: let's not just praise them, let's pay them. (Apr 2021)
- Support union organizing at Amazon and elsewhere. (Feb 2021)
- No one with a job should be below poverty level. (Oct 2020)
- Require federal contractors to buy American products. (Sep 2020)
- No one should have to work two jobs to get out of poverty. (Sep 2020)
- $15 an hour is too little for healthcare workers. (Sep 2020)
- Newly empowered labor unions; equal pay for women. (Aug 2020)
- Universal paid sick leave' $15 minimum wage; support unions. (Mar 2020)
- I supported $15 minimum wage in NYC years ago. (Mar 2020)
- Working on climate change can create 10 million jobs. (Sep 2019)
- We need "moral capitalism" and corporate responsibility. (Feb 2019)
- Prepare workers for new jobs and they'll support free trade. (Sep 2016)
- Labor unions have built the middle class and built America. (Sep 2014)
- Match ready-to-work trainees with ready-to-be-filled jobs. (Jan 2014)
- We can & will get unemployment under 6%. (Oct 2012)
- A job is about more than a paycheck; it's about dignity. (Sep 2012)
- We value working class; Republicans value privileged class. (Mar 2012)
- No job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Aug 2007)
- Implement current recommendations on job safety. (Aug 2007)
- FactCheck: His AFL-CIO rating of 85% is not best of all Dems. (Aug 2007)
- Couldn’t afford living at minimum wage; advocates raising it. (Jul 2007)
- Bush tries to strip away 100 years of labor progress. (Mar 2007)
Voting Record
- American Jobs Plan is a once-in-a-generation investment. (Apr 2021)
- Extended unemployment benefits for COVID, to contractors too. (Mar 2021)
- Increase minimum wage gradually. (Apr 2019)
- Extending unemployment benefits is the American way. (Dec 2010)
- Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
- Voted NO on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
- Voted NO on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
- Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
- Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
- Rated 100% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
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Mike Bloomberg on Jobs
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| Mayor of New York City (Independent) |
Click here for 7 full quotes by Mike Bloomberg
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- Transition retail & coal workers to other jobs. (Feb 2020)
- Raise minimum wage; pay Earned Income Tax Credit monthly. (Jan 2020)
- Assist workers displaced by globalization. (Dec 2007)
- Tariffs to protect jobs end up helping foreign competitors. (Dec 2007)
- NYC jobs program caused lowest unemployment rate since 1976. (Apr 2007)
- Women's groups cite Bloomberg as model place to be employed. (Aug 2001)
- I'd like every company to be 50% male and 50% female. (Aug 2001)
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Cory Booker on Jobs
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| Mayor of Newark; N.J. Senator; 2020 presidential contender (withdrawn) |
Click here for 17 full quotes by Cory Booker
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- Unions: This dream ain't free; you gotta work for it. (Aug 2020)
- Increase union strength to improve workers' conditions. (Oct 2019)
- Supports $15 minimum wage; pays campaign staff at least that. (Jul 2019)
- Pilot program to fund jobs paying at least $15/hour. (May 2019)
- Supports $15 minimum wage and guaranteed jobs. (Feb 2019)
- Fair wage jumpstarts consumer spending and creates jobs. (Apr 2017)
- Supports unions, except maybe teacher unions. (Apr 2017)
- $1,000 tax credit for job-training apprenticeships. (Apr 2014)
- Great Recession decreased hourly wages overall. (Nov 2013)
- Gender wage gap problematic; minority wage gap worse. (Nov 2013)
- 1/3 of all NJ development is in Newark, where only 3% live. (Aug 2013)
- 2002 campaign: unemployment & housing hasn't improved. (May 2012)
- Passed laws on prevailing wage & large-scale firings. (Feb 2008)
- Held over 100 Job Fairs to employ local residents. (Feb 2002)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Nov 2013)
- Let Senate cafeteria workers organize their own union. (Nov 2015)
- Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing. (Mar 2021)
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Pete Buttigieg on Jobs
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| Democratic Presidential Challenger; IN Mayor |
Click here for 9 full quotes by Pete Buttigieg
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- Support for childcare will let people return to labor market. (Oct 2021)
- Lots of job opportunity in green economy; not all high tech. (Sep 2019)
- Let gig workers unionize. (Jul 2019)
- Raise minimum wage, like Scripture tells us. (Jul 2019)
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. (Jul 2019)
- Government must be pro-active with changing economy. (Mar 2019)
- Consider guaranteed income, perhaps redefine work. (Mar 2019)
- Unions good for US workers, but not NAFTA. (Feb 2019)
- 2009 auto bailout was worthwhile; it saved jobs and pensions. (Feb 2019)
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Julian Castro on Jobs
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| Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrawn); former HUD Secretary |
Click here for 5 full quotes by Julian Castro
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- We need to invest and spark new job opportunities. (Oct 2019)
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. (Jul 2019)
- Opposed unionizing city employees. (Feb 2019)
- Minimum wage should be a living wage. (Jan 2019)
- 2009: Convened San Antonio Job Summit. (Jan 2010)
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Bill de Blasio on Jobs
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| NYC Mayor; Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrawn) |
Click here for 7 full quotes by Bill de Blasio
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- Working people's bill of rights. (Jul 2019)
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. (Jul 2019)
- Put working people first, not wealthy corporations. (May 2019)
- Would raise the NYC minimum wage to $15/hour. (May 2019)
- Fight income inequality that creates Tale of Two Cities. (May 2019)
- $500 million initiative to create 100,000 jobs in NYC. (May 2019)
- Peg living wage to increases in the cost of living. (Oct 2013)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Jobs
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| Democratic Presidential Challenger; HI Rep. |
Click here for 4 full quotes by Tulsi Gabbard
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- Prefers universal basic income to federal jobs guarantee. (Oct 2019)
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. (Jul 2019)
- Voted NO on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Mar 2013)
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Kirsten Gillibrand on Jobs
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| Democratic Senator (NY); Democratic Candidate for President (withdrawn) |
Click here for 12 full quotes by Kirsten Gillibrand
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- 2013: raise minimum wage to $10.10/hour. (Sep 2014)
- End outsourcing of jobs and see "Made in America" again. (Aug 2010)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
- Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
- Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Nov 2013)
- Let Senate cafeteria workers organize their own union. (Nov 2015)
- Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
- Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
- Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing. (Mar 2021)
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Mike Gravel on Jobs
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| Libertarian for President; Former Dem. Senator (AK); withdrew from Presidential primary July 2019 |
Click here for 7 full quotes by Mike Gravel
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- Right to Own: employees can buy out companies that close. (Apr 2019)
- Communists helped unions end child labor & set 8-hr workday. (May 2008)
- Support unionization; raise federal minimum wage. (Apr 2008)
- Claims 100% rating with AFL-CIO for full legislative career. (Aug 2007)
- Minimum wage as president OK, but we need living wage. (Jul 2007)
- Citizens Wage: individuals share in nation’s total affluence. (Jan 1972)
- Sponsored bill helping employees buy closing businesses. (May 1979)
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Kamala Harris on Jobs
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| Democratic candidate for President (withdrawn); California Senator |
Click here for 4 full quotes by Kamala Harris
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- Women are still only paid 80 cents compared to $1 for men. (Nov 2019)
- Require "equal pay certification" for government contracts. (Nov 2019)
- Time for action: enforce equal pay for equal work. (Jul 2019)
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. (Jul 2019)
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Howie Hawkins on Jobs
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| Green Party Challenger for President |
Click here for 3 full quotes by Howie Hawkins
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- Guaranteed jobs; guaranteed income above poverty. (May 2019)
- Full Employment at Living Wages. (Jun 2006)
- Supports Fair Labor Laws. (Jun 2006)
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John Hickenlooper on Jobs
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| Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrew, Aug. 2019); CO Governor |
Click here for 7 full quotes by John Hickenlooper
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- Reverse ruling government workers needn't pay union dues. (Oct 2020)
- Strengthen protections against age discrimination. (Sep 2020)
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. (Jul 2019)
- No socialism: we can't promise every American a job. (Jun 2019)
- 2018: declared "Equity For All Day" on gender pay gap. (Apr 2019)
- Sustainable jobs are created by the private sector. (Jan 2011)
- Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing. (Mar 2021)
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John Kasich on Jobs
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| Republican Governor; previously Representative (OH-12); 2000 & 2016 candidate for President |
Click here for 10 full quotes by John Kasich
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- Work is a good and noble thing, for purpose & satisfaction. (Apr 2017)
- No local vote on $15 minimum wage; keep $8.10. (Dec 2016)
- I created jobs in Congress & in Ohio; let's make it thrice. (Nov 2015)
- When you balance the budget & cut taxes, people get work. (Nov 2015)
- Don't raise minimum wage willy-nilly, & do it at state level. (Sep 2015)
- Limit collective-bargaining rights for public employees. (Mar 2015)
- 2011: Public employee union reforms overturned by voters. (Feb 2015)
- No strikes allowed for public employees. (Nov 2013)
- Let employers hire replacement workers during strikes. (Jun 1993)
- Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)
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Amy Klobuchar on Jobs
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| DFL Sr Senator (MN); Democratic presidential contender |
Click here for 20 full quotes by Amy Klobuchar
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- Strengthening unions key to rebalancing American capitalism. (Apr 2021)
- Non-compete employment agreements used to suppress wages. (Apr 2021)
- Union protection of mine workers. (Feb 2020)
- Focus on rural & job aspects of green energy transition. (Sep 2019)
- Enact laws to assure equal pay & equal opportunity. (Apr 2019)
- Minimum wage must be raised. (Feb 2019)
- Supported auto bailout to save local car dealerships. (Aug 2015)
- Level playing field and fair prices for farmers. (Jan 2006)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
- Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Nov 2013)
- Let Senate cafeteria workers organize their own union. (Nov 2015)
- Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
- Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
- Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing. (Mar 2021)
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Gloria La Riva on Jobs
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| Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President |
Click here for 4 full quotes by Gloria La Riva
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- Close wage gap; end gender division of labor. (Aug 2020)
- Restrict employers' asking about criminal records. (Aug 2020)
- Raise minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Jan 2008)
- A job should be a constitutional right. (Jan 2008)
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Beto O`Rourke on Jobs
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| Democratic candidate for President; Texas Senator nominee |
Click here for 5 full quotes by Beto O`Rourke
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- Raise minimum wage to $15. (Apr 2019)
- Invest in training for evolving economy. (Oct 2018)
- Raise minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $15. (Oct 2018)
- Voted NO on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Mar 2013)
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Barack Obama on Jobs
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| Democratic President (2009-2017); IL Senator (2004-2008) |
Click here for 62 full quotes by Barack Obama
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- End federal contracts if employer mistreats employees. (Jun 2018)
- Need retraining programs for workers who lose jobs. (Jan 2016)
- Signed Ledbetter Fair Pay Law in first month of presidency. (Oct 2015)
- Best employment growth since 1999; the crisis is past. (Jan 2015)
- Help families with more paid leave & higher minimum wage. (Jan 2015)
- FactCheck: Yes, unemployment down; but many stopped looking. (Jan 2015)
- FactCheck: $10.10 minimum wage only affects 200,000 workers. (Jan 2014)
- New ladder of opportunity into the middle class. (Jan 2014)
- Federal contracts require minimum wage of $10.10 per hour. (Jan 2014)
- No assault on unions: don't denigrate public employees. (Nov 2013)
- FactCheck: Yes, 500K manufacturing jobs since 2010, but... (Feb 2013)
- Make America a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing. (Feb 2013)
- Raise federal minimum wage to $9 per hour, and tie to COLA. (Feb 2013)
- We were losing 800,000 jobs each month when I started. (Oct 2012)
- Change offshore tax rules to bring back outsourced jobs. (Oct 2012)
- OpEd: Backed Employee Free Choice Act only during campaign. (Jun 2010)
- FactCheck: Yes, wants to limit secret balloting for unions. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Yes, McCain voted for overseas tax deferral, but. (Oct 2008)
- End incentives that move jobs overseas. (Sep 2008)
- Small towns get bitter over long-term joblessness. (Aug 2008)
- Supports Fair Pay Act: equal pay for equal work. (Jul 2008)
- Expand paid sick days to seven per year. (Jul 2008)
- Employee Free Choice Act: right to organize harassment-free. (Jul 2008)
- 1980s: Opened first city job center in South Chicago. (Apr 2008)
- Fight attacks on workers’ right to organize & strike. (Feb 2008)
- Focus farm programs on family farms, not giant corporations. (Feb 2008)
- Paying more at Wal-Mart is worth it for having US jobs. (Dec 2007)
- Give public safety officers collective bargaining rights. (Aug 2007)
- Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium construction created jobs. (Aug 2007)
- Pres. candidates can afford minimum wage; most folks can’t. (Jul 2007)
- Make the minimum wage a living wage. (Jun 2007)
- Burdens of globalization are placed on the backs of workers. (Mar 2007)
- Owes unions who endorsed him; that’s why he’s in politics. (Oct 2006)
- Working full-time should mean enough to support a family. (Oct 2006)
- Overrode federal overtime rules and raised the minimum wage. (Sep 2004)
- Make sure that African-American men have access to jobs. (Jul 2004)
- Fund Trade Adjustment Assistance for service workers too. (Jun 2004)
- Increase IL minimum wage to $6.50 an hour. (Jun 2004)
- Tax cuts for the rich do not create jobs. (May 2004)
- Obama will strengthen unions and workers’ rights. (May 2004)
- OpEd: GM & Chrysler takeover put union needs ahead of others. (Apr 2010)
Job Stimulus
- US economy is strong: 900,000 new jobs in the past 6 years. (Jan 2016)
- We've cut unemployment in half during my term. (Jan 2016)
- FactCheck: Yes, 8M new jobs, but net 1.2M lost in recession. (Jan 2014)
- Create 600,000 jobs in the natural gas industry. (Oct 2012)
- Wind energy jobs are not imaginary jobs. (Oct 2012)
- FactCheck: Jobs increasing, but still lower than in 2008. (Jan 2012)
- OpEd:Believes Keynesian theory that government spurs economy. (Sep 2010)
- Four million jobs created or saved by recovery program. (May 2010)
- Recession job losses more severe than anticipated. (Jan 2010)
- Jobs must be our #1 focus in 2010. (Jan 2010)
- FactCheck: Obama's estimate of 2M jobs saved is closer to 1M. (Jan 2010)
- FactCheck: Economic plan may create only 2.2M jobs, not 3.5M. (Feb 2009)
- Solution to financial crisis is more job creation. (Oct 2008)
Voting Record
- Chief co-sponsor of IL ENDA, against gay job discrimination. (Aug 2007)
- Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
- Sponsored bill allowing an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
- Match minimum wage increases to Congressional pay raises. (May 2006)
- Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)
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Mike Pence on Jobs
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| Republian nominee for Vice President; Governor of Indiana; former Representative (IN-6) |
Click here for 18 full quotes by Mike Pence
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- Government mandates on energy kill jobs. (Oct 2020)
- Raising minimum wage is inflationary; would eliminate jobs. (Sep 2020)
- 2010: to create jobs, need across the board tax relief. (Sep 2019)
- Increasing minimum wage causes lay offs. (Sep 2019)
- Indiana's unemployment rate was cut in half since 2013. (Oct 2016)
- Blocked statewide & local minimum wage increase. (Jul 2016)
- Defended Indiana's "Right-To-Work" law. (Jul 2016)
- Education is critical to our success in job creation. (Mar 2014)
- $700B stimulus did not deliver promised employment. (Jan 2010)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
- Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
- Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 7% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 100% by CEI, indicating a pro-workplace choice voting record. (May 2012)
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Bernie Sanders on Jobs
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| Democratic primary challenger; Independent VT Senator; previously Representative (VT-At-Large) |
Click here for 53 full quotes by Bernie Sanders
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- Create jobs with infrastructure repair & Green New Deal. (Oct 2019)
- Help transition for miners: income for 5 years, & education. (Sep 2019)
- Ain't nobody in Congress more pro-worker than I am. (Jul 2019)
- Tax companies for public benefits used by workers. (Apr 2019)
- End racism in hiring, redlining, & disparate pay. (Apr 2019)
- Equal pay for equal work: anything else unacceptable. (Apr 2019)
- FactCheck: Unemployment under Trump is lowest in decades. (Feb 2019)
- Women still earn only 80% of men; minorities earn 63%. (Aug 2017)
- A job is more than income; it's how we relate to the world. (Nov 2016)
- Establish worker-owned cooperatives to counter corporations. (Nov 2016)
- I investigated undocumented farm workers in FL. (Mar 2016)
- Minority youth more underemployed than others. (Mar 2016)
- Obama rebuilt jobs; but middle class is disappearing. (Oct 2015)
- Corporate opposition makes union organizing difficult. (Mar 2015)
- Create worker-owned cooperatives & grow unions. (Jan 2015)
- Real unemployment is 16%; official unemployment only 9%. (Nov 2012)
- Extend unemployment benefits whenever jobless rate over 7.2%. (Dec 2010)
- 1950s manufacturing job created middle class, but not now. (Dec 2010)
- Unions are freedom of association; but gets you fired. (Jun 2007)
- Middle-class wages have been in a 40-year decline. (Nov 2016)
Minimum Wage
- Tax CEOs making more than 50 times median worker pay. (Nov 2019)
- Make minimum wage a living wage. (Feb 2019)
- Real wages for working class in 2019 are lower than in 1973. (Feb 2019)
- Accompany minimum wage increase with pay equity for women. (Nov 2018)
- Helped raise minimum wage at Amazon to $15 per hour. (Oct 2018)
- Minimum wage increase helps economy because workers spend it. (Aug 2017)
- Current $7.25/hr and $2.13/hr is starvation wage. (Aug 2017)
- Fight for $15: worker wages so low they need food stamps!. (Apr 2017)
- $15 minimum wage, plus pay equity for women. (Nov 2016)
- Minimum wage increase most helps minority workers. (Nov 2016)
- $15/hour minimum wage indexed to inflation. (Jul 2016)
- $15 minimum wage might lose some jobs, but it helps many. (Nov 2015)
Voting Record
- Raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. (Mar 2015)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
- Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
- Voted NO on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
- Voted NO on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
- Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus. (Jan 2001)
- Require full disclosure of outsourced employees. (Feb 2001)
- Rated 100% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
- Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Nov 2013)
- Let Senate cafeteria workers organize their own union. (Nov 2015)
- Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)
- Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
- Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
- Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing. (Mar 2021)
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Howard Schultz on Jobs
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| Starbucks CEO; independent candidate for President until July 2019 |
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- Create company our parents had no chance to work for. (Feb 2019)
- When workers hurt in 1960s, they were dismissed & no income. (Jan 2019)
- Key to job growth is loans to small business. (Jan 2019)
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Tom Steyer on Jobs
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| Democratic Presidential Challenger; CEO |
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- Need to stand up for unions & right to bargain collectively. (Feb 2020)
- Minimum wage should be $11 to $20, for parity with 1980. (Oct 2019)
- Supports right to a living wage. (Jul 2019)
- Most people are denied a fair paycheck, while CEOs get rich. (Jul 2019)
- Corporations hold down wages; unions get fair return. (Jul 2019)
- Automatic deductions ok for political usage of union dues. (Jul 2019)
- Closed tax loophole on out of state business, creating jobs. (Jan 2018)
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Donald Trump on Jobs
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| 2016 Republican incumbent President; 2000 Reform Primary Challenger for President |
Click here for 28 full quotes by Donald Trump
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- FactCheck: 9 million jobs offset by 22.2 million job loss. (Aug 2020)
- Unemployment at record low, including women & disabled. (Feb 2020)
- Fact-Check: Job creation has increased, but at lower rate. (Feb 2020)
- FactCheck: Unemployment under Trump is lowest in decades. (Feb 2019)
- 600,000 new manufacturing jobs with rising blue-collar wages. (Feb 2019)
- Get Motor City revving its engines again. (Jan 2018)
- 200,000 new manufacturing jobs with lowest unemployment ever. (Jan 2018)
- Fact-check: African-American unemployment lowest in history. (Jan 2018)
- Two core principles: buy American, and hire American. (Feb 2017)
- How do people make it on $7.25? Raise state minimum wage. (May 2016)
- I'm the only one on this stage who's hired people. (Feb 2016)
- Bring jobs back from China, Mexico, Japan, and Vietnam. (Feb 2016)
- Don't raise minimum wage; it makes us non-competitive. (Nov 2015)
- I have relevant experience by creating jobs and assets. (Nov 2015)
- Teachers unions are obstacles to improving schools. (Nov 2015)
- Rebuilding America will create 13 million jobs. (Nov 2015)
- Don't raise minimum wage, but create more opportunities. (Aug 2015)
- Take jobs back from foreign countries to lower unemployment. (Aug 2015)
- Real unemployment rate is 20%; don't believe 5.6%. (Jun 2015)
- Raising business tax causes businesses to move jobs overseas. (Dec 2011)
- Keep loyal hardworking people around as long as they'd like. (Mar 2004)
- Unions fight for pay; managers fight for less; consumers win. (Jul 2000)
- Foreign companies are taking jobs from US. (Dec 1999)
Casinos
- 1990: fined $65,000 for money-laundering via casino chips. (Aug 2016)
- Opposed to casinos on Indian reservations. (Sep 2015)
- FactCheck: Yes, Trump wanted a casino, and Jeb opposed it. (Sep 2015)
- 2013: Failed to persuade Florida legislators on large casino. (Sep 2015)
- First Atlantic City casino ever finished on-time & on-budget. (Jul 1993)
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Jesse Ventura on Jobs
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| Former Independent MN Governor; possible Presidential Challenger |
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- Improve the Competitive Position of Rural Minnesota. (Dec 2000)
- Make Agriculture Competitive Anywhere in the World. (Dec 2000)
- Training and retraining to resolve workforce shortage. (Dec 2000)
- Subsidize ethanol like we subsidize oil. (Jul 2000)
- Unions support Democrats even when interests are elsewhere. (Jul 2000)
- Supports prevailing wages but not living wages. (Jan 1999)
- Strongly pro-union; and a union member. (Jan 1999)
- State instead of federal rules for animal operations. (Nov 1999)
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Arvin Vohra on Jobs
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| Libertarian candidate for President; Libertarian Party Vice-Chair |
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- Eliminate all affirmative action laws & racial quotas. (Mar 2018)
- Eliminate the minimum wage entirely. (Dec 2017)
- Eliminate minimum wage so entry level jobs available to all. (Jan 2015)
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Elizabeth Warren on Jobs
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| Massachusetts Senator; former head of CFPB; Dem. Presidential Challenger |
Click here for 17 full quotes by Elizabeth Warren
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- Require green technology be built by American union jobs. (Sep 2019)
- New jobs part of fighting climate change; it's all connected. (Jul 2019)
- Unions will help rebuild America's middle class. (Mar 2019)
- Workers earning $7.25 cannot keep above poverty line. (Apr 2017)
- How to advance when "flex work" requires 24/7 availability? (Apr 2017)
- Republican majority could ring death knell to unions. (Apr 2017)
- Make it easier for workers to organize. (Nov 2014)
- Minimum wage workers haven't gotten a raise in 7 years. (Nov 2014)
- Before CFPA, banks themselves chose bank regulators. (Apr 2014)
- Unions fight for their workers; not like corporate lobbyists. (Apr 2014)
- Say the word long and loud: "Union!". (Apr 2014)
- Social Contract: Americans don't become wealthy in isolation. (Sep 2011)
- Make it easier for workers who want to organize. (Sep 2011)
- Hardworking families are the real economy. (Apr 2010)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Nov 2013)
- Let Senate cafeteria workers organize their own union. (Nov 2015)
- Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing. (Mar 2021)
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Bill Weld on Jobs
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| Libertarian Party nominee for Vice Pres.; former GOP MA Governor; 2020 GOP Presidential Challenger |
Click here for 2 full quotes by Bill Weld
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- In-state training for displaced workers, including on-line. (Feb 2019)
- Vetoed minimum wage increase. (Aug 2005)
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Andrew Yang on Jobs
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| Democratic Presidential Challenger & Tech CEO |
Click here for 15 full quotes by Andrew Yang
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- Trump is the symptom of the disease of job loss. (Feb 2020)
- Help youth get access to trade and technical training. (Feb 2020)
- OpEd: Yang wrong that automation causing massive job loss. (Nov 2019)
- Trickle up: create jobs by giving people buying power. (Nov 2019)
- Federal job programs are not the answer to changing economy. (Oct 2019)
- Most new jobs are gig, temporary, or contractor. (Aug 2019)
- Empower women entrepreneurs with my $1000 per month plan. (Jul 2019)
- We're terrible at retraining; give people resources directly. (Jul 2019)
- Leave the minimum wage up to the states. (Jul 2019)
- Monthly stipend would help us through technological changes. (Apr 2019)
- I'm a huge union fan. (Apr 2019)
- Universal payments to all adults would have no stigma. (Apr 2019)
- Fight for equal pay for women, and women of color. (Apr 2019)
- Pay equity for women and minorities. (Mar 2019)
- Venture for America: army of builders with sense of purpose. (Feb 2014)
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