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Cathy McMorris-Rodgers: FactCheck: Net gain of 3.2M jobs under Obama presidency

Fact Check: The GOP fired three separate rebuttal missives at Obama, but the speeches from Rodgers (Wash.) and Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Rand Paul (Ky.) were heavy on personal narratives and partisan rhetoric that don't lend themselves to obvious fact checks. Still, Rodgers' jab at Obama over the economy, as part of the official GOP response, did overlook several key points.

To start, that shrinking labor force she harps on is largely due to a wave of retiring baby boomers--not exactly a development Obama has any role in. And while the latest financial numbers are far from rosy, the White House can hang its hat on the fact that the December 2013 unemployment rate is the lowest in Obama's presidency: 6.7 percent, down from a 10 percent peak in October 2009. Also, the U.S. economy is up 3.2 million jobs since Obama took office.

Cory Booker: Unions: This dream ain't free; you gotta work for it

"He'd tell us, 'Take another by the hand, and another, and let's get to work. This dream ain't free. You gotta work for it,'" Booker said.

Scott Walker: Hypothetically, make WI a right-to-work state

Barrett said voters should read between the lines on that answer. "Mark my words, he'll sign it," Barrett said. "He would have a fall from grace with the far right if he would say he's going to veto that."

Steve Bullock: Guarantee equal pay for women

Thom Tillis: Opposes federal minimum wage; but let states decide

On the minimum wage, Brannon said a federal standard is unconstitutional. Tillis responded: "If there's going to be a minimum wage, it's a decision that needs to be made by the states--not the federal government."

Tom Barrett: Restore state's collective bargaining; I respect unions

Walker framed his budget bill as a bold but necessary action taken to get the state's finances in order and pointed to a $154 million surplus and the addition of 23,000 jobs this year as evidence his reforms had already produced results. "The mayor has said repeatedly throughout the primary he wants go to back and restore collective bargaining," Walker noted.

Barrett acknowledged as governor he would restore collective bargaining rights, but pushed back on the assertion that he would be a pawn of the unions. "The difference is I'll allow them to be at the table. He doesn't even want to have a conversation with them. They know that I'm not a pushover, but the difference is I respect them to be at the table, not to own the table, but to be at the table," he said.