Connie Mack
Connie Mack was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2004. Mack, of Fort Myers, lost a U.S. Senate race to Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2003.
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"Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times."
"I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record."
Says Bill Nelson voted "98 percent of the time" with Barack Obama.
"Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times."
Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare.
"President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt."
"A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand."
Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times."
Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House.
The Mack Penny Plan for the federal budget "would balance our budget by 2019" and "continues to gain support."