Gov. Rick Scott raps Tri-Rail while rejecting high-speed rail funding
Says Tri-Rail shows the potential problems with investing in high-speed rail.
Says Tri-Rail shows the potential problems with investing in high-speed rail.
Says Florida's pension plan faces the same long-term funding problems as Social Security.
Gov. Rick Scott's sale of the state planes was "not proper."
"State employees haven't received a raise in five or six years."
On high-speed rail.
"The Constitution doesn't allow the governor to not-spend appropriations funds."
Americans, in the last 30 years, "have more than doubled the amount of money we are spending per child (on education) … and the results…
"It is projected that 3.07 million people will use the train annually. Keep in mind that Amtrak's Acela train in Washington D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, New…
The federal health care law is "probably the biggest tax increase ever in the history of our country."
Says his tax and fee cuts will save households "$540 over two years."
Says he never said he would keep education funding the same.
Says gun ownership information could be recorded and collected by the federal government and insurance companies as part of the federal health care law.