Fact Check Posts – Page 15

Rick Scott says military makes up nearly 10 percent of Florida’s economy

By Aaron Sharockman

December 7, 2010

Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy.

Vern Buchanan says illegal immigration costs Florida taxpayers $4 billion a year

By Aaron Sharockman

December 6, 2010

"In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida."

While others waffled, Rick Scott stuck to his oil drilling script

By Aaron Sharockman

December 3, 2010

On offshore oil drilling.

Ronda Storms says local transit agency forces cab drivers to wear socks

By Aaron Sharockman

December 2, 2010

Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission has "a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on."

Bill Nelson talks one way on earmarks, but votes another

By Aaron Sharockman

December 1, 2010

On banning earmarks.

Alan Grayson going down swinging on Bush tax cut extension

By Aaron Sharockman

November 30, 2010

"The Republican plan for tax cuts is to give each millionaire -- the top 1 percent of income in this country -- $83,347 a year…

TSA administrator claims new body scanners emit as much radiation as three minutes of air travel

By Aaron Sharockman

November 18, 2010

The radiation coming from the new TSA body scanners is "equivalent to about three minutes' worth of air travel by anybody, say, at 30,000 feet."

Marco Rubio wasn’t always against earmarks, Florida Democrat claims

By Aaron Sharockman

November 16, 2010

"Re: (Marco) Rubio's support of earmark ban: In 2002 alone, he requested 37 earmarks worth $43 million."

Jeb Bush says Rick Scott won Florida Hispanic vote, bucking national trend

By Aaron Sharockman

November 15, 2010

"Rick Scott got a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida."

Rick Scott pays campaign workers with gift cards, not cash, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow claims

By Aaron Sharockman

November 12, 2010

"The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift…

In defending health care suit, new Florida AG says the United States is the only federalist country in the world

By Aaron Sharockman

November 10, 2010

"We're the only system of federalism in the world."

Bill Nelson says feds are funding most of the proposed Tampa-Orlando rail line

By Aaron Sharockman

November 9, 2010

"The amount of the revenue required by the state (for the construction of high-speed rail) is around 10 percent."

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Rick Scott says military makes up nearly 10 percent of Florida’s economy

Vern Buchanan says illegal immigration costs Florida taxpayers $4 billion a year

While others waffled, Rick Scott stuck to his oil drilling script

Ronda Storms says local transit agency forces cab drivers to wear socks

Bill Nelson talks one way on earmarks, but votes another

Alan Grayson going down swinging on Bush tax cut extension

TSA administrator claims new body scanners emit as much radiation as three minutes of air travel

Marco Rubio wasn’t always against earmarks, Florida Democrat claims

Jeb Bush says Rick Scott won Florida Hispanic vote, bucking national trend

Rick Scott pays campaign workers with gift cards, not cash, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow claims

In defending health care suit, new Florida AG says the United States is the only federalist country in the world

Bill Nelson says feds are funding most of the proposed Tampa-Orlando rail line