Fact Check Posts – Page 25

Jeb Bush says he cut 13,000 state workforce jobs as governor

By Joshua Gillin

June 9, 2015

"We reduced the government workforce by 13,000, 11 percent, during my eight years."

Jeb Bush says Florida was the only state to get AAA bond rating during his tenure

By Joshua Gillin

May 28, 2015

"Florida was the only state during my eight years to go from AA to AAA" in its bond rating.

The saga of state spending enforcer Jeb Bush’s one-time alias, Veto Corleone

By Joshua Gillin

May 26, 2015

Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor.

Jeb Bush held $1 million ‘hostage’ for abstinence-only education, Emily’s List says

By Joshua Gillin

May 20, 2015

Says Jeb Bush "once held $1 million in family planning grants hostage until the programs receiving the money agreed not to discuss birth control at…

Obama refused to sign plan in place to leave 10,000 troops in Iraq, Bush says

By Joshua Gillin

May 18, 2015

"We had an agreement that the president could have signed that would have kept 10,000 troops" in Iraq.

Florida takes billions more from Washington than it gives, Rep. Debbie Mayfield says

By Joshua Gillin

May 14, 2015

"Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion."

Patients who use LIP are different than Medicaid expansion population, Scott says

By Joshua Gillin

May 11, 2015

"The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare."

Crisafulli says 257,000 would be ‘forced into Medicaid’ under expansion

By Joshua Gillin

April 30, 2015

"If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid."

Marco Rubio says he is more experienced and qualified than Barack Obama was during presidential run

By Joshua Gillin

April 29, 2015

"I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran."

Medicaid recipients ’97 percent more likely to die’ than privately insured, Corcoran says

By Joshua Gillin

April 22, 2015

"Medicaid patients were 97 percent more likely to die than those with private insurance."

What polls say about Medicaid expansion in Florida

By Joshua Gillin

April 20, 2015

"Medicaid expansion isn’t necessarily a very popular issue on the street."

Rick Scott says feds are ‘walking away’ from funding Florida’s Low Income Pool program

By Joshua Gillin

April 14, 2015

"The same federal government that offers some money for a program is walking away from another health care program."

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Jeb Bush says he cut 13,000 state workforce jobs as governor

Jeb Bush says Florida was the only state to get AAA bond rating during his tenure

The saga of state spending enforcer Jeb Bush’s one-time alias, Veto Corleone

Jeb Bush held $1 million ‘hostage’ for abstinence-only education, Emily’s List says

Obama refused to sign plan in place to leave 10,000 troops in Iraq, Bush says

Florida takes billions more from Washington than it gives, Rep. Debbie Mayfield says

Patients who use LIP are different than Medicaid expansion population, Scott says

Crisafulli says 257,000 would be ‘forced into Medicaid’ under expansion

Marco Rubio says he is more experienced and qualified than Barack Obama was during presidential run

Medicaid recipients ’97 percent more likely to die’ than privately insured, Corcoran says

What polls say about Medicaid expansion in Florida

Rick Scott says feds are ‘walking away’ from funding Florida’s Low Income Pool program