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Latest Fact-Checks On Bill Nelson

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Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 21, 2018 an ad
Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast."
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By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on November 16, 2016 a Senate floor speech
Says Donald Trump said he intends "to open up additional areas off the coast to oil drilling" during the campaign.
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By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2016
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on May 30, 2013 an op-ed
Says Gov. Rick Scott returned "$1 million in federal funding that would have helped the state cover the cost of overseeing insurance rates under the new health care law."
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By Katie Sanders • June 11, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 a debate
Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."
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By Brittany Alana Davis • November 1, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 a debate
Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense."
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By Amy Sherman • October 24, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate in Davie, Fla.
In 2012, Connie Mack missed 178 votes, "one of the worst voting records" in Congress.
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By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on August 2, 2012 a TV ad
Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage."
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By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 11, 2011 a Senate floor speech
Says it wasn't until he and a Senate colleague were able to "wrangle the actual streaming video" from BP that scientists were able to calculate the oil spill flow.
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By Becky Bowers • October 26, 2011
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on May 2, 2011 a press conference
"55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count."
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 2, 2011
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on November 8, 2010 an Orlando rail conference.
"The amount of the revenue required by the state (for the construction of high-speed rail) is around 10 percent."
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By Aaron Sharockman • November 9, 2010
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 15, 2009 a statement.
Oil money from federal leases "can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling."
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June 15, 2009