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Rick Scott
stated on September 18, 2018 an ad

Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security."

By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2018

Rick Scott
stated on April 7, 2017 a Pensacola jobs roundtable

Says Florida has "the second-lowest taxes, per capita, state taxes of any state in the country."

By Allison Graves • April 13, 2017

Rick Scott
stated on April 13, 2016 a press release

"Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes."

By Joshua Gillin • April 25, 2016

Rick Scott
stated on April 5, 2016 a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks

"We got a million jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2016

Rick Scott
stated on January 20, 2016 a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter

"We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown."

By Joshua Gillin • February 4, 2016

Rick Scott
stated on March 3, 2015 the Florida State of the State address

"The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states."

By Steve Contorno • March 3, 2015

Rick Scott
stated on June 25, 2014 a campaign commercial

"Candidates for governor routinely disclose" their spouses’ tax returns.

By Joshua Gillin • June 26, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on June 2, 2014 a campaign commercial

"Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year."

By Joshua Gillin • June 4, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on March 31, 2014 an online ad

"Since December 2010 Florida has created 540,000 new jobs."

By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • April 2, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on March 16, 2014 a tweet

"Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten."

By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on September 17, 2013 a letter to Florida's U.S. senators

"Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements."

By Amy Sherman • September 25, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on August 30, 2013 a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference

"We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax."

By Amy Sherman • September 6, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on May 20, 2013 a press release

"This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century."

By Amy Sherman • May 22, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 a State of the State speech

"For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services."

By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on January 15, 2013 a discussion with black lawmakers

Says a recent study shows Florida students are second in the world in fourth grade reading, behind Singapore.

By Katie Sanders • January 21, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on May 10, 2012 TV interview

Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf."

By Katie Sanders • May 11, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on April 18, 2012 radio interview

"About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now."

By Katie Sanders • April 27, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2012 an interview with WTSP

"In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year."

By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on February 11, 2012 speech at CPAC

"We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."

By Katie Sanders • February 17, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on January 10, 2012 State of the State address

Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida.

By Katie Sanders • January 11, 2012

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