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Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 26, 2016 in a Florida Senate debate:
Says Marco Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have ‘weakened us as a people.’ "
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 27, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate :
Says Marco Rubio "has a 98 percent voting record with the Koch brothers."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • October 27, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 23, 2016 in a TV interview on WFLA:
"We have never done business with Donald Trump."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate:
"When asked about equal pay for women, (Rubio’s) quote was that it was a waste of time."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 18, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando:
"Marco Rubio made it clear: Not only does he think Donald Trump is a con man, he went on to say he doesn't trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes."
True
By Allison Graves • October 18, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 10, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Marco Rubio "opposes immigration reform. Worse, Rubio supports Donald Trump. His plan would deport 800,000 children, destroying families."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on September 20, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • September 23, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on September 15, 2016 in a campaign statement:
Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement:
"Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • September 2, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on August 19, 2016 in a post on his campaign website:
Says Marco Rubio "voted against the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act."
True
By Joshua Gillin • August 24, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters:
Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state."  
False
By Amy Sherman • April 12, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet:
"91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 29, 2015
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 2, 2012 in an ad:
An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'"
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman • October 16, 2012
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on July 16, 2011 in a statement on his campaign website:
"For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000."
True
By Amy Sherman • August 2, 2011