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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 31, 2014 an online video
"Rick Scott wants to take us back to the days of insurance companies denying coverage for pre-existing conditions."
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By Amy Sherman • April 4, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 31, 2014 an online ad
"Since December 2010 Florida has created 540,000 new jobs."
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By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • April 2, 2014
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on March 18, 2014 an online video
Says Rick Scott presided over cuts to the Bright Futures college scholarship program.
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By Amy Sherman • April 1, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 25, 2014 his campaign website
"Rick Scott tried to slash school funding by $3.3 billion."
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By Joshua Gillin • March 27, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 16, 2014 a tweet
"Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten."
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By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 25, 2014 a press release
Says Rick Scott "oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history."
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By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 22, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Desmond Meade
Desmond Meade
stated on January 15, 2014 a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post
Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, "one-quarter are Floridians."
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By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 6, 2014 a video
"In my home state, nearly one in five Floridians live in poverty."
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By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2014
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 13, 2013 a mailing to 13th Congressional District voters
"Since 2007 David Jolly has given almost $30,000 to keep Democrats in Congress!"
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By Joshua Gillin • December 27, 2013
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on October 24, 2013 an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court
Florida’s proposed medical marijuana amendment "would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states, allowing use for limitless ‘other conditions’ specified by any physician."
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By Joshua Gillin • December 17, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 18, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
"We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production."
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By Rochelle Koff • December 3, 2013
Grady Judd
Grady Judd
stated on November 19, 2013 a "Sun-Sentinel" editorial
Florida’s proposed amendment for medical marijuana would allow "people who alleged minor ailments such as muscle spasms, neck pain, back pain and even menstrual cramps (to qualify) for government-sanctioned pot-smoking."
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By Julie Kliegman • November 25, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 20, 2013 a speech at American Enterprise Institute
"The reason we have a national debt is not because of defense spending. What is driving our long-term debt are Medicare and Social Security programs."
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By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 5, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities."
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By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on October 15, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 debate
"Unemployment in the city of St. Petersburg is below the state average."
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By Katie Sanders • October 17, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 1, 2013 a tweet
The shutdown is projected to result in "$10 billion in costs to the economy per week."
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By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2013
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on September 13, 2013 an op-ed
"For the last decade, Floridians’ salaries have shrunk substantially" when adjusted for inflation.
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By Rochelle Koff • October 1, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 22, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times op-ed
"Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas."
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By Katie Sanders • September 25, 2013
Rick Scott
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."
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By Amy Sherman • September 25, 2013
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