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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.
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 26, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 a statement on their website:
Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2011
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on September 29, 2011 an op-ed article:
"A Cornell University research study concludes that ethanol generates a 29 percent energy loss, meaning it takes more than a gallon of gasoline to produce a gallon of ethanol."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 19, 2011
Mike Fasano
Mike Fasano
stated on October 11, 2011 a news article:
"Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 18, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 a statement on their website:
"The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world." 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 14, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 1, 2011 an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars:
"$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 15, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa:
"In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 13, 2011
Florida voter
Florida voter
stated on August 17, 2011 a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.:
Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on August 1, 2011 a Web post Aug. 1, 2011:
Says Adam Hasner’s record includes "requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • August 8, 2011
Cliff Stearns
Cliff Stearns
stated on July 6, 2011 a press release:
"Active duty males in the military are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than their civilian counterparts."
Mostly True
By Bill Thompson • July 26, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 17, 2011 interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
"We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • July 19, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 7, 2011 an interview with CBS:
"From now on, we have to pay the Russians $50 million an astronaut to send Americans to the space station"
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 13, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 17, 2011 a statement:
"Since I took office, we’ve created 76,800 jobs."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 1, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on June 20, 2011 a Fox News interview:
In the first 24 to 36 hours of the operation in Libya, "you saw $115 million go downrange because a Tomahawk cruise missile is a little over $1 million each."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 27, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 13, 2011 in a radio ad:
"Vern Buchanan. His old business was caught illegally funneling over $60,000 in campaign donations to Buchanan to influence his election."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • June 24, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 10, 2011 an Internet ad:
Says George LeMieux "falsely attacked Marco Rubio."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 16, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 14, 2011 his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor:
"Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • June 15, 2011
Tom Rooney
Tom Rooney
stated on June 2, 2011 a press release:
"For every $1 spent on mitigation, $4 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on May 23, 2011 a tweet:
"Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2011
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