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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 26, 2011 announcing $615 million in budget vetoes.
Says he vetoed $250,000 from the budget for a program to learn how to catch rainwater.
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 27, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on May 10, 2011 a Web ad
"(Bill) Nelson voted for billions in wasteful spending earmarks like the Bridge to Nowhere."
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May 12, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on March 20, 2011 a speech before conservative activists
In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law."
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By Laura Figueroa • May 4, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on April 29, 2011 comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald'
Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 3, 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
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 14, 2011 testimony before Congress.
"Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 18, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal'
To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt."
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By Laura Figueroa • April 15, 2011
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
stated on April 3, 2011 a op-ed in the 'St. Petersburg Times'
"Since 1990, in inflation-adjusted dollars, per-student funding of the (Florida) state university system from general revenue has dropped by about $4,000."
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 5, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 a “Wall Street Journal” op-ed
"Corporate taxes will soon be the highest in the industrialized world."
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By Becky Bowers • April 4, 2011
John Buss
John Buss
stated on March 23, 2011 comments before a state House subcommittee
Tallahassee is "the ninth-rainiest (city) in the nation."
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 1, 2011
Free Market Florida
Free Market Florida
stated on March 1, 2011 a web video.
Says new EPA water regulations would force the state to make drainage canals every bit as clean as pristine Florida river systems.
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 30, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 18, 2011 his weekly radio address.
"According to 2009 estimates, an agreement with Panama could result in almost 1,900 Florida jobs in the first year – and about 15,000 jobs after five years."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 21, 2011
Marion Hammer
Marion Hammer
stated on February 22, 2011 comments before a state Senate committee.
The American Academy of Pediatrics "supports banning guns."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 14, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.
"I delivered to you a budget that ... cuts taxes by $2 billion."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.
"On my first day in office, I ordered a review of every regulation in the pipeline and every contract exceeding $1 million."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 2, 2011 an interview with Fox News.
Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2011
Bill Posey
Bill Posey
stated on February 14, 2011 a press release responding to Obama's budget proposal.
"The president promised to close the space gap, but he now seems intent on repeating the events that created the space gap in the first place -- putting in place a new rocket design and then trying to underfund the effort..."
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By Laura Figueroa • February 23, 2011
Florida Department of Corrections worker
Florida Department of Corrections worker
stated on February 21, 2011 a question to Gov. Rick Scott.
"State employees haven't received a raise in five or six years."
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 22, 2011
Joe Negron
Joe Negron
stated on February 15, 2011 a Health and Human Services Appropriations committee meeting
"For the last decade, funding in the health and human services budget has grown at twice the rate as other parts of the budget, and I think that context is important."
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By Laura Figueroa • February 17, 2011
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on January 19, 2011 a meeting with reporters and editors
"All the money the Department of Citrus has is paid for by the citrus growers. You don't save dollars by eliminating the Department of Citrus."
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By Amy Sherman • February 4, 2011
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