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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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By Robert Farley • 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, John Bartosek • 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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