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Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on July 26, 2010 a mailer:
Dave Aronberg "was the first to demand that BP create a billion-dollar fund to pay for the devastation."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2010
Maurice Ferre
Maurice Ferre
stated on July 1, 2010 an editorial board meeting:
"I think it is unacceptable for the Chinese today to be larger in wind power and in solar panels and photovoltaic manufacturing than all of Europe put together -- forget the United States."
Half-True
By Trenton Daniel • July 23, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on July 7, 2010 a statement on his campaign website:
"Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education."
Half-True
By Cristina Silva • July 7, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a public debate in West Palm Beach:
"My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."  
Half-True
By Trenton Daniel • June 25, 2010
Florida Conservation Alliance
Florida Conservation Alliance
stated on June 19, 2010 a television commercial:
"Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a debate:
The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2010
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on May 26, 2010 an interview on FOX.:
"On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 18, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on June 10, 2010 a speech:
"The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 3, 2010 a CBS4 interview:
"If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal."
Half-True
By Cristina Silva • June 17, 2010
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on June 4, 2010 a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.:
"There's more than 100,000 people working at the Department of Agriculture. That's 1 employee for every 30 farmers."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 8, 2010
Scott Maddox
Scott Maddox
stated on May 25, 2010 email to supporters:
After the oil spill, Congressman Adam Putnam "doubled down saying all energy sources, including oil drilling in the Gulf, should be considered just days after the oil spill started."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 25, 2010 a speech to young Republicans in Tampa:
Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on May 16, 2010 a blog on his campaign website:
In Afghanistan "the (military) leadership has proposed a new medal, an award for 'Courageous Restraint' ... for 'NOT FIRING BACK.' "
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 21, 2010
Heather Beaven
Heather Beaven
stated on May 12, 2010 an e-mail to supporters.:
John Mica's brother is an oil lobbyist and his daughter represents the natural gas industry.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 18, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on April 29, 2010 an interview on CNN.:
"The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 30, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on April 14, 2010 a web ad.:
U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 15, 2010 in a press conference announcing veto of SB 6.:
The passage of the teacher tenure bill in the Fla. Legislature was like the health care bill in Congress because one party jammed it through.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 16, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 12, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Marco Rubio was "subpoenaed."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on February 28, 2010 an interview on Newsmax TV:
"If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • April 6, 2010
Foundation for Florida's Future
Foundation for Florida's Future
stated on March 26, 2010 a press release:
''Both Democrats and Republicans are advocating for the use of student test scores to measure teacher effectiveness.''
Half-True
By Carol Rosenberg • April 2, 2010
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