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Mark Schlereth
Mark Schlereth
stated on January 27, 2014 comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike"
"The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 30, 2014
Rhode Island Senate
Rhode Island Senate
stated on January 15, 2014 a Senate resolution
"The (New England) Patriots were led by an explosive offense that scored the second most points in the NFL."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 17, 2014
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2013 a Facebook post
"The nine-day deer hunt contributes more than $1.3 billion in revenue to the state of Wisconsin."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 4, 2013
John Loud
John Loud
stated on November 19, 2013 newspaper article
"These 60 acres (the Atlanta Braves want to build a stadium on) have produced zero SPLOST money for parks and recreation, have produced zero money for education."      
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By Eric Stirgus • November 26, 2013
Mike Plant
Mike Plant
stated on November 20, 2013 an interview
"No one in the country has ever built a brand new sports facility and created this kind of development at the same time."
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By Eric Stirgus • November 22, 2013
Adam Schefter
Adam Schefter
stated on April 25, 2013 a tweet about the NFL Draft
"Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad."
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By Katie Sanders • April 26, 2013
Duriya Farooqui
Duriya Farooqui
stated on February 13, 2013 a presentation
"Of the 18 stadiums built from 2004 to 2013, 47 percent of the total cost came from public sources."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 1, 2013
Paul Levesque
Paul Levesque
stated on October 24, 2012 an interview on NYPost.com
"We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales."
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By Caryn Shinske • November 22, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on September 6, 2012 a news release
The national debt of $16 trillion, is "enough to buy both the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds 1,918 times."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • September 21, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 10, 2012 TV interview
Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • May 11, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 6, 2011 a TV airing in Florida
Says he "helped save" the Olympic games.
Mostly True
By Matt Clary • January 6, 2012
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