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Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on May 20, 2015 a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.
Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor.
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By Joshua Gillin • May 26, 2015
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 16, 2015 an interview with Democracy Now
"I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200."
True
By Amy Sherman • April 27, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on April 17, 2015 a speech in New Hampshire
"We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries."
True
By Amy Sherman • April 21, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 his book ‘American Dreams’
A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies."
True
By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on December 1, 2014 a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event
"Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military.
True
By Amy Sherman • December 3, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 27, 2014 a fundraising letter
"Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world."
True
By Joshua Gillin • November 6, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 a gubernatorial debate in Davie
Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.
True
By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 14, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2014
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on September 25, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland "voted to keep the shutdown going."
True
By Joshua Gillin • October 1, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 7, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water."
True
By Joshua Gillin • August 15, 2014
Progressive Choice Florida
Progressive Choice Florida
stated on March 30, 2014 a campaign mailer
Says Charlie Crist "implemented Jeb Bush’s A+ Plan."
True
By Joshua Gillin • April 15, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on April 10, 2014 an email
"In 2006, Charlie Crist opposed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants."
True
By Amy Sherman • April 11, 2014
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on February 25, 2014 a Congressional campaign debate
Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that "Social Security is not guaranteed."
True
By Joshua Gillin • February 28, 2014
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on February 3, 2014 a debate
Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago."
True
By Julie Kliegman • February 5, 2014
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
stated on January 11, 2014 a Facebook post
"Trey Radel does not even qualify to drive a Lee County school bus at this point, yet he occupies a seat in Congress."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2014
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on October 24, 2013 an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court
"Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense."
True
By Joshua Gillin • December 17, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 20, 2013 a speech at the American Enterprise Institute
"I did not support the sequester."
True
By Amy Sherman • November 26, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2013 a rally announcing his candidacy for governor
Says Rick Scott "didn’t even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week."
True
By Katie Sanders • November 4, 2013
League of Women Voters of Florida
League of Women Voters of Florida
stated on October 10, 2013 a statement
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."
True
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2013
Chris Latvala
Chris Latvala
stated on October 9, 2013 a tweet
"Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator."
True
By Katie Sanders • October 9, 2013
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