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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.
True
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.
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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."
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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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