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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet:
"The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 24, 2013 in a TV interview:
Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • June 25, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 21, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal interview:
"We cut taxes 24 times."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 3, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 20, 2013 in a press release:
"This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 22, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 20, 2013 in 2013-14 veto message:
"We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 20, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 29, 2013 in a Facebook post:
"Every Florida teacher gets a pay raise."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • May 1, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 in a State of the State speech:
"For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State speech:
A "legacy of taxing and borrowing … crippled the economy we inherited two years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State address:
Says his proposed education spending "is the highest state funding level in Florida history."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 5, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 31, 2013 in a news conference:
Says his budget provides "the highest state funding level in history" for education.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 6, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 18, 2013 in a TV interview:
Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had."
True
By Katie Sanders • January 22, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 15, 2013 in a discussion with black lawmakers:
Says a recent study shows Florida students are second in the world in fourth grade reading, behind Singapore.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 21, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 14, 2012 in a TV interview:
"In the four years before I became governor, we increased state debt $5.2 billion. We've paid it down $2 billion."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • January 10, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 7, 2013 in a press conference:
Says a federal plan to expand Medicaid would cost Florida taxpayers $26 billion over 10 years.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • January 8, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 11, 2012 in a news conference:
Under Charlie Crist, Florida lost 825,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 11.1 percent.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • December 14, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 13, 2012 in an Enterprise Florida meeting:
The significant drop in Florida’s unemployment rate is a good economic sign.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders, Toluse Olorunnipa • September 17, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 20, 2012 in a television ad:
After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • September 14, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 13, 2012 in a Fox News interview:
Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 2, 2012 in a Fox News interview:
Says the Congressional Budget Office "said if you’re going to buy your own policy with these (health care) exchanges you’ll be paying 10 percent more ... about $2,100 more for a family."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 6, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 29, 2012 in a TV interview with Greta Van Susteren:
A company with "20 employees" could go "out of business" because of health care law requirements to buy insurance.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders, Tia Mitchell • July 3, 2012
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