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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.:
"I have asked the Division of Emergency Management to report directly to me."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 9, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 8, 2011 comments on MSNBC.:
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech:
Bing Energy said it decided to move to Florida because of Gov. Rick Scott’s "plan to eliminate the corporate tax."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.:
"I delivered to you a budget that ... cuts taxes by $2 billion."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.:
"We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.:
"On my first day in office, I ordered a review of every regulation in the pipeline and every contract exceeding $1 million."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 3, 2011 a radio ad.:
Says "union bosses" bused protesters to a Central Florida education protest.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • March 7, 2011
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on February 27, 2011 a Washington Post profile:
"We closed that plant down. It was a $27 million-dollar plant, operating full steam, and we closed it down."
True
By Trenton Daniel • March 7, 2011
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on March 2, 2011 a speech to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.:
"Thirty-five states have accepted high-speed intercity rail money."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 4, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 2, 2011 an interview with Fox News.:
Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2011
Corrine Brown
Corrine Brown
stated on February 17, 2011 an interview with WESH-TV:
The high-speed rail project would create "60,000-plus jobs for Floridians."
False
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview with CNN.:
Says Tri-Rail shows the potential problems with investing in high-speed rail.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 1, 2011
Cliff Stearns
Cliff Stearns
stated on February 18, 2011 a press release:
"The cost for renovating the headquarters of the U.N. has doubled from the original estimate."
True
By Laura Figueroa • February 28, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 23, 2011 comments to employees at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.:
Says Florida's pension plan faces the same long-term funding problems as Social Security.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 25, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on February 23, 2011 comments at the Senate Budget Committee.:
Gov. Rick Scott's sale of the state planes was "not proper."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 24, 2011
Bill Posey
Bill Posey
stated on February 14, 2011 a press release responding to Obama's budget proposal.:
"The president promised to close the space gap, but he now seems intent on repeating the events that created the space gap in the first place -- putting in place a new rocket design and then trying to underfund the effort..."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • February 23, 2011
Florida Department of Corrections worker
Florida Department of Corrections worker
stated on February 21, 2011 a question to Gov. Rick Scott.:
"State employees haven't received a raise in five or six years."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 22, 2011
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
stated on February 8, 2011 a mayoral debate:
A 2005 gay pride vote "had nothing to do with discrimination."
False
By Lee Logan • February 21, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on February 18, 2011 a press statement.:
On high-speed rail.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • February 18, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on February 16, 2011 reaction to Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to kill the high-speed rail project.:
"The Constitution doesn't allow the governor to not-spend appropriations funds."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 18, 2011
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