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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 1, 2015 the National Review Forum
"We have a legal immigration system in America that accepts 1 million people a year, legally. No other country in the world even comes close to that."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on May 1, 2015 an interview with reporters at the North Carolina GOP headquarters
"There are more poor people today as a percentage of our population than the 1970s."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 7, 2015
Steve Crisafulli
Steve Crisafulli
stated on April 28, 2015 an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times
"If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • April 30, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on April 10, 2015 a speech to the NRA
Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 15, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 24, 2015 a Senate floor speech
"Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 30, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 13, 2015 a business roundtable in New Hampshire
Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 27, 2015
Susan Pitman
Susan Pitman
stated on March 16, 2015 a state Senate committee hearing
The state of Florida has seen "double-digit drops" in alcohol use among teens.
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 18, 2015
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on March 4, 2015 an online post
"(Jeb) Bush, not the State of Florida, decided which private emails to disclose."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 13, 2015
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 10, 2015 a Senate health policy committee hearing
Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and "the biggest expenditure at the state."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 12, 2015
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on February 26, 2015 a speech on the U.S. House floor
A federal judge said President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is "unconstitutional."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 5, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 3, 2015 the Florida State of the State address
"The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • March 3, 2015
Jeff Clemens
Jeff Clemens
stated on January 20, 2015 a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing
Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2015
Floridians for Solar Choice
Floridians for Solar Choice
stated on January 14, 2015 a statement on a website
"Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 16, 2015
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on December 19, 2014 a list of talking points
Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2015
Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on December 18, 2014 a press conference
Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • December 23, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 20, 2014 a speech
The Orange County, Florida, school board "voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 20, 2014
Jack Seiler
Jack Seiler
stated on November 5, 2014 a news release
"No one was taken into custody" for feeding the homeless.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2014
United for Care
United for Care
stated on November 6, 2014 a tweet
Amendment 2 on medical marijuana won a higher percentage of the vote than the last six Florida governors, including Jeb Bush’s 2002 landslide.
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • November 13, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate
If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 1, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott signed "laws requiring mandatory ultrasounds and restricting access to abortion even in cases of rape or incest."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2014
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