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Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on January 12, 2011 comments to reporters.:
"Whether you like to admit it or not, half our general revenue goes to education."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 14, 2011
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on January 9, 2011 an opinion article in the 'Miami Herald':
"A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • January 13, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on January 2, 2011 a Fox News TV show:
"We had an amendment in the health care law that said the federal government is going to take over education."  
False
By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 9, 2011 comments on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
Says the person who Florida U.S. Rep. Allen West first hired as chief of staff told people attending a Tea Party rally that, 'We will use bullets if ballots don't work.'
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 10, 2011
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on January 3, 2011 a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece.:
"In 1998, nearly half of Florida's fourth-graders were functionally illiterate. Today, 72% of them can read."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 3, 2011
Dean Cannon
Dean Cannon
stated on December 8, 2010 a newspaper interview:
House Speaker Dean Cannon says that freshmen lawmakers account for one-third of the 120-member House, and that two-thirds of the chamber have two years or less experience.
True
By Amy Sherman • December 23, 2010
Ellen Freidin
Ellen Freidin
stated on December 13, 2010 comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.:
"We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • December 22, 2010
Martin Kiar
Martin Kiar
stated on December 14, 2010 a meeting:
"You can go to Georgia and make about $6,000 more a year as a teacher."  
True
By Amy Sherman • December 21, 2010
John Mica
John Mica
stated on November 25, 2010 a Fox News interview.:
TSA "started off with 16,500 screeners and the agency has mushroomed to 67,000 employees with 3,590 administrative people ... making over $105,000 per year on average."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 17, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 14, 2010 a meeting with state legislators.:
"We are the only state in the country that state employees don't contribute [to their pensions]."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 15, 2010
John Mica
John Mica
stated on November 18, 2010 an interview with MSNBC.:
"On the question on the DREAM Act, no -- no to granting lower tuition to illegals."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • December 14, 2010
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on December 1, 2010 a press release:
"A 5 percent increase in domestic production would increase the world supply by less than 1 percent and do almost nothing to our dependence on foreign oil. This would also have virtually no effect on the price of gas at the pump."  
True
By Amy Sherman • December 13, 2010
Bill Montford
Bill Montford
stated on December 8, 2010 comments to a newspaper.:
The state has "less employees this year than we did last year."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 10, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 18, 2010 a speech:
"The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years."  
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 9, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on December 7, 2010 a meeting of the Florida Cabinet:
"150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 8, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on November 21, 2010 TV interview:
The U.S. "had the opportunity with Israel coming and talking to us about improving our security screening procedures, and we turned them down."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 8, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 6, 2010 a press conference:
Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy.
True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 7, 2010
Vern Buchanan
Vern Buchanan
stated on December 2, 2010 a web video.:
"In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • December 6, 2010
Dick Greco
Dick Greco
stated on November 29, 2010 a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor:
"Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City."
Half-True
By Richard Danielson, Janet Zink • December 3, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 2, 2010 an interview on CNN.:
On offshore oil drilling.
No Flip
By Aaron Sharockman • December 3, 2010
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