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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
Ronda Storms
Ronda Storms
stated on December 1, 2010 a newspaper interview.
Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission has "a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 2, 2010
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on November 30, 2010 Senate floor votes
On banning earmarks.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • December 1, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on November 17, 2010 a speech on the House floor.
"The Republican plan for tax cuts is to give each millionaire -- the top 1 percent of income in this country -- $83,347 a year in tax cuts."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • November 30, 2010
Mike Fasano
Mike Fasano
stated on November 23, 2010 an interview with the St. Petersburg Times
"Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health."
Mostly True
By Lee Logan • November 24, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 18, 2010 a speech to the Council of 100
Regulations are an "endemic weakness in government -- so old that Thomas Jefferson listed this problem among his charges against the King of England in the Declaration of Independence."
Half-True
By Lee Logan • November 22, 2010
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on November 17, 2010 an interview for a Miami Herald blog
The U.S. House rule barring members from wearing hats while in session dates back to the 1800s and can be waived by the speaker.  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 19, 2010
Dean Cannon
Dean Cannon
stated on November 16, 2010 a speech
The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature.  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 18, 2010
Joyce Kaufman
Joyce Kaufman
stated on November 12, 2010 a radio show
"Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' " 
True
By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2010
Steven Schale
Steven Schale
stated on November 15, 2010 a posting on Twitter.
"Re: (Marco) Rubio's support of earmark ban: In 2002 alone, he requested 37 earmarks worth $43 million."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • November 16, 2010
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on November 2, 2010 a post-election interview.
"This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • November 16, 2010
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