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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
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 14, 2010 an interview with his brother, former President George W. Bush, on CNN.:
"Rick Scott got a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 15, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on November 10, 2010 comments on her MSNBC show.:
"The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • November 12, 2010
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on November 9, 2010 an interview with Fox News.:
"We're the only system of federalism in the world."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 10, 2010
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on November 8, 2010 an Orlando rail conference.:
"The amount of the revenue required by the state (for the construction of high-speed rail) is around 10 percent."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • November 9, 2010
Protect Your Vote
Protect Your Vote
stated on October 28, 2010 a TV ad:
"Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Becky Bowers • October 31, 2010
Committee for Florida's Education
Committee for Florida's Education
stated on October 18, 2010 a mailer:
"Dan Gelber: On the record against scholarships to help our needy children attend Jewish private schools."  
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2010
Kevin Rader
Kevin Rader
stated on October 29, 2010 a campaign TV ad:
Lizbeth Benacquisto's supporters "would make (abortion) illegal in all cases, including rape, incest, even to save a woman's life."
Mostly True
By Rachel Revehl • October 29, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a debate:
"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 29, 2010
Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes
stated on October 12, 2010 a campaign video:
Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids."
Mostly True
By David DeCamp • October 28, 2010
Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes
stated on September 26, 2010 a campaign video:
Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open."
Half-True
By David DeCamp • October 28, 2010
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