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Latest Promises
Rick Scott
Provide legal protection for first-responders
Good Samaritan law heading to governor’s desk
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May 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Reduce the state’s workforce by 5 percent
State workforce reduction still meets Scott’s goal
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September 2, 2014
Rick Scott
Authorize virtual charter schools as an option
Whether or not Scott had to do much, he’s getting his wish
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May 6, 2011
Barack Obama
We will kill bin Laden
Osama bin Laden dead
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May 2, 2011
Rick Scott
Lower unemployment costs for employers
Gov. Rick Scott signs law to cut unemployment benefits, easing employer burden
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December 15, 2011
Rick Scott
Sell the state plane
State sells off planes
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February 14, 2011
Rick Scott
Reduce insurance fraud involving sinkholes
Scott signs property insurance bill to limit sinkhole fraud
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May 18, 2011
Rick Scott
Enact tort reform
PIP reform passed but battles remain
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December 4, 2013
Rick Scott
Create over 700,000 jobs
Gov. Rick Scott mostly fulfills promise to create 700,000 jobs in 7 years
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April 10, 2018
Rick Scott
Return Florida’s state and local spending to at least the 2004 level
If you account for inflation, he’s met the goal
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May 31, 2013
Rick Scott
Expand school options for parents
With new Hope scholarship, Scott continues to expand school choice
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April 24, 2018
Rick Scott
Refuse temporary federal funds that create permanent spending
Scott killed high-speed rail in 2011
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January 5, 2012
Rick Scott
Ensure that voluntary pre-K program includes private or faith-based providers
Scott and Legislature cut funding but kept faith-based providers in the mix
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November 29, 2011
Rick Scott
Align state employee pension contributions with other states
Florida Supreme Court sides with Rick Scott in pension lawsuit
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January 17, 2013
Rick Scott
Use inmate labor to grow prison food
Edible crops program grew under Scott
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August 14, 2014
Rick Scott
Use competitive bids on health care contracts in prisons
2011-12 budget includes language privatizing state prison health care services
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June 1, 2011
Rick Scott
Preserve Florida Resident Access Grants
College student grants preserved
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December 5, 2013
Rick Scott
Reform Medicaid with a federal waiver
Gov. Rick Scott kept his promise on Medicaid waivers
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December 11, 2018
Rick Scott
Will not take the $130,000 governor’s salary
The cost of Florida’s new governor? 1 penny
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January 7, 2011
Rick Scott
Grow Florida’s economy by $74B in GDP, $41B in personal income, and $1B in tax revenues
Scott met promise to grow Florida’s economy
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November 26, 2018
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