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Cristina Silva

Cristina Silva

Staff Writer, St. Petersburg Times

Former staff writer for the St. Petersburg Times.

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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 2, 2010 in a Univision debate in Miami.
"We have over 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state. They're costing us billions of dollars and they're taking legal residents' jobs."
Half-True
By Cristina Silva • August 18, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on July 26, 2010 a press release
"(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs."
True
By Cristina Silva • August 2, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 28, 2010 a Fox News interview
"Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 16, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2010 Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010
"Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 14, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 8, 2010 a statement on her campaign website
"Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 8, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on July 7, 2010 a statement on his campaign website
"Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education."
Half-True
By Cristina Silva • July 7, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 1, 2010 a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference
"You know, when this thing first hit, I signed a declaration of emergency for the six counties that were directly affected, impacted in the Panhandle, then I extended that not long thereafter down into Sarasota County."
Mostly True
By Cristina Silva • July 6, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 1, 2010 a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference
"I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 2, 2010
Ritch Workman
Ritch Workman
stated on June 6, 2010 a 'Florida Today' opinion page article published
"In Florida alone, more than $3.5 billion a year is spent on health care and criminal justice for illegal immigrants."
False
By Cristina Silva • June 30, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate
"We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs."
Mostly False
By Cristina Silva • June 29, 2010
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