The Florida Democratic Party tweeted its displeasure with comments Gov. Rick Scott made at a GOP dinner.
In context: Rick Scott's comments on Republicans and jobs
To Democratic ears, Gov. Rick Scott's remarks from a GOP dinner sound a lot like Mitt Romney's '47 percent' comment last year in Boca Raton. Read both remarks and decide for yourself.
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Mitch McConnell
Says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told insurance companies "they couldn't inform ...
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Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund
A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun ...
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Xavier Becerra
"We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within ...
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Randy Forbes
"The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden ...
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Rand Paul
Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, ...
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Michele Bachmann
The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on ...
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Michele Bachmann
The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care."
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Michele Bachmann
"The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care.
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Nancy Pelosi
"The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country ...
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Reclaim America PAC
Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks."
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Jason Chaffetz
"We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are ...
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Barack Obama
"Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished ...
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Jay Carney
When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida ...
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Tom Coburn "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, ...
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Bill Richardson
Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal.
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A scorecard separating fact from fiction
Promise: Bring state employee health insurance costs in line with the U.S. average
Update: House isn't going along with Scott on health care goal
"This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century."
"We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years."
Promise: Institute Accountability Budgeting for each state agency
Update: Legislature has shown no interest in accountability budgeting
"Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
Promise: Eliminate Florida's corporate income tax over 7 years
Update: Scott fails to get Legislature on board with exempting more businesses from corporate income tax
"70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Promise: Use inmate labor to grow prison food
Update: Legislature provided small increase for edible crops in 2012-13
Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent.
Broward County was one of three counties in the nation "pivotal to an Obama victory" in 2012.
The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs."
"Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad."
"Abortionists have reduced our black population by more than 25 percent since 1973."
The election bill "allows persons to correct an absentee ballot if they did not sign it and requires an extra two hours a day for early voting. Everything else in this bill is discretionary."
The Miami Dolphins "are the only NFL team in the entire nation that pays property taxes."
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Says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told insurance companies "they couldn't inform their policyholders of what they thought the impact of Obamacare would be on them."
— Mitch McConnell
A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun crimes in the five states where it's the law."
— Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund
"We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns."
— Xavier Becerra
"The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof."
— Randy Forbes
Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."
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