Statements we say are True
"I did not vote to spend money to fight that (Amendment 6 redistricting) lawsuit."
"Almost 10 percent of Canadians came to visit Florida last year ... (Canadians) buy 7.4 percent of our homes in the state."
"It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids)."
"Sometimes I was the only 'no' vote on the entire board."
"You can't give a child an aspirin in school without permission. You can't do any kind of medication, but we can secretly take the child off and have an abortion."
From 2008 to 2011, "the pages in the conforming bills have gone from 400 pages to 2,200."
"90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted."
Says he couldn't keep a 42-inch redfish he caught because of fishing rules.
"The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case."
In Florida, it’s not illegal for an immediate family member of state officials to prosper from legislation supported by a spouse.
"The entire state of Florida led the nation last year with the most prison inmates committing tax fraud."
"Florida is one of only three states that require licenses for commercial interior designers."
"We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job."
"We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised."
"We closed that plant down. It was a $27 million-dollar plant, operating full steam, and we closed it down."
"The cost for renovating the headquarters of the U.N. has doubled from the original estimate."
Gov. Rick Scott's sale of the state planes was "not proper."
"The number of inmates since 2000 on death row dying of natural causes has now surpassed the number of inmates executed."
"Some of the men serving in the (Afghan) armed forces have never driven a vehicle before."
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