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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on August 21, 2020 in an ad:

After a bridge collapse killed six people, Carlos Gimenez extended a $130 million contract to the construction company, where one of his sons worked and for which another lobbied.

By Tom Kertscher • September 4, 2020
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 14, 2020 in an April 14, 2020 press briefing:

“Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.”

By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
Occupy Democrats
stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.”

By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2020
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 13, 2020 in a Sun Sentinel op ed:

"In Florida children are required to take their first standardized test within 30 days of beginning kindergarten and Gov. DeSantis wants to extend that requirement to preschoolers."

By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2020
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet:

"$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."

By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2019
Donna Shalala
stated on July 21, 2019 in an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede:

Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes."

By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2019
Rick Scott
stated on July 8, 2019 in a tweet:

"Americans are traveling to Canada to pay 12 times less for insulin than they would here in the US."

By Jon Greenberg • July 11, 2019
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 17, 2019 in a press release:

The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime."

By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2019
Alcee Hastings
stated on February 5, 2019 in a statement to the press:

"In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week."

By Amy Sherman • February 11, 2019
José Oliva
stated on January 30, 2019 in AP legislative day in Tallahassee:

Health care is the "No. 1 reason for bankruptcy."

By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2019
Andrew Gillum
stated on October 24, 2018 in a WPBF debate:

Says Ron DeSantis has not revealed $145,000 in receipts of public taxpayer money.

By Miriam Valverde • October 24, 2018
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 26, 2018 in an ad:

"In Congress, Ron DeSantis demanded that any new health law eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions."

By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2018
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 26, 2018 in an ad:

"When (Ron DeSantis) was asked what cancer patients should do without health insurance, DeSantis said 'show up to the emergency room.'"

By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2018
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 30, 2018 in in an interview:

Says Florida's economy "is largely propped up on low-wage work."

By Kyra Haas • October 15, 2018
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time."

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet:

"Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act."

By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview:

Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."

By Miriam Valverde • September 11, 2018
Unite Here Florida PAC
stated on August 16, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Gwen Graham owns a $14 million stake in her family’s company that’s behind the American Dream Mall. ... While Graham and her family will make millions, Florida will be stuck with poverty wage jobs, endangered wildlife and massive traffic congestion."

By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2018
Adam Putnam
stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."

By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2018
Democratic Governors Association
stated on July 13, 2018 in a post on Medium:

Says Adam Putnam "backed a water bill that gutted water quality regulations."

By Allison Graves • July 18, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 6, 2018 in in a press release:

"Flip Flop! After opposing term limits for decades, Adam Putnam adopts Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis’ position."

By Allison Graves • June 8, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 2, 2018 in during a BBQ :

"The bulk of the problem with the opioid epidemic is the fentanyl and all the synthetic drugs coming across the southern border."

By Allison Graves • June 7, 2018
Senate Majority PAC
stated on May 21, 2018 in in an ad:

Says Bill Nelson is "one of America’s most independent senators."

By Allison Graves • May 24, 2018
The Collective super PAC
stated on May 11, 2018 in an ad:

Says Gwen Graham "voted against President Obama 52 percent of the time."

By Allison Graves • May 17, 2018
Adam Putnam
stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum:

"Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures."

By Allison Graves • May 10, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on May 2, 2018 in during an interview:

Says Adam Putnam "opposed bringing troops, putting troops on our southern border using the National Guard."

By Allison Graves • May 7, 2018
Gwen Graham
stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate:

Says the 2015 vote on the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act "was not a vote to deny access to the U.S."

By Allison Graves • April 24, 2018
Rick Scott
stated on March 16, 2018 in a letter:

"For the sixth straight year, we have secured record funding for K-12 and state universities."

By Allison Graves • March 23, 2018
Cory Booker
stated on March 14, 2018 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing:

"Research shows that 1 percent of licensed dealers supply a whopping 57 percent of the guns that are recovered in crimes."

By Allison Graves • March 16, 2018
Bill Galvano
stated on February 26, 2018 in a committee meeting:

Says Florida has "roughly 1,500 resource officers dealing with about 3,800 schools."

By Allison Graves • March 2, 2018

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