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Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018.

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Rick Scott
stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News:

The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.”

By Jon Greenberg • March 2, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release:

States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.

By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press:

The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable."

By Jon Greenberg • January 26, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview:

Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 4, 2020
Rick Scott
stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview:

Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”

By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2020

VoteVets.org
stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad:

Says Rick Scott’s "hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program."

By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2018
Bill Nelson
stated on September 7, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools."

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 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
Gwen Graham
stated on July 18, 2018 in a tweet:

"When a sinkhole began dumping toxic water in Florida's aquifer, Rick Scott tried to cover it up."

By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2018
Giffords
stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down."

By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2018

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