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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 December 7, 2021 in a press release:

The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals.

By Jon Greenberg • December 10, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline:

An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”

By Phil Galewitz • November 23, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview:

"In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”

By Gabrielle Settles • November 16, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet:

"Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory."

By Jon Greenberg • October 11, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed:

“Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.”

By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2021

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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