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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 January 29, 2020 in a TV ad in Iowa:

"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.

By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2020
Rick Scott
stated on September 11, 2019 in a statement to The Guardian:

When Rick Scott was governor, Florida "invested record funding in HIV/AIDS prevention."

By Amy Sherman • September 20, 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
Rick Scott
stated on May 13, 2019 in a speech:

Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people."

By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2019
Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed:

The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."

By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2019

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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