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Laura Figueroa is a reporter for the Miami Herald.

Featured Statements

Marco Rubio
stated on May 1, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"The only people in this town that have voted to cut Medicare spending are the people who voted in favor of Obamacare. That’s a fact."

By Laura Figueroa • May 10, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on April 28, 2011 in an automated political phone call:

"The federal government borrows $4 billion every day."

By Richard Salit • May 4, 2011
Adam Hasner
stated on March 20, 2011 in a speech before conservative activists:

In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law."

By Laura Figueroa • May 4, 2011
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
stated on April 15, 2011 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting:

In early voting in Miami-Dade County, "there is a trickle of two or three people a day at a very high cost to keep those public libraries and polls open."

By Laura Figueroa • April 26, 2011
Stephen Wise
stated on March 31, 2011 in in a Senate Education PreK-12 committee hearing:

"Every person on death row was a foster kid."

By Laura Figueroa • April 25, 2011
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal':

To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt."

By Laura Figueroa • April 15, 2011
Broward County Medical Association
stated on April 2, 2011 in an e-mail regarding Gov. Rick Scott:

In Florida, it’s not illegal for an immediate family member of state officials to prosper from legislation supported by a spouse.

By Laura Figueroa • April 8, 2011
Rick Scott
stated on March 23, 2011 in an opinion article published in the 'Tampa Tribune':

"Before this (federal health care) law was enacted, Florida parents ... were able to purchase inexpensive 'child-only' coverage for their children. The law’s 'consumer protections' have now eliminated that choice in Florida."

By Laura Figueroa • March 31, 2011
Bill Nelson
stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman:

"The entire state of Florida led the nation last year with the most prison inmates committing tax fraud."

By Laura Figueroa • March 24, 2011
Rick Scott
stated on February 28, 2011 in a press release touting a state tourism program:

"We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job."

By Laura Figueroa • March 10, 2011