Latest Fact-checksBill Nelson Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2018 in an ad: Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security." Rick Scott stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Says Sen. Bill Nelson is a socialist. Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security." Republican Party of Florida stated on April 9, 2018 in a website: "Out of 860 bills (Sen. Bill Nelson has) introduced in Congress, only 10 have passed." Rick Scott stated on February 23, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "hasn’t done anything on gun safety or school safety, and nothing on gun control." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 14, 2017 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 5, 2017 in a Facebook ad: "Elizabeth Warren doesn't think Obamacare goes far enough: ‘The next step is single payer.' Does Sen. Nelson agree? He has in the past ... Sen. Nelson votes with Warren 90 percent of the time." Connie Mack stated on October 26, 2012 in a fundraising email: "Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times." Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: "I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record." Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted "98 percent of the time" with Barack Obama. Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in in a debate in Davie, Fla.: "Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times." Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in the Florida U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare. American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV commercial: Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million." American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV commercial: Bill Nelson "leased land that he owned for six cows, taking advantage of an agricultural tax loophole to dodge $43,000 in taxes just last year." American Crossroads stated on September 25, 2012 in a television ad: Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here." National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in an anti-Nelson mailer: Bill Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, "who signed a Supreme Court opinion saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms." National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in on NRA ILA's website: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles." Connie Mack stated on August 9, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times." American Commitment stated on July 5, 2012 in a TV ad: Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs." Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House. American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: The health care law could cost up to $2 trillion, "double what we were promised." American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: The health care law "imposes the largest tax increase in history on the middle class." American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: "Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law. 60 Plus Association stated on June 6, 2012 in a television ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad: "20 million people could lose their current coverage" … "including our senior citizens who are on Medicare." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad: "Seniors will see $500 billion in Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare." Freedom PAC stated on April 30, 2012 in a Web ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "chose to side with President Obama" against the Keystone pipeline Connie Mack stated on April 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson voted to spend "$144,541 to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine." Sean Hannity stated on November 28, 2011 in a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack: Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time." Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."
Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2018 in an ad: Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security." Rick Scott stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Says Sen. Bill Nelson is a socialist. Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security." Republican Party of Florida stated on April 9, 2018 in a website: "Out of 860 bills (Sen. Bill Nelson has) introduced in Congress, only 10 have passed." Rick Scott stated on February 23, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "hasn’t done anything on gun safety or school safety, and nothing on gun control." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 14, 2017 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 5, 2017 in a Facebook ad: "Elizabeth Warren doesn't think Obamacare goes far enough: ‘The next step is single payer.' Does Sen. Nelson agree? He has in the past ... Sen. Nelson votes with Warren 90 percent of the time." Connie Mack stated on October 26, 2012 in a fundraising email: "Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times." Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: "I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record." Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted "98 percent of the time" with Barack Obama. Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in in a debate in Davie, Fla.: "Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times." Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in the Florida U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare. American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV commercial: Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million." American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV commercial: Bill Nelson "leased land that he owned for six cows, taking advantage of an agricultural tax loophole to dodge $43,000 in taxes just last year." American Crossroads stated on September 25, 2012 in a television ad: Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here." National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in an anti-Nelson mailer: Bill Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, "who signed a Supreme Court opinion saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms." National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in on NRA ILA's website: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles." Connie Mack stated on August 9, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times." American Commitment stated on July 5, 2012 in a TV ad: Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs." Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House. American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: The health care law could cost up to $2 trillion, "double what we were promised." American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: The health care law "imposes the largest tax increase in history on the middle class." American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: "Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law. 60 Plus Association stated on June 6, 2012 in a television ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad: "20 million people could lose their current coverage" … "including our senior citizens who are on Medicare." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad: "Seniors will see $500 billion in Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare." Freedom PAC stated on April 30, 2012 in a Web ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "chose to side with President Obama" against the Keystone pipeline Connie Mack stated on April 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson voted to spend "$144,541 to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine." Sean Hannity stated on November 28, 2011 in a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack: Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time." Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."
Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2018 in an ad: Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security."
Rick Scott stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Says Sen. Bill Nelson is a socialist.
Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security."
Republican Party of Florida stated on April 9, 2018 in a website: "Out of 860 bills (Sen. Bill Nelson has) introduced in Congress, only 10 have passed."
Rick Scott stated on February 23, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "hasn’t done anything on gun safety or school safety, and nothing on gun control."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 14, 2017 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 5, 2017 in a Facebook ad: "Elizabeth Warren doesn't think Obamacare goes far enough: ‘The next step is single payer.' Does Sen. Nelson agree? He has in the past ... Sen. Nelson votes with Warren 90 percent of the time."
Connie Mack stated on October 26, 2012 in a fundraising email: "Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times."
Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: "I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record."
Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted "98 percent of the time" with Barack Obama.
Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in in a debate in Davie, Fla.: "Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times."
Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in the Florida U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare.
American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV commercial: Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million."
American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV commercial: Bill Nelson "leased land that he owned for six cows, taking advantage of an agricultural tax loophole to dodge $43,000 in taxes just last year."
American Crossroads stated on September 25, 2012 in a television ad: Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here."
National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in an anti-Nelson mailer: Bill Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, "who signed a Supreme Court opinion saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms."
National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in on NRA ILA's website: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles."
Connie Mack stated on August 9, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times."
American Commitment stated on July 5, 2012 in a TV ad: Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs."
Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House.
American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: The health care law could cost up to $2 trillion, "double what we were promised."
American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: The health care law "imposes the largest tax increase in history on the middle class."
American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: "Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law.
60 Plus Association stated on June 6, 2012 in a television ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad: "20 million people could lose their current coverage" … "including our senior citizens who are on Medicare."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad: "Seniors will see $500 billion in Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare."
Freedom PAC stated on April 30, 2012 in a Web ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "chose to side with President Obama" against the Keystone pipeline
Connie Mack stated on April 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson voted to spend "$144,541 to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine."
Sean Hannity stated on November 28, 2011 in a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack: Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time."
Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."
