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“(I) am proud that Senator Rubio and I were able to help secure an unprecedented $1 billion for Everglades restoration, the largest single amount ever allocated by the federal government.”
Rick Scott U.S. Senator. Claim dated 25 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisVoted against bill

What PolitiFact found

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill, saying it cost too much. Other lawmakers have also promoted the fruits of legislation they criticized and voted against.

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In short

Rick Scott (U.S. Senator) made this claim around 25 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 February 2022, 8 days later. Its rating was “Voted against bill”.

Rick Scott has 28 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 15 of them false or fake, 11 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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