Health-care costs when I got into the industry in '88 were 16 percent a year inflation. When I got out in 1997, they were less than 1 percent.
Rick Scott
Students who have spent their childhood here in Florida deserve to qualify for the same in-state tuition rate at universities their peers and classmates do.
With over 20 million residents and 100 million tourists, we must stay ahead of the possible spread of the Zika virus and take immediate action to ensure Florida is prepared.
Quality health care services must be accessible and affordable for all - not just those in certain ZIP codes or tax brackets.
Florida is not going to implement Obamacare. We are not going to expand Medicaid, and we're not going to implement exchanges.
My goal, one-hundred percent, is to get individuals and companies to move to Florida.
I grew up in the Methodist church. My wife grew up in the Baptist church. And wives get everything they want. So we got married in the Baptist church.
You have got to make sure there's due process for somebody that's accused of a crime. You've got make sure they're safe.
It is up to all of us - the state, Florida's local communities, and the federal government - to work together on long-term solutions to improve the quality of our water.
I started school in public housing. My dad had a sixth-grade education.
In my case, I think people are surprised that I'm doing exactly what I said I was going to do when I ran, because that's not the typical politician.
I want all tuition to stop growing.
Obamacare is an unbelievable job killer.
In business, you learn from mistakes. In government, they never do.
Taxpayers need a businessman who knows how to create jobs, cut costs and balance budgets.
My job is to get people back to work and make tough decisions. I've been willing to do it.
I am grateful for the lessons I learned from my parents' sacrifices. They often had trouble making ends meet, so we moved for them to find work. I remember my mom would sometimes take on second jobs, like ironing, just so we could buy groceries.
The most important thing is to tell people to go out and vote.
If career politicians had the solutions, we wouldn't be in the mess that we are.
Ben Carson's either the angriest person in the world or the calmest.
Here in Florida, we know plenty about the Castro brothers, and we hear stories of their ruthless and violent rule far too often. It is shameful that we would grant them any shred of legitimacy.
Every business has to figure out how to make itself more efficient. They've got to use technology. They've got to use the Internet, things like that. We can do the same thing with our state colleges.
It's time for an end to the Republican-on-Republican violence.
Somebody's going to have to stand up to ISIS. It is a threat. When we have Americans beheaded, when we have people posing as refugees and become terrorists as in France, this is a scary time in the world.
You've got to be known for what you're running on, what principles.
I need a partner in D.C. that cares about jobs.
By raising the minimum wage in California, 700,000 people are going to lose their jobs. There are a lot of opportunities for companies to prosper in Florida and compete here, and that's what I'm going after.
Shipping by water is cheaper than by rail, which is cheaper than by truck.
Do you want to use your tax dollars to educate more people who can't get jobs? I want to make sure that we spend our money where people can get jobs when they get out.
Everybody handles protesters differently.
In Florida, Medicaid is the fastest-growing part of our state budget - hands down. It is increasing at more than 3.5 times the rate of our general revenue.
There's a book out called 'How Money Walks' written by Travis Brown. He's followed annual adjusted gross income from 1992 to 2011. Approximately $100 billion has moved to Florida from all over the country. Number two is Arizona. Where does it come from? It's come from New York; it's come from New Jersey; and it's come from California.
I believe in the traditional American family, and I will do everything that I can to promote, you know, families.
If poor people are spending their own money, it is amazing how fast they will figure out how to keep a lid on medical bills.
I'm never going to become an expert on how you get delegates. I think what you've got to do is follow the will of voters.
The pollsters and pundits will keep trying to read voters' minds.
No U.S. citizen is being kicked off any voter rolls.
I can't imagine anybody not wanting to make sure that noncitizens don't dilute legitimate U.S. citizens' vote.
I don't look at polls.
Faced with a deep recession, some say the answer is to expand the role of government.
Successful companies hire people.
I've absolutely lived the American dream.
We are for freedom here in Florida.
In Florida, we are focused on economic growth and not on things that divide us.
I believe in the right to defend yourself.
History has repeatedly shown that the costs of many government healthcare programs far exceed early projections.
I believe that free-market principles will solve our healthcare problems.
I don't go to the federal government and say, 'Fund my program.'
I try to be respectful of how other people think, I try to listen to what they're saying.
Reviewing a government budget is much like going through the attic in an old home.
