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Rick Scott: “The state had lost 832,000 jobs [when I ran for Governor…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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As somebody who has background in tech, you're wearing the jobs pin. What's the right answer? And should Florida be welcoming data centers under that construct? But so when I ran for Governor back in 2010, The state had lost 832,000 jobs [when I ran for Governor back in 2010]. I'm a business guy. I built businesses all my life. I grew up in public housing. I watched my parents struggle for work. So jobs are the most important thing we do for any family. (09:25–09:31)

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Asserts that Florida lost 832,000 jobs before Rick Scott's gubernatorial run in 2010.

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