The Tampa Bay Times reports that Rick Scott has vetoed funds to combat Medicaid fraud. This comes after the Florida Democratic Party has been running ads for two weeks highlighting Rick Scott’s propensity to defraud governmental health care programs:
In another strange twist, Scott had a spokesman issue a statement explaining the veto that claims the administration was “proud to fund Medicaid fraud in other parts of our budget.” This may be the first time in Florida political history that a candidate wants Politifact to debunk something his own spokesman said…