Press Releases

Nelson & Obama’s Failed Stimulus Funded Tax Cheats Recipients of More Than $24 Billion in Stimulus Money Known To Be Delinquent on Taxes     TALLAHASSEE, FL – A non-partisan government report revealed yesterday that not only did President Obama and U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s (D-FL) $787 billion stimulus fail to create jobs while helping [...]

Surprises Expected At Tomorrow’s Jobs Bill Signing  “He’s governing the way he campaigned,” Hahnfeldt said about Scott. “That he’s going to ensure Florida has exercised the good fiscal discipline necessary for our economic sense. That we’ll have not only the programs we need, but also within what taxpayers can afford.”   Gov. Rick Scott to [...]

ICYMI: Governor Scott Signs Bill Into Law Saving Florida Businesses Millions “As the best place for international companies to import and export their products, Florida’s 14 deep water ports will now be able to compete with any port in the Southeast or on the entire Eastern seaboard”.   Gov Signs Ports Bill In Tampa  Sun [...]

  Republican Party of Florida Chairman Calls on Nelson to Repudiate President Obama’s Radical Call to Re-divide Israel Senator Bill Nelson and President Obama’s Comments At Odds with Key Constituency in the Sunshine State   TALLAHASSEE, FL- Today, Republican Party of Florida Chairman Dave Bitner called on Senator Bill Nelson to repudiate President Obama’s remarks [...]

Listen to Governor Scott’s weekly address here. Weekly Radio Address – Friday, May 20, 2011 This month Florida’s business environment was ranked third in the nation by Chief Executive Magazine. That is three places higher than the 6th place ranking we received last year.  While third is pretty good, Texas was ranked at the top [...]

  Chairman Bitner’s Statement on Florida’s Decreasing Unemployment   Tallahassee, FL- The following statement was released today by Republican Party of Florida Chairman Dave Bitner about the recent news that Florida’s unemployment rate has dropped consistently under the leadership of Governor Rick Scott. “Governor Rick Scott made a promise to the citizens of Florida to [...]

Friends, Governor Rick Scott promised in his campaign to get Florida back to work. Not only has Florida been named the #3 best state to do business, but since his inauguration, Florida’s unemployment has also fallen every month and is at its lowest rate in a year and a half. Governor Scott is keeping his promises [...]

Chairman Bitner’s Statement On Governor Scott’s Passage of Elections Bill Tallahassee, FL: Republican Party of Florida Chairman Dave Bitner released the following statement regarding the passage of the elections bill by Governor Rick Scott. “I would like to thank Governor Scott for signing this very important elections bill into law,” said RPOF Chairman Dave Bitner. “This [...]

Friends, Chairman Bitner’s Op-Ed on the 2011 session was printed in the Tallahassee Democrat today. It is a great read that spells out how effective our Republican leaders were. Through teamwork and common beliefs, Governor Scott and our legislative leaders were able to make the tough decisions that will get the state back on track. [...]