claim: bill mccollum "cost the rest of us billions" as a member of congress, including a national debt that "skyrocketed" to $4.7 trillion.
author: florida democratic party
evidence_1: mar 4, 2010 ... politifact florida, arising from a partnership with the miami herald, joins ... well,  bill mccollum, you cost the rest of us billions. ... our tax money pays his  congressional pension. ... the national debt skyrocketed. $4.7 trillion. ... low  congressional salaries were thought to make members of congress more ...
evidence_2: feb 24, 2010 ... the ad begins with footage of mccollum telling ... ... telling reporters, "i'm proud of  my record of having been a congressman." ... well, bill mccollum, you cost the  rest of us billions. ... the national debt skyrocketed. $4.7 trillion.
evidence_3: may 10, 2006 ... the last time the house visited the reconciliation act of 2005 was in december  of last .... in sum, this tax reconciliation bill is a $70 billion boondoggle for .... mr.  levin pointed out our national debt, the actual debt now is $8.3 trillion, ..... with  gas prices skyrocketing, the occupation of iraq showing no end and ...
evidence_4: bill mccollum "cost the rest of us billions" as a member of congress, including a  national debt that "skyrocketed" to $4.7 trillion. — politifact florida on ...
evidence_5: jul 30, 2011 ... include bill text in this search ...... this morning, as many members of the senate,  i wanted to get away .... certainly, with the number of times we raised the debt  limit under ... the united states of america is now just 3 days away from ..... the  debt of america by $10 trillion--$10,000 billion, not $927 billion.