claim: rick scott "has said that he would do away with the department of community affairs."
author: alex sink
evidence_1: oct 26, 2018 ... scott's office said the administration has learned from past storms and ... yet it's  on the front end of storms, where state officials can do more ... pushing people  away from coastal high-hazard areas," fugate said. ... scott's office contends the  work of the department of community affairs is still getting done, it's ...
evidence_2: jul 12, 2017 ... yet scott's signature is on a law that could reshape south florida's water system.  ... president joe negron's proposal, but will be part of scott's record if he runs for  u.s. sen. ... scott in 2011 also abolished the department of community affairs, ...  it explains why environmentalists say scott has taken florida ...
evidence_3: oct 2, 2018 ... they clashed on brett kavanaugh's nomination to the u.s. supreme court, the  toxic algae ... and he said, quote, i would not have done anything differently. ... it  was about helping our fellow citizens,” he said, rattling off a list of the aid the state  ... districts and eliminated the department of community affairs.
evidence_4: aug 9, 2018 ... gop candidate rick scott and democratic incumbent bill nelson ... off  environmental calamities during his eight years as governor. ... scott also  abolished the department of community affairs, which oversaw development in  the state. ... this is happening, but we can't do that with the data we have,” said ...
evidence_5: oct 5, 2018 ... florida red tide sweeps away republican rick scott's senate poll lead ... they  say the devastating scale and spread of this year's disaster is a direct result of ... “ he has systematically in his eight years as governor disassembled the ... he  even abolished the department of community affairs, which was the ...