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Holly BensonHolly Benson for Attorney General of Floridafor Attorney General of Florida

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Holly BensonHolly Benson

About Holly BensonAbout Holly Benson • Until her announcement, Benson served Until her announcement, Benson served

as Secretary of the Agency for Health as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration. In that role, Benson Care Administration. In that role, Benson worked to significantly reduce Medicaid worked to significantly reduce Medicaid fraud and to hold health care providers fraud and to hold health care providers accountable. In addition, she worked to accountable. In addition, she worked to streamline the regulatory process and streamline the regulatory process and reduce the regulatory burden for reduce the regulatory burden for providers and consumers while never providers and consumers while never compromising the safeguards protecting compromising the safeguards protecting the health and well-being of patients. the health and well-being of patients.

ABOUT HOLLY BENSONABOUT HOLLY BENSON• Before her appointment to the Before her appointment to the

Governor’s Cabinet, Secretary Governor’s Cabinet, Secretary Benson served the people of Benson served the people of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze for six Pensacola and Gulf Breeze for six years as their representative in the years as their representative in the Florida House of Representatives. Florida House of Representatives. During her tenure in the legislature, During her tenure in the legislature, Secretary Benson earned a Secretary Benson earned a reputation for tackling tough issues.reputation for tackling tough issues.

ABOUT HOLLY BENSONABOUT HOLLY BENSON• Secretary Benson is a graduate of Secretary Benson is a graduate of

Dartmouth College and the Dartmouth College and the University of Florida College of Law. University of Florida College of Law. She practiced municipal bond law She practiced municipal bond law with Miller, Canfield, Paddock and with Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. from 1996 to her Stone, P.L.C. from 1996 to her appointment as Secretary of the appointment as Secretary of the Department of Business and Department of Business and Professional Regulation in 2007. Professional Regulation in 2007.

ABOUT HOLLY BENSONABOUT HOLLY BENSON• Benson has served on the Florida Benson has served on the Florida

Council of 100, the Council on Efficient Council of 100, the Council on Efficient Government and the Board of Government and the Board of Directors of the Florida Healthy Kids Directors of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation. She is a member of First Corporation. She is a member of First Methodist Church and a former Methodist Church and a former member of the Downtown Rotary. She member of the Downtown Rotary. She also served on the Board of Directors also served on the Board of Directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science and the Board of and Science and the Board of Directors of the Tallahassee Chamber Directors of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.of Commerce.

ON IMMIGRATIONON IMMIGRATION

• Our Federal government has an obligation Our Federal government has an obligation to safeguard our borders and to uphold the to safeguard our borders and to uphold the laws of this country. The recent terrorist laws of this country. The recent terrorist act in Times Square was yet another wake-act in Times Square was yet another wake-up call. We must keep our borders secure. up call. We must keep our borders secure. When the Federal government fails in its When the Federal government fails in its duty, the states must step in and act duty, the states must step in and act deliberately, responsibly, and fairly. deliberately, responsibly, and fairly.

• If states are to assume, by default, the role If states are to assume, by default, the role of enforcing immigration laws, we of enforcing immigration laws, we absolutely must give local law enforcement absolutely must give local law enforcement the tools, training and resources they need the tools, training and resources they need to perform this additional duty. to perform this additional duty.

ON IMMIGRATIONON IMMIGRATION• And to the bleeding heart liberals who And to the bleeding heart liberals who

are denouncing the Arizona law, I ask, are denouncing the Arizona law, I ask, “Just how much of a burden is it to “Just how much of a burden is it to require immigrants to carry their papers? require immigrants to carry their papers? Aren’t you and I required to carry our Aren’t you and I required to carry our drivers’ licenses?”drivers’ licenses?” If states are to If states are to assume, by default, the role of enforcing assume, by default, the role of enforcing immigration laws, we absolutely must immigration laws, we absolutely must give local law enforcement the tools, give local law enforcement the tools, training and resources they need to training and resources they need to perform this additional duty. perform this additional duty.

• As your Attorney General I will work to As your Attorney General I will work to protect the American Dream—the Florida protect the American Dream—the Florida Dream—for those who play by the rules. Dream—for those who play by the rules. Laws must matter.Laws must matter.

GOVERNMENT HEALTH GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE PLANCARE PLAN

• If the court rules for the Department of If the court rules for the Department of Justice, we will succumb to a massive Justice, we will succumb to a massive government takeover of healthcare in the government takeover of healthcare in the United States, a $2.5 trillion plan that will United States, a $2.5 trillion plan that will encumber our children and grandchildren encumber our children and grandchildren with crippling debt, and an inevitable with crippling debt, and an inevitable move down the slippery slope to move down the slippery slope to socialism.socialism.

• If the court rules for the states, we can If the court rules for the states, we can return to the drawing board and enact return to the drawing board and enact meaningful reform that will provide meaningful reform that will provide access to quality health care and access to quality health care and affordable health insurance.affordable health insurance. ..

GOVERNMENT HEALTH GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE PLANCARE PLAN

• We can help those with pre-existing We can help those with pre-existing conditions. We can provide portability of conditions. We can provide portability of health insurance. We can extend the time health insurance. We can extend the time that dependent children can remain on that dependent children can remain on their parents’ policies. And—this is the their parents’ policies. And—this is the most important message—we can deal most important message—we can deal with these issues while still protecting the with these issues while still protecting the very freedoms and economic principles very freedoms and economic principles our country was founded on. our country was founded on.

• I am prepared to assume the I am prepared to assume the responsibility of carrying forward a case responsibility of carrying forward a case that goes to the heart of what our nation that goes to the heart of what our nation was built on. was built on.

GETTING BACK TO OUR GETTING BACK TO OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLESFOUNDING PRINCIPLES

• The Democrats in Washington have The Democrats in Washington have made moves to hijack the made moves to hijack the automobile industry, the banking automobile industry, the banking industry, the housing industry, and industry, the housing industry, and now it is health care.now it is health care.

• I am the only candidate for I am the only candidate for Attorney General who thoroughly Attorney General who thoroughly understands health care policy.understands health care policy. I I am prepared to take up the mantle am prepared to take up the mantle and continue General McCollum’s and continue General McCollum’s fight against this massive fight against this massive government takeover. government takeover.

LAW ENFORCEMENTLAW ENFORCEMENT• They prowl the streets, sporting They prowl the streets, sporting

their trademark insignia; they spray their trademark insignia; they spray paint four letter words on public paint four letter words on public buildings. They are armed and they buildings. They are armed and they are dangerous. Gangs recruit kids are dangerous. Gangs recruit kids who are adrift and vulnerable and who are adrift and vulnerable and hungry for a sense of belonging. hungry for a sense of belonging. They enforce violent initiation ritesThey enforce violent initiation rites—often at the expense of innocent —often at the expense of innocent bystanders. And, we are all victimsbystanders. And, we are all victims. .

LAW ENFORCEMENTLAW ENFORCEMENT• From Pensacola to Miami, gangs are From Pensacola to Miami, gangs are

terrorizing communities and they are terrorizing communities and they are robbing us of our freedom.robbing us of our freedom.

• In 2009, the Attorney General’s Office In 2009, the Attorney General’s Office worked in partnership with law worked in partnership with law enforcement across the state and enforcement across the state and identified 1,100 gangs and nearly 49,000 identified 1,100 gangs and nearly 49,000 gang members, associates and gang-gang members, associates and gang-related individuals that exist among our related individuals that exist among our Florida residents. Florida residents.

LAW ENFORCEMENTLAW ENFORCEMENT• As Attorney General, my mission will be As Attorney General, my mission will be

to get government back to the basics—to get government back to the basics—which means safeguarding our families, which means safeguarding our families, our streets and our savings. I will adopt our streets and our savings. I will adopt a zero tolerance policy for gangs and a zero tolerance policy for gangs and gang-related activity. I will use my gang-related activity. I will use my legislative skills to promote tough laws—legislative skills to promote tough laws—laws with real teeth—to put an end to laws with real teeth—to put an end to the rule of gangs in our city streets. the rule of gangs in our city streets.

• I’ll give local law enforcement the tools I’ll give local law enforcement the tools they need to combat gang activity, and I they need to combat gang activity, and I will use the powers of the Statewide will use the powers of the Statewide Prosecutor to make sure we stop these Prosecutor to make sure we stop these thugs and take back our streets.thugs and take back our streets.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF CRIMECRIME

• To many Floridians, the word “crime” To many Floridians, the word “crime” conjures images of thugs with firearms, conjures images of thugs with firearms, and shadowy villains skulking in alleys. and shadowy villains skulking in alleys. However, too many people in Florida have However, too many people in Florida have learned the hard way that…not all learned the hard way that…not all criminals carry guns. criminals carry guns.

• Ponzi schemers defraud investors of their Ponzi schemers defraud investors of their hard-earned dollars hard-earned dollars

• Scammers infiltrate our inboxes and tout Scammers infiltrate our inboxes and tout bogus, get-rich-quick schemes bogus, get-rich-quick schemes

• Timeshare resale scams and mortgage Timeshare resale scams and mortgage foreclosure rescue frauds are perpetrated foreclosure rescue frauds are perpetrated by both e-mails and robo-calls by both e-mails and robo-calls

• Innocent victims are lured into believing Innocent victims are lured into believing they have won a sweepstakes they have won a sweepstakes

A DIFFERENT KIND OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF CRIMECRIME

• I believe it is time to get government I believe it is time to get government back to the basics. And the fundamental back to the basics. And the fundamental role of government is to protect familiesrole of government is to protect families—from those who prowl our streets, but —from those who prowl our streets, but also from those who lurk in cyberspace.also from those who lurk in cyberspace. Ponzi schemers defraud investors of Ponzi schemers defraud investors of their hard-earned dollarstheir hard-earned dollars

• As Attorney General, I will fight for tough As Attorney General, I will fight for tough

laws to protect Florida’s consumers—in laws to protect Florida’s consumers—in the marketplace and in our homes.the marketplace and in our homes.

FRIVOLUS LAW SUITSFRIVOLUS LAW SUITS• Frivolous lawsuits are not just affecting the Frivolous lawsuits are not just affecting the

economic health of Florida, they even may be a economic health of Florida, they even may be a hazard to your health.hazard to your health.

• Close to 35% of doctors have left Florida in the Close to 35% of doctors have left Florida in the past six years due to the state’s medical past six years due to the state’s medical liability climate. liability climate.

• Lawsuit fears have discouraged Florida Lawsuit fears have discouraged Florida radiologists from offering mammograms, which radiologists from offering mammograms, which may reduce the availability of the test and may reduce the availability of the test and cause cancer to go undetected in Florida cause cancer to go undetected in Florida women. 63% of Florida radiology residents said women. 63% of Florida radiology residents said they would not accept a fellowship in breast they would not accept a fellowship in breast imaging due to the litigation climate.imaging due to the litigation climate.

FRIVOLUS LAW SUITSFRIVOLUS LAW SUITS• We must get our court system back We must get our court system back

to its proper role of determining to its proper role of determining guilt or innocence and of righting guilt or innocence and of righting legitimate wrongs.  When billboards legitimate wrongs.  When billboards ask ask WhoCanISue.comWhoCanISue.com, we have , we have gotten off course. gotten off course.

• As Attorney General, I will work to As Attorney General, I will work to right the course of our justice right the course of our justice system so that we can build a system so that we can build a healthier, more prosperous Florida. healthier, more prosperous Florida.

FLORIDA BUSINESSFLORIDA BUSINESS• Regulations are strangling small businessesRegulations are strangling small businesses

—the very businesses that can create jobs —the very businesses that can create jobs and fuel economic recovery. Yet how does and fuel economic recovery. Yet how does the Obama administration respond? By the Obama administration respond? By engaging in yet another new form of wealth engaging in yet another new form of wealth distribution.distribution. By engaging in yet another new By engaging in yet another new form of wealth distribution form of wealth distribution

• we don’t need is the out-of-control we don’t need is the out-of-control regulation coming out of Washingtonregulation coming out of Washington

• As Attorney General, I will work for laws that As Attorney General, I will work for laws that promote the small businesses of our state. It promote the small businesses of our state. It is businesses and entrepreneurs who will is businesses and entrepreneurs who will lead us in creating jobs, growing the lead us in creating jobs, growing the economy, and rebuilding the Florida dream. economy, and rebuilding the Florida dream. If we let them… If we let them…

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