Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)
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Recent News About Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)
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Sen. Scott: VA’s failure to comply with MISSION act is 'a personal affront to veterans across the country’
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) joined 19 other senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough asking that the department correct recent policy initiatives that are making access to care more difficult for veterans.
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Defense Credit Union Council to Sens. Rubio, Scott: Proposed credit card regs ‘will risk military financial readiness’
An association representing U.S. military credit unions sent a letter to Florida’s U.S. Senators in opposition to proposed credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in The Hill: To Stop an Omnibus, Republicans Must Embrace a Clean, Full-Year CR
In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for The Hill ahead of the government funding deadline, slamming Senate leadership for having no clear plan to fund the government after four months of prioritizing funding the government of Ukraine over the government of the United States.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott on Fox Business: VP Harris Must Preside Over Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
In case you missed it, this morning, Senator Rick Scott appeared on Fox Business to call for an end to the Biden administration’s border crisis and discuss his letter to Vice President Kamala Harris urging her to fulfill her constitutional duty to serve as the presiding officer of Secretary Mayorkas’ trial.
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Sens. Rick Scott & Mike Lee Lead Call for Senate Trial on Mayorkas' Impeachment
On February 20, 2024, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Mike Lee to lead their colleagues in sending a letter to Leader Mitch McConnell, noting the Senate's constitutional responsibility to conduct a thorough trial following the House's impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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Sen. Rick Scott Calls “Border Czar” VP Harris to Fulfill Constitutional Duty & Preside Over Mayorkas Impeachment
On February 20, 2024, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris urging her to fulfill her constitutional duty to serve as the presiding officer of Secretary Mayorkas’s trial following the House of Representatives impeaching him last week.
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Sen. Rick Scott Issues Weekly Update on Biden’s Inflation Crisis
On February 16, 2024, following the latest announcement from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing PPI increased in January, Senator Rick Scott released a weekly update on his actions to address America’s debt crisis and rising inflation.
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Sen. Rick Scott: I Voted Against Borrowing $95 Billion to Fund Hamas & Pay Ukrainian Politicians
On February 13, 2024, Senator Rick Scott spoke on the Senate floor for nearly two hours fighting to stop Senate Leadership’s doomed, $95 BILLION foreign aid legislation.
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Sen. Rick Scott to NIH: Harvard Plagiarism Cannot Lead to Waste of Taxpayer Money
On February 15, 2024, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH) requesting information about the amount of taxpayer money potentially wasted on fraudulent research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School.
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Sen. Rick Scott on CPI Report: Bidenflation is Forcing Floridians To Go Without
On February 13, 2024, following the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Senator Rick Scott released the below statement highlighting the need to implement substantive fiscal reforms to end the ongoing inflation crisis fueled by the Biden administration’s reckless tax-and-spend agenda.
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Senate Unanimously Passes Sens. Rick Scott & Marco Rubio’s Resolution Honoring the Victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
On February 13, 2024, in recognition of the sixth anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the United States Senate unanimously passed Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio’s resolution honoring the 17 innocent lives lost on February 14, 2018.
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Sens. Rick Scott & Ted Cruz Introduce Legislation to Prevent DHS from Halting Lawful Commerce to Instead Process Illegal Aliens
Senators Rick Scott and Ted Cruz led their colleagues in introducing the Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act to prohibit Joe Biden from closing commercial ports of entry and diverting Customs and Border Protection staff from facilitating lawful commerce to processing illegal aliens.
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Senate Democrats Block Vote on Sen. Rick Scott Bill to Stop Taxpayer Money Funding Hamas
On February 12, 2024, Senator Rick Scott spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s ongoing foreign aid negotiations.
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Sen. Rick Scott Leads Congressional Letter Calling Out Biden Admin for Pause on Florida LNG Export Permits
Senator Rick Scott led Senator Marco Rubio and members of the Florida Delegation in the House of Representatives in sending a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden regarding deep concerns about the Biden administration’s pause in approving new export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects, particularly as it pertains to the state of Florida.
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Sens. Rick Scott & Gary Peters’ Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Federal Building Security Passes Committee
Bipartisan legislation authored by Senators Rick Scott and Gary Peters (D-MI) to improve security for federal employees and members of the public who use federal buildings has advanced in the Senate.
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Sen. Rick Scott Leads Congressional Letter Supporting Florida’s Request for Major Disaster Declaration
On February 6, 2024, Senator Rick Scott led Senator Marco Rubio and members of the Florida Delegation in the House of Representatives in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Joe Biden in support of Governor Ron DeSantis’ request for a Major Disaster Declaration in Florida’s panhandle due to the recent catastrophic storms that impacted the northern portion of the state.
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Sen. Rick Scott: Abandoning Voters Doomed the So-Called “Border Security” Deal
On February 6, 2024, Senator Rick Scott led a press conference with Senate conservatives to voice their strong opposition to the recently released “border deal.”
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Sen. Rick Scott to Chair Powell: The American People Deserve Accountability for Fed Missing Targets & Fueling Inflation
On February 5, 2024, following last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell urging accountability regarding his massive failure to meet his target of reducing the Fed’s balance sheet and severely misallocated capital. Senator Scott has been adamant about holding the Fed accountable to their goals of reducing the balance sheet since his election to the Senate.
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Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Chuck Grassley in Demanding ‘Coherent and Complete Response’ on Anti-Catholic FBI Richmond Memo
Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Chuck Grassley in leading 14 Republican senators in a reignited push for answers upon discovering new details and discrepancies surrounding an anti-Catholic memo prepared by analysts in the FBI's Richmond, Virginia field office.
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Sens. Rick Scott, Ted Cruz Introduce Resolution to Block Biden Administration Latest Climate Rule to Ban Inexpensive Gas Furnaces
Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Ted Cruz to introduce a disapproval resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) today in an effort to push back against the U.S. Department of Energy’s final rule on gas furnace efficiency standards.