With $386,914 in home loans issued, Florida ranked 21st in average loan amount for VA home loans in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
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.
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.
The VA issued 40,301 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Florida during the 2023 fiscal year, totaling $15.2 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The number of VA purchase loans in Florida for 2023 was 32,269 and totaled $12.5 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Florida in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $396,472, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Eric Schmitt in leading a group of senators and representatives in introducing a disapproval resolution under the Congressional Review Act aimed at Treasury’s misuse of COVID recovery dollars, and their redefining of the original intention of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF).
On February 2, 2024, Senator Rick Scott hosted a roundtable at the Collier Senior Center in Naples with program administrators, community leaders and senior citizens to discuss the impacts of Biden’s inflation crisis, the cost of healthcare and the skyrocketing cost of living.
On February 1, 2024, Senator Rick Scott released a statement slamming the Biden administration for its disgusting policy shift and consideration of supporting a Palestinian state following Hamas’ brutal October 7th assault against Israel.
On February 1, 2024, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Rand Paul and their Republican colleagues on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Following Hamas’ brutal assault against Israel on October 7th, and more than 140 attacks against U.S. troops, Senators Rick Scott, Marco Rubio and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led a group of bipartisan colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to enforce current law and act against Iran’s illicit oil trade through sanctions.
Today, Senators Rick Scott and Kyrsten Sinema applauded the passage of their Continuing High-Quality Evaluations of Concerning and Known Persons of Interest through National Training Updates (CHECKPOINT) Act out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC).