Rick Scott
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Rick Lynn Scott is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the junior United States senator from Florida, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Scott previously served as the 45th governor of Florida from January 4, 2011, to January 8, 2019. During his tenure as governor, he focused on job creation, economic growth, and education reform, implementing policies aimed at reducing taxes and regulations.
With the Legislature's support, we were able to within probably two or three years, we had lower unemployment for our veterans than we did.
Those same problems exist in the VA systems, in health care. We have to re-imagine them.
One thing I have always, what I don't understand in our Government, is why isn't this like more black and white?
I tell people, there is no ESP in Government, right, I tell people, I cannot solve a problem that I don't hear about.
One of the basic problems they have is when they are getting out of the military, they go through a physical, but in that case, they are not always getting a doctor.
It is not every day that we get to hold these Committee hearings outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
We have a great working relationship together and we will keep doing it, so, thank you.
I want to say, I am glad that you brought up just a minute ago the fact that the VA facilities are exempt from complying with the Federal ADA laws.
They always think, oh, yes, you hear about the National Guard when there is a hurricane. They are deployed overseas with active duty military constantly.
Many of our Vietnam veterans and people from their generation, there was nothing. It was a brown paper bag and a ham sandwich.
When I used to be in the hospital business, my company. We ran 343 hospitals. I created a system that where anything important we measured.
As a Floridian, I am working to bring these hearings to you so we can see and hear about the issues facing Florida seniors.
It is a real honor to be back in my home State and get to do something like this.
If you have kids or if you have a spouse that is sick or parents are sick, I mean, it impacts your ability to do your job, so you have got to worry about all those issues, and your Government has got to do the same thing, especially for…





