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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.

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Aug 7, 2022

Joe Biden is going to be our key here.

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Aug 7, 2022

Right now, this bill actually ought to be called the war on seniors act. I mean, this is a war on Medicare.

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Aug 7, 2022

This bill is not going to help Democrats. It's going to help Republicans, raising taxes $700 billion, cutting Medicare $280 billion.

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Aug 7, 2022

This bill actually ought to be called the war on seniors act. I mean, this is a war on Medicare.

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Aug 7, 2022

This is going to continue to drive us into a further -- a bigger recession than we are.

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Aug 7, 2022

I mean, this is not going to be popular around the country.

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Aug 7, 2022

The voters in those states are going to decide if they're going to hire.

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Aug 7, 2022

I want free and fair elections, so I'm going to work hard to make sure these elections are fair.

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Aug 7, 2022

I think we've got to stop raising taxes. We have got to make it easier for businesses to build their businesses, compete, and we'll get more jobs.

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Aug 7, 2022

We shouldn't be raising taxes ever, but especially in a recession.

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Aug 7, 2022

this bill actually ought to be called the war on seniors act. I mean, this is a war on Medicare.

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Aug 6, 2022

the historic crisis that the Biden administration has created on the southern border by failing to enforce our laws is threatening the national security of the United States every day. Savage cartels own our U.S. border now. This fiscal…

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Aug 6, 2022

I ask that the reading be dispensed with. [Mr. Scott of Florida] moves to commit the bill H.R. 5376 to the Committee on Finance of the Senate with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 3 days, not counting any day in which…

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Aug 6, 2022

I have a motion at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Florida [Mr. Scott] moves to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance with…

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Aug 6, 2022

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 50, as…

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Aug 5, 2022

Now today we face the greatest danger we have ever faced. The militant left wing in our country has become the enemy within. In the new socialist order, everyone will obey and no one will be allowed to complain.

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Aug 4, 2022

They want to rig elections, institutionalize voter fraud. We are not going to allow it.

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Jul 26, 2022

Florida families hear a lot of talk up here in Washington about inflation. Right now, inflation is raging over 9 percent across America. I was warning about the coming inflation crisis back in February of last year, but now basically…

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Jul 20, 2022

Across the country, American families are fighting harder every week to make ends meet as they deal with President Biden's raging inflation crisis. Food prices are up. Gas prices remain at unbearably high levels, and too many families are…

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Jul 20, 2022

To me, I just think this is unbelievable risk.

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Jul 20, 2022

But I think you would acknowledge that knives get through, guns get through.

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Jul 20, 2022

I mean, that just does not make sense.

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Jul 20, 2022

They could fly the same day they get in the country.

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