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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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Feb 26, 2020

We need the specific authorization for Congress, so that that project can move forward.

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Feb 26, 2020

I thank you for allowing me the opportunity to discuss the priorities of the Third Congressional District.

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Feb 26, 2020

The Hampton Roads region, therefore, is the second largest population center at risk of sea-level rise, right behind New Orleans.

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Feb 26, 2020

We need a New Start designation to keep the project timeline intact.

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Feb 26, 2020

It is critical to our financial well-being that we ensure that the port is able to handle the increasing number and size of containerships.

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Feb 25, 2020

I think there is one thing we can agree on with the ranking member, and that is that both parties helped to get into this mess, so if we could just look forward to see how we can get out.

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Feb 11, 2020

Every Republican President has ended up with a worse deficit situation than they started with.

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Feb 11, 2020

It is not a revenue problem, it is a spending problem.

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Dec 18, 2019

Judge Anuraag Singhal has honorably served the State of Florida for several years, and I proudly support his confirmation as a district judge for the Southern District of Florida today. He has built a distinguished legal career, serving as…

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Dec 3, 2019

As policy makers, we must protect the rights of immigrant children regardless of their status so that they can learn, grow, and contribute to our Nation.

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Dec 3, 2019

This Administration's actions are jeopardizing access to a safe and healthy childhood for millions of children, undermining their development, and altering the trajectory of their lives.

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Dec 3, 2019

We have a moral and legal responsibility to protect the children living within our nation's borders - regardless of when or how they got here.

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Nov 13, 2019

The BUILD Resilience Act would establish a competitive grant program for resilient infrastructure investment.

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Nov 13, 2019

The cost to proactively and aggressively address this problem head-on is far too great for any city to bear by itself.

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Nov 13, 2019

The recurrent flooding that we are already living with poses a severe national security risk.

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Nov 13, 2019

I urge my colleagues as we look at ways to reduce our emissions, we look at the benefits of all energy sources, including RNG.

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Oct 24, 2019

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:01 p.m., adjourned until Monday, October 28, 2019, at 3 p.m…

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Oct 24, 2019

(English translation of the statement made in Spanish is as follows:) We need TPS now. I stand with the people of Venezuela, and I will continue to fight for freedom and democracy in Latin America. It is time for Maduro and his thugs to…

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Sep 18, 2019

In the meanwhile, obviously we need a change in the program.

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Sep 18, 2019

So, we have program where people think they are eligible when 96 percent of them are in fact not eligible.

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Sep 18, 2019

If a student applies and is denied, it is probably the student's fault. But if 99 percent are denied it is the program's fault.

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Jul 25, 2019

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:05 p.m., adjourned until Monday, July 29, 2019, at 3 p.m…

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Jul 24, 2019

Judge Wendy Williams Berger has honorably served the State of Florida for several years, and I proudly support her confirmation as a district judge for the Middle District of Florida today. Throughout her distinguished legal career, she…

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Jul 10, 2019

I proudly support the confirmation of Judge T. Kent Wetherell II to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida today. He earned his undergraduate and juris doctor degrees from the Florida State University and has…

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Jun 24, 2019

I hope that we can all agree that while religious liberty remains a fundamental value, it cannot and should not be used as a weapon to cause harm to others, but rather as a shield to protect civil rights of people of all faiths, not just a…

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