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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 9, 2021

The federal government ought to get the living daylights out of her life and stop telling us how to lead our lives.

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Aug 8, 2021

People make their choices. This is not a country where we need people telling us what to do. I love my mom. I hate her telling me what to do.

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Aug 4, 2021

while I am disappointed that my colleague won't accept this measure, we do need to start doing something about inflation, and we can do that today with the infrastructure spending bill. We can all get behind real infrastructure--like…

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Aug 4, 2021

our Nation is nearly $30 trillion in debt. That is $233,000 in debt for every American family. The American people are already feeling the pressure of rising inflation thanks to reckless government spending. And, make no mistake about it…

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Aug 3, 2021

I rise today in solidarity with the brave Cuban people fighting for freedom. For decades, the Cuban people suffered atrocities, oppression, and misery at the hands of the illegitimate communist Castro regime. I have repeatedly told the…

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Aug 3, 2021

reserving the right to object, let me just read this. All I am saying is, the resolution would add ``condemns the murderous Communist party of Cuba for decades of oppression against the Cuban people, the destruction of the Cuban economy…

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Jul 30, 2021

after weeks like this, I find it hard to explain to Floridians back home how Congress is actually working on behalf of their families. I think it is safe to say that every Member of the Senate believes we should be investing in…

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Jul 28, 2021

in less than 72 hours, the suspension on the Federal Government's debt ceiling will expire. That leaves Congress with two options: continue with the reckless, wasteful spending it is accustomed to without any accountability to the American…

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Jul 28, 2021

Each person in this country deserves access to an affordable, high-quality higher education.

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Jul 26, 2021

Do we all agree that the actions--if you look at the actions of Communist China, they're becoming increasingly dangerous and a bigger threat possibly to American cyber-security.

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Jul 21, 2021

The oppressive Cuban regime is beating up peaceful protesters.

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Jul 21, 2021

What concerns me is just how much Communist China is involved in Cuba and they're part of how they're shutting down communications.

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Jul 21, 2021

If you come up with anything of how we can get the Internet back on, it's the biggest issue we've got right now.

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Jul 21, 2021

The people of Cuba are going to show up and continue to tell the Castro regime 'your time is up.'

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Jul 14, 2021

It is my heart that we can do better. We can do better in educating and informing the public about the importance of starting early.

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Jul 14, 2021

I have been up here for about two and a half years, and I am a business guy, and a lot of times what people come up here to do is they always ask, what can the Government do to solve a problem?

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Jul 14, 2021

I got tired of Government. I mean, they are always just a pain in the rear.

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Jul 14, 2021

The more education we have, the better off people will be and the more we will enjoy those golden years.

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Jul 14, 2021

This is an important hearing about an important topic that will have an impact positively or negatively on retirement years for so many folks.

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Jul 14, 2021

I appreciate the unanimous support of my Senate colleagues passing this resolution to honor the lives lost in the horrific tragedy in Surfside, and I thank the many first responders for their incredible bravery in the search and rescue and…

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Jul 14, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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Jul 14, 2021

I would like to thank my colleague Senator Rubio for joining me to honor the lives lost in the horrific tragedy on June 24, when the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, FL, suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night, and…

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Jul 14, 2021

America is in a debt crisis because of reckless government spending. Now, thanks to the insane spending and failed policies of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing higher and higher inflation. Under the Biden…

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Jul 12, 2021

I rise today to talk about the new day of freedom dawning in Cuba and the brave Cubans marching for freedom across the island. For decades, the Cuban people have suffered atrocities, oppression, and misery at the hands of the communist…

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