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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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Jun 8, 2021

Today our economy remains more than 8 million jobs behind where we were at the start of the pandemic.

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Jun 8, 2021

there is clearly an urgent need for the United States to address the growing threat posed by Communist China. In so doing, we can't forget the commitment we all made to American taxpayers to be responsible stewards of their tax dollars…

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Jun 8, 2021

We look forward to your testimony on how the American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan will make smart investments.

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Jun 8, 2021

According to 'U.S. News and World Report', we ended up number one in higher education.

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Jun 8, 2021

We also want to hear about the policies to reinvigorate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

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Jun 8, 2021

I want to thank each of you for being here. And thanks for caring about our student athletes.

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Jun 8, 2021

We ended up with the second lowest tuition in the country.

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Jun 7, 2021

I have never seen the Federal Government be able to increase its receipts by 17 percent in 1 year.

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Jun 7, 2021

So right now we are getting close to $30 trillion total debt.

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May 27, 2021

I join my colleagues today to make a simple request: Let the people see the bill. Too often, this body acts without due time given to hear from all of the ones we represent: the American people. That has absolutely been the case this year…

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May 27, 2021

I want to thank my colleagues for their concerns about this bill. You know, I have been up here a little over 2 years. I originally ran for office because I had the same concerns about where the State of Florida was going as I have…

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May 25, 2021

I rise today in remembrance and recognition of the tremendous sacrifice of America's fallen military members who have given their life in service to our Nation and defense of our freedoms. As we commemorate Memorial Day this year on…

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May 24, 2021

Florida, like Las Vegas, is a global travel destination.

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May 24, 2021

I think it is interesting, Senator, that when you were Governor, you doubled--you increased tourism promotion funding by 50 percent.

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May 24, 2021

I want to thank Chair Rosen for hosting this hearing today.

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May 19, 2021

today is a sad day for the U.S. Senate, and one we will not forget. No one in this body supports the loss of innocent lives--no one. But let me be very clear about what we just witnessed. We just saw the Democratic Party completely abandon…

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May 19, 2021

In my last year, actually, we did $26 million just in state funding for education and support services for patients and their caregivers.

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May 19, 2021

Thank you. Chairman, thanks again for holding this hearing.

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May 19, 2021

elder abuse is a serious problem for seniors, from physical abuse to financial abuse, and both of those things clearly happen in each of our states.

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May 19, 2021

I am proud to stand today in support of our great ally Israel. Israel is a vibrant democracy that supports capitalism, champions human rights, and holds free and open elections. Since its reestablishment in 1948, the United States has been…

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May 19, 2021

the COVID-19 pandemic was devastating to our Nation and Congress came together in a bipartisan fashion to provide unprecedented relief for 2020. Unfortunately, Democrats ditched that bipartisan approach in their so-called COVID bill, the…

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May 19, 2021

reserving the right to object, my colleague is wrong for trying to boil this down in an attempt to distract from the reality we are seeing here today. The radical left is fully embracing the lie of false equivalence and refuses to plainly…

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May 19, 2021

During my time as Governor--I finished in the end of 2018, and I was Governor from 2011 to 2018--we were able to invest record funding in the Alzheimer's Disease Initiative.

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