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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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Mar 20, 2024

I proposed a bill that would make sure that we didn't reduce benefits for Medicare and Social Security.

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Mar 20, 2024

If you have to choose, $80 billion to the Social Security Trust Fund or $80 billion TO add more IRS agents. Which one would you choose?

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Mar 19, 2024

Aren't you surprised that there is nothing in the budget to deal with the solvency issue of Social Security?

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Mar 19, 2024

I can't imagine, I don't know, when you walked in, if you had as Governor, you know, I don't know where your pension plan was, but you tried to make sure it was fully funded.

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Mar 19, 2024

I think we should do whatever it takes to secure, you know, for the security of the men, women and children in the Nation, as FDR said.

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Mar 19, 2024

What I would suggest is that you don't even have to choose between the two.

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Mar 19, 2024

I proposed a bill that would make sure that we didn't reduce benefits for Medicare and Social Security.

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Mar 12, 2024

the debt has grown faster than GDP and if you look at these proposed budgets, the debt is going to continue to grow faster than GDP.

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Mar 12, 2024

If our tax rates are higher, we're in a global economy, what's a company going to do? They're going to go where their taxes are lower.

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Mar 12, 2024

If our tax rates are higher, we're in a global economy, what's a company going to do? They're going to go where their taxes are lower.

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Mar 12, 2024

the debt has grown faster than GDP and if you look at these proposed budgets, the debt is going to continue to grow faster than GDP.

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Mar 11, 2024

the debt has grown faster than GDP and if you look at these proposed budgets, the debt is going to continue to grow faster than GDP.

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Mar 11, 2024

If our tax rates are higher, we're in a global economy, what's a company going to do? They're going to go where their taxes are lower.

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Mar 8, 2024

since Joe Biden took office, inflation has exploded 17.9 percent. Prices on everything, especially groceries, are sky-high, and hard-working Americans aren't able to keep up. Unless we see significant deflation, which will only happen if…

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Mar 8, 2024

I have a motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Florida [Mr. Scott] moves to refer the bill H.R. 4366 to the Committee on…

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Mar 7, 2024

since Joe Biden took office, inflation has exploded 17.9 percent. Prices on everything, especially groceries, are sky-high, and hard-working Americans are not able to keep up. So think about what that means. If you haven't seen your pay…

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Mar 5, 2024

I stand to recognize and congratulate Mr. Jon Shaw on his retirement from Federal Civilian Service after serving over 16 years in U.S. Central Command's Special Staff Office of Legislative Affairs. Mr. Shaw served in various legislative…

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Feb 12, 2024

what we have just witnessed on the Senate floor, I think, is disgusting. All I ask for is a vote. By blocking the Senate from even voting on my amendment to add the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act to this bill, Democrats have done the…

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Feb 12, 2024

some of my Democratic colleagues want you to believe any opposition to their agenda is evil and unjustified. They have claimed for weeks that mere questions about the $95 billion--$95 billion--bill the Senate is now considering are rooted…

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Feb 12, 2024

some of my Democratic colleagues, unfortunately, will want you to believe that any opposition to their agenda is evil and unjustified. They have claimed for weeks that mere questions about the $95 billion bill that the Senate is now…

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Jan 24, 2024

Countless amounts of drugs being smuggled into our country and killing Americans.

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Jan 24, 2024

The crisis at our border is a direct cause of Biden's dangerous and intentional policies.

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Jan 10, 2024

It is essential that the port, which is the third largest container port in the country and supports nearly 1.3 million jobs nationally, is able to maintain operations.

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Jan 10, 2024

I request that the committee include language authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to include Federal lands in their coastal resiliency studies.

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Jan 9, 2024

I am sick and tired of Joe Biden and his administration pointing fingers at everyone but themselves for the crisis they created, and so are the American people. I visited the border five times and have seen it for myself. The crisis at our…

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