Rick Scott Calls On States To Send Back Relief Money

March 11, 2021 Government, Republicans

The Palm Beach Post reports:

Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has a message for states and cities poised to receive a collective $360 billion from the American Rescue Act stimulus package: Send it back.

Scott’s call to to reject money that polls show is popular nationally, even among Republicans, has flared tension between Scott and another Florida GOP leader, Gov. Ron DeSantis.

In an open letter to governors and mayors, sent moments after the U.S. House on Wednesday approved the $1.9 trillion bill, Scott called it “massive, wasteful and non-targeted,” urging states to follow his lead and send a message to Congress to “quit recklessly spending other people’s money.”

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Scott’s call to to reject money that polls show is popular nationally, even among Republicans, has flared tension between Scott and Gov. Ron DeSantis. https://t.co/b1hlAedu0X

— The Palm Beach Post (@pbpost) March 11, 2021