Tag Archives: Rick Scott

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Sen. Rick Scott followed up his scathing criticism of the decision to exclude Florida State University (FSU) from this year’s College Football Playoff with an official letter demanding the selection committee hand over detailed information that led to the decision. Scott asked the College Football Playoff committee to release votes and rankings, as well as any …

Florida Politics reports: Florida leaders are ripping into the decision to leave Florida State University out of this year’s College Football Playoff with some demanding answers about the snub. FSU is the first undefeated Power 5 conference champion to be left out of the playoff or its predecessor in the past 25 years. The selection committee — after ranking FSU …

“I am often asked whether this is the beginning of the end of America. It will be, if we stop fighting and cede our country to the incompetent, radical Democrats who are destroying the fundamental values that make America great. We of course do not even know if Joe Biden is lucid enough to be aware that his administration is …

The Washington Post reports: All but three Republican senators published a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday, blasting his decision to stop enforcing the requirement of business attire on the Senate floor as disrespectful. The 46 Republican senators who objected to stopping enforcement of that rule argued that a dress code upholds the sanctity of …

The Daily Beast reports: Even though Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is no fan of President Joe Biden, and vice-versa, the right-wing lawmaker had nothing but praise for the commander-in-chief over the federal government’s response to Hurricane Idalia. With Florida Gov. (and GOP presidential hopeful) Ron DeSantis apparently looking to avoid a Chris Christie-Barack Obama photo-op on Saturday, Scott—a former governor …

Florida Politics reports: During an interview on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria,” the Florida Senator was complaining about the Senate Budget Committee when he offered the latest seeming endorsement of the idea that human beings’ actions are heating the planet. “We talked about climate change,” Scott said by way of describing the meetings the panel had this year. “It’s an …

Florida Politics reports: Call it a case of “fake news.” Literally. On the Guy Benson Show, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott fell for a Babylon Bee satire post in discussing the Chinese military threat to the United States. “I saw on a website the other day that the Chinese military is practicing screaming pronouns at our military because that’s what our …

Axios reports: Senate Democrats are running personalized ads against Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the only two vulnerable Republican senators in 2024, Axios has learned. Democrats are on defense this cycle, defending incumbents in three states that former President Trump won in 2020, as well as another five swing states. But they have narrow openings to challenge …

“They’ve spent years and decades to build up that clientele and just walk away. So this is a wake-up call to the state. What you have to do is you have to sit down with the companies. I sat down with State Farm and said, ‘What are your issues?’ It always comes down to fraud. It always comes down to, …

Via press release from Sen. Rick Scott: Today, I had the great honor to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, government officials and members of the U.S. military to discuss our work together to advance our shared national security and economic interests, and reinforce our commitment to promote and protect America’s valuable relationships with our partners across the Middle East. …

The Messenger reports: Republican Sen. Rick Scott has issued another travel advisory, cautioning communists and socialists against visiting the state. In a video posted on Twitter on Tuesday, Scott reiterated his previous remarks, stating, “I’m warning socialists and communists not to travel to Florida. They are not welcome in the Sunshine State.” Scott initially issued a “travel advisory” in May, …

The New York Times reports: Senator Rick Scott of Florida is considering a late entry into the Republican presidential primary race, a move that would make him the latest high-profile Florida Republican to try to wrest the nomination from Donald J. Trump, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Should he enter the race, Mr. Scott, Florida’s former governor, …

USA Today reports: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday pushed back at former President Barack Obama’s criticism of Republican African Americans candidates who don’t give an “honest accounting” of racism in the United States. Scott, the lone Black Republican in the Senate and a GOP presidential hopeful, said Democrats drag out Obama whenever they feel threatened. “There’s no higher …

“Florida is openly hostile toward Socialists, Communists, and those that enable them. Before traveling to Florida, please understand that the state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by Socialists and others who work in the Biden Administration. “Let me be clear — any attempts to spread the oppression and poverty that Socialism always brings …

Congress Minutes reports: Florida GOP Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio are asking the Biden administration to grant a Covid vaccination waiver for tennis star Novak Djokovic so he can travel to Florida to complete in a tournament later this month, despite being unvaccinated against the virus. From their letter: “It seems both illogical and misaligned with the opinions of …

The Hill reports: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) ramped up his ongoing feud with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday, using a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to tear into an “old Republican establishment” that Scott said had capitulated to Democrats for years. “It’s not just the Democrats in Washington who are destroying our country,” Scott …

Playbook reports: Republicans on Capitol Hill have spent two weeks torching the Biden administration for what they call a slow response to the Ohio rail disaster — but on Tuesday, some GOP lawmakers urged their colleagues not to rush out laws putting new strictures on freight rail. That means Democrats may face trouble getting a divided Congress to adopt the …

The Hill reports: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has amended his 12-point Rescue America plan to say that his proposal to sunset all federal legislation in five years does not apply to Social Security, Medicare or the U.S. Navy. After taking relentless fire from President Biden, Democrats and even fellow Republicans, Scott has amended Point Six of his plan, which includes …

Florida Politics reports: During an appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott lobbied his latest in a series of attacks on Joe Biden’s faculties and abilities to perform the duties of the presidency. “I mean, I live in Florida, there’s a lot of 80-year-olds that are very competent,” Scott said. “He’s just not one of them. I …

Mediaite reports: Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took aim at Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) during an interview and confirmed that President Joe Biden’s declaration that some GOP leaders want to end Social Security and Medicare was, in fact, accurate – despite loud booing and yells of “liar” from GOP members. “Biden said at the State of the Union …