Rick Scott
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For those who do not keep up with the world of tennis, world number one and Serbian national Novak Djokovic has dominated the sport by holding the top spot internationally for a record 378 weeks. Djokovic and Rafael Nadal share the record for the most major victories (22) despite Djokovic being younger. He is that […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Mike Braun (R-IN) reintroduced the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act. The bill looks to guarantee that “no American taxpayer dollars will be authorized to the territory of Gaza until the President certifies to Congress that these funds can be spent without benefitting terrorist organizations.” […]
As President Biden spends Presidents' Day on a surprise visit to Kiev, Ukraine; Florida Senators Rick Scott (R) and Marco Rubio (R) slam the Administration's attempts to politicize the military and its effects in reducing its readiness. "Our military should be allowed to focus on becoming a killing machine that can strongly oppose Communist China, […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) as well as a number of Republican Senators to introduce legislation to cut funding towards the allegedly Anti-Semitic United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The bill, reintroduced as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency Accountability and […]
Republicans in Congress continue to push for action regarding Cuba. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), a long-time crusader for Cuban freedom, reintroduces the DEMOCRACIA Act in the Senate, while Rep. Byron Donalds, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart introduce its House counterpart. In his press release, Sen. Scott calls Cuba "the root of instability […]
The US Senate held a classified briefing over the Chinese balloon shot down this past week over the Atlantic. All 100 members, including Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, attended. Shortly after the meeting concluded, Sen. Rubio dismissed allegations that such an incident has happened before, saying "the idea that somehow balloons have done what […]
During his second State of the Union address last night, President Joe Biden (D) mentioned the fact that the United States is responsible for so many of the world’s greatest, revolutionary inventions, yet a lot of them are now produced overseas. For instance, the President mentioned semiconductors, which, in 1990, the U.S. had a market […]
The Floridian caught up with Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) and Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) to discuss Biden's comments.
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced a bipartisan bill that looks to ban the sale of crude oil from the United States, specifically from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to companies owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It would also ban the sale of any crude oil from the SPR […]
The delayed reaction by the Biden administration to the Chinese surveillance balloon continues to draw ire from Republicans. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) says this whole affair is precisely why the American Drone Security Act, which he reintroduced in 2021, is vital in its passage. 'There's absolutely no reason we should allow Communist China to have […]
With the Chinese surveillance balloon having finally been shot down, concerns about how deep Chinese espionage against American interests has gone. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) simply says that with the balloon destroyed, "now blow up TikTok." Now blow up TikTok — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) February 5, 2023 A second follow-up tweet adds, "TikTok is a […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has teamed up with Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and other Republican Senators in order to introduce the Zero Based Budget Act, which looks to “reduce the more than $31 trillion of debt held by the general public and curb unjustified spending at the federal level.” The bill looks to cut spending […]
Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation looking to counter Mexico’s one-sided trade practices, especially when it relates to fruit and vegetable growers. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced companion legislation in the upper chamber. “Illegal seasonal dumping and unfair Mexican trade practices are crippling Florida’s fruit […]
With Republicans taking back the House of Representatives during the 2022 midterm election cycle, several House Democrats have cried foul after being removed from their respective committees. However, in the upper chamber, after Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) was removed from the Senate Commerce Committee, the former Florida Governor is now pointing the finger at his […]
Countering the threat of China is an international priority that America cannot overlook. As Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen gear up for a visit to Beijing, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) urges them to hold China accountable not only for its aggression abroad but its human rights abuses within. In […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bill that looks to create a bipartisan and bicameral committee into President Joe Biden (D) and his administration’s withdrawal of Afghanistan. The botched evacuation left 13 U.S. military members dead while attempting to get American lives out of the Kabul Airport. The committee, should it come to fruition, would […]
This past Friday, eight Israelis were murdered by a Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem. Footage showing Palestinians celebrating the attack circulates on Twitter, to which Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) says that "it is disgusting to see anyone celebrate the murder of innocent people. Always Israel seeks peace and always the terrorists respond with hatred and death. […]
Increasing domestic energy production has been a priority of Republicans since retaking the House of Representatives. Now it looks like they have made some progress towards that goal as the Strategic Production Act (H.R. 21) passed in the chamber late last week. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3) stated about the measure, "this bill is a huge […]
