Scott Lays Out Legislative Priorities Entering 119th Congress

Scott Lays Out Legislative Priorities Entering 119th Congress

Jackson Bakich
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January 7, 2025
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has released his legislative priorities heading into the 119th Congress. He intends to reintroduce bills regarding the economy, American seniors, the SNAP program, foreign policy, human trafficking, and other major issues in the United States. Sen. Scott also wants to introduce Constitutional amendments regarding term limits and congressional pay raises. “I’m […]
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Recess Rubio: 'Make America Active Again' Bill Would Require Minimum PE Time for Schools

Recess Rubio: 'Make America Active Again' Bill Would Require Minimum PE Time for Schools

Jackson Bakich
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September 27, 2024
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced the Make America Active Again Act – a bill that would set a minimum amount of time for physical activity in elementary schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program. Students would be required to engage in 150 or more minutes of recess or physical education. “Insufficient physical […]
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Rubio Introduces Bill to Update SNAP Program, Claims FL Receives Disproportionate Funding

Rubio Introduces Bill to Update SNAP Program, Claims FL Receives Disproportionate Funding

Jackson Bakich
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May 18, 2023
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is looking to update the algorithms that determine the budgeting for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education sector; the algorithm currently used disfavors fast-growing states like Florida, due to the notion that SNAP-Ed relies on spending data from 2009. To accomplish this goal, Sen. Rubio has introduced the SNAP Education […]
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Rubio Introduces Bill to Reform Food Stamp Program, Restricting Junk Food

Rubio Introduces Bill to Reform Food Stamp Program, Restricting Junk Food

Jackson Bakich
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May 10, 2023
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced a bill looking to reform food stamps by mending the nutriment options that the program currently provides. The food stamp program, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), presently provides some less-healthy options, “junk food,” as Sen. Rubio calls it, on the taxpayer dime. His new bill, […]
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Scott Reintroduces the 'Let's Get to Work Act'

Scott Reintroduces the 'Let's Get to Work Act'

Jackson Bakich
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January 25, 2023
Now that the 118th Congress is in session, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has reintroduced the Let’s Get to Work Act, which “encourages Americans who are able to work to return to the workforce by ending the current suspension of work requirements” of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program), […]
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