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| Dear Fellow Floridian, The Department of Homeland Security has been closed since February 14th because Democrats in Congress want to put illegal immigrants over the American people. This week, Senate Republicans took the first step forward in getting around their America-last funding blockade. Working until just past 3 a.m. on Thursday, after defeating numerous Democrat stalling tactics on the Senate floor, we put forward a budget resolution as the first step in the process to funding ICE and CBP for years to come. Not a single Democrat voted to fund federal law enforcement. The brave men and women of DHS keep us safe from countless threats around the clock every single day. They keep dangerous terrorists, and drugs from crossing our borders. They catch vicious criminals who have come to this country illegally and get them off of our streets and away from our families. And they have done a phenomenal job of getting back on mission and reversing the damage of the Biden Border Crisis since President Trump return to office over a year ago. That’s exactly why Democrats have cut their funding off for almost an entire third of the past year. Enough is enough, we need to move as quickly as possible to get money flowing back to DHS so they can get paid for the critical work they do. At the same time, we need to talk about how we plan to pay for all this. I balanced the budget as governor, and I have consistently fought for fiscal sanity as your U.S. Senator. As we move forward through this process, I will be offering amendments on the bill that will responsibly fund America’s homeland security mission. Our nation has over $39 trillion in debt. We are facing deficits close to $2 trillion. Our children and our grandchildren deserve to inherit a prosperous future in a land of opportunity, not a mountain of debt. We are in this situation because of decades of irresponsible spending habits in Washington and Congress’ failure to balance the budget. We need to account for every dollar we spend, and there’s no time like the present to get started. Once we have our border security fully funded again, we need to turn back to focusing on our elections. I will continue to fight tooth and nail the SAVE America Act. We need to take it up and pass it — and get rid of the filibuster if Democrats keep abusing it. The overwhelming majority of people want voter ID, and everyone deserves free and fair elections that they can trust. It’s just common sense. If you need to show an I.D. to get on an airplane, buy a beer, check into a hotel room, or rent a vehicle, you should absolutely have to show one to make decisions about the future of our great country. That should already be in federal law. That is why the Senate cannot allow this issue to fall by the wayside once DHS is funded again. I will not let that happen; that is my commitment to you. Sincerely,  Rick Scott United States Senator To be the first to find out about Senator Scott's actions and statements, follow him on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. — |
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| Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Resolution to Set Record Straight on Democrats’ Sham Trump Impeachment Sen. Rick Scott filed a resolution on Democrat’s sham 2019 impeachment attempt against President Donald Trump based on new evidence released last week by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Senator Rick Scott said, “The ODNI declassified report released by Director Gabbard confirmed what most Americans already knew: the President’s impeachment in 2019 was a total sham based on false and illegitimate statements and a complete abuse of government power. That’s why I introduced my resolution calling for justice and accountability. If there is wrongdoing found in this investigation, I want these people prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I absolutely condemn the people responsible for this partisan attack on the President and commend Director Gabbard for her transparency so the American people can see the truth.” The resolution described how the documents released by DNI Gabbard showed how both President Trump and Congress were kept in the dark about evidence that the supposed-whistleblower misled investigators in his first report, only citing secondhand evidence to back up his allegations. The resolution also shows how the whistleblower “admitted to misleading investigators about prior contacts with Democratic staff of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and requested that the complaint be hidden from Republican members of the committee.” It demonstrates how the deep state worked to cover up the whistleblower’s deep political biases against President Trump, as noted in the DNI disclosures. The resolution concludes that, “these concealed biases, procedural irregularities, and reliance on unsubstantiated claims formed the very basis of the 2019 impeachment process,” and affirms that the Senate: (1) condemns the concealment of material bias information and the use of a flawed complaint to initiate impeachment proceedings against a sitting President; (2) calls upon the Department of Justice to promptly initiate a thorough, independent investigation into the handling of the 2019 Ukraine whistleblower complaint, including potential violations related to false statements, improper redactions, abuse of the whistleblower process, and coordination with congressional staff; (3) urges the Attorney General to pursue appropriate criminal prosecutions to the extent warranted by the evidence, consistent with the rule of law and without regard to political affiliation, to restore public confidence in the integrity of the intelligence community and congressional oversight; (4) declares that the 2019 impeachment of President Donald J. Trump by the House of Representatives, which was predicated on a concealed and deficient complaint, lacks legitimacy and the facts and circumstances upon which Articles of Impeachment were based neither met the burden of proving that President Trump committed “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” nor established that President Trump engaged in “insurrection of rebellion against the United State”; and (5) commends Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard for her transparency and accountability in declassifying these materials and sharing the truth with the American people. Full text of the resolution can be found HERE. Read more HERE. — Sen. Rick Scott Announces Bipartisan Financial Literacy Booklet for 2026 In his opening statement during a Senate Aging Committee hearing last week, Chairman Rick Scott announced the release of Guarding Your Nest Egg: A Financial Resource for Older Adults. This brand-new, bipartisan resource from Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand will help America’s seniors navigate the increasingly complicated world of their finances and benefits so they can thrive, prosper, protect themselves from fraudsters and enjoy the retirement they deserve. Read more HERE. — Sen. Rick Scott Featured in Diario Las Américas on Letter to NBC Over Díaz-Canel Softball Interview on Meet the Press Senator Rick Scott was featured in Diario Las Américas regarding a letter he sent to leaders of NBC News and its parent company, Comcast, demanding answers after the network offered Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel a platform on its signature show, Meet the Press, without meaningful pushback. In the letter, Senator Scott calls out the network’s editorial team, including host Kristen Welker, for making no serious effort to press the dictator on his regime’s illegal imprisonment of political prisoners, denial of free and fair elections, and its close ties to other authoritarian regimes like China, Russia and Iran. The letter also builds on the Senator’s ongoing efforts to both hold the Cuban dictatorship accountable and fight for the immediate and unconditional release of every political prisoner in Cuba — including a recent letter to President Trump urging him to expand pressure on Cuba’s illegitimate Castro/Díaz-Canel regime. — Chairman Rick Scott Leads Seapower Armed Services Subcommittee Hearing Senator Rick Scott chaired a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Seapower Subcommittee hearing on the status of the U.S. Navy’s acquisition and implementation of unmanned surface vessels. During the hearing, Chairman Scott questioned witnesses about the urgent need for the Navy to make unmanned vessels a central part of 21st century American naval power. “There is no question that our Navy must move decisively to integrate unmanned systems into the fight. The time is now and the Navy is late to the game already,” Chairman Scott said. “The history of warfare teaches us that whenever we don’t lead, we eventually suffer.” .png "Picture1_PhotoGallery_(1).png") Watch Chairman Scott’s opening remarks at the Seapower Subcommittee hearing HERE. Read more HERE. — |
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| Sen. Rick Scott Joins Fox News Sunday to Discuss Iran, FISA, Socialist Hasan Piker Senator Rick Scott joined Fox News Sunday to discuss the ongoing situation in Iran, the need for reforms to FISA, and Yale platforming terrorism-promoting socialist podcaster, Hasan Piker, at their once-prestigious university.  Watch Senator Scott’s interview HERE. Read more HERE. — Fox News: Sen. Rick Scott: Trump is 'doing the right thing' with Iran Fox News: They are 'rooting for the other side,' Sen Rick Scott says The New York Post: Sen. Rick Scott rips Hasan Piker’s call to kill him: ‘This is the Democrat Party’ The Hill: Rick Scott calls for ‘commonsense’ reforms to FISA The Hill: Trump applauds Senate Republican’s effort to expunge 2019 impeachment The Hill: Rick Scott holding Coast Guard promotions over issue with shipbuilder The Washington Examiner: Rick Scott on Cuba: Maximum Pressure and What Comes Next The Washington Examiner: Rick Scott rips Democrats visiting Cuba on heels of Israel critic Hasan Piker Newsmax: Rick Scott: Trump Has Authority to Act Against Iran Threats Breitbart: Rick Scott: Democrats ‘Don’t Want This President to Protect American Lives’ Just the News: Sen. Rick Scott introduces legislation to repudiate 2019 Trump impeachment: 'Lacks legitimacy' Florida Politics: ‘Bad for business’: Rick Scott says Florida’s lost focus on job creation, affordability Florida’s Voice: Scott introduces resolution condemning 2019 Trump impeachment as sham Spectrum Bay News 9: New peace talks begin with Iran; Scott calls for 'Nuclear Option' Tampa Free Press: Florida Sen. Rick Scott Rips Yale’s ‘Terror-Promoting’ Speaker In Fox News Interview — |
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Senator Scott's Team in Ponte Vedra Beach Senator Scott's team volunteered with the Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida for their annual Birdies & Bounces Tournament. — Senator Scott's Team in Tampa
 Senator Scott's team volunteered with Keeping Tampa Bay Beautiful and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
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Senator Scott's Team in Naples  Senator Scott's team assisted with a collage crafts in The Arlington of Naples, a continuum of care community.
— Senator Scott's Team in Key Largo
 Senator Scott's team attended a groundbreaking at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo (America’s first undersea park!!). —
Senator Scott's Team in Bartow
 Senator Scott's team attended the Central FL Ag. Deputy Luncheon hosted by Florida Farm Bureau of Polk County and Polk County Sheriff's Office in Bartow.
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