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| Sen. Rick Scott Is Not Giving Up the Fight to Pass Pres. Trump's America-First Agenda Dear Fellow Floridian, The American people gave us a mandate to deliver on President Trump’s America-First agenda and secure our elections. Last week, all Senate Republicans voted to require identification in our elections, and every Democrat opposed it. Now the Senate is going into a five-week recess without having passed the SAVE America Act. This is unacceptable! I believe that the Senate should not have left D.C. without delivering on results for the American people and passing the SAVE America Act. That's why I wrote an op-ed urging my Senate colleagues to work five days a week and published a letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal on why the filibuster needs to end to pass the SAVE America Act. I will continue to fight alongside my fellow Senate conservatives to prevent fraud in our elections. Washington is broken. Americans are rightly frustrated with Congress. As your United States Senator, I won't stop fighting in Washington to secure our elections and deliver the rest of President Trump’s America-First agenda to the American people. The fight isn't over. I am not giving up. Sincerely,  Rick Scott United States Senator — |
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Sen. Rick Scott in The Wall Street Journal: “Filibuster Abuse Has Destroyed Senate Debate”U.S. Senator Rick Scott published a letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal titled, “Filibuster Abuse Has Destroyed Senate Debate.” In his letter, Senator Scott shows how the Senate filibuster has failed to force debate, compromise, and results—and why it needs to go.Senator Rick Scott wrote, “Abuse of the filibuster has stifled open debate in the chamber. It prevents, by design, the results that voters expect us to deliver.” … “Modern majority leaders file cloture before debate begins. The agenda changes at the threat of debate. The iconic final scene from the film ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ rarely occurs.” … “In 1964 opponents of the Civil Rights Act attempted to stop the legislation with a filibuster. The bill’s supporters were initially far short of the 67 votes needed to break the filibuster. But by forcing open debate, the Senate finally forced an answer on Jim Crow.” … “The filibuster is a muscle we never exercise. It has atrophied. Senators have lost the implicit understanding that a debate needs to happen before it can end. This legislative body needs to deliver results, not fail while adhering to a prohibitive process. We should end the filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act—or require debate until exhaustion or satisfaction.” Read more HERE. Read the full letter HERE. |
