Category: Rick Scott

Rick Scott Vows to Delay Biden DHS Nominees Until President Visits Border

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Wednesday promised to delay President Joe Biden’s homeland security nominees until the Democrat visits the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee met in Washington and, in a unanimous voice vote sent three nominees to the Senate for a vote, including Jen Easterly to be the director of the…


US Sen. Rick Scott Applauds Cancellation of Belt and Road Initiative in Australia

U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has applauded the Australian government’s decision to axe the controversial Belt and Road Initiative agreement signed by the Victorian state government. Scott said in a statement, “Communist China’s Belt and Road Initiative has one mission, to extend its control over other nations and advance its quest for world domination.” “I applaud the…


US Sen. Rick Scott Calls on Australian PM to Support Relocating Winter Olympics

U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has written to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison encouraging him to join the senator’s push for the Winter Olympic Games to be relocated away from China over its human rights violations. The U.S. senator says he has also written to U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and…


DeSantis Rejects Sen. Scott’s Calls for Florida to Give Back Relief Money

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday rejected calls from a fellow Republican, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), to return money in excess of COVID-19-related costs that is being handed out to state and local governments under the $1.9 trillion relief package, funds that Scott has denounced as “bonus cash to plug budget holes.” “It doesn’t make any…


DeSantis Rejects Sen. Scott’s Calls for Florida to Return Surplus Relief Funds

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected calls from a fellow Republican, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), to return funds in excess of COVID-19-related costs that are being handed out to state and local governments under the $1.9 trillion relief package, funds that Scott has denounced as “bonus cash to plug budget holes.” “It doesn’t make any sense,” DeSantis…


Trump Met With NRSC Chair Rick Scott at Mar-a-Lago, Adamant in Opposing Murkowski

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday dined with National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.), a Trump adviser confirmed to The Epoch Times. The meeting took place on the heels of a spat with the NRSC and the Republican National Committee (RNC) over the use of Trump’s name and likeness to raise funds, especially…


US Lawmakers Urge Biden Officials To Stay Tough on China During Upcoming Talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Lawmakers are calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to be tough on Beijing when they meet with Chinese officials in Alaska next week. “Communist China is America’s greatest national security threat,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said, according to a March 11 statement. “General Secretary Xi [Jinping]…


The Three Winners at CPAC 2021

Commentary Matt Schlapp’s decision to move the Conservative Political Action Conference from Washington, D.C. to Orlando, Fla. was brilliant. No one knew how good this decision would ultimately be for the conservative movement. Washington is the heart of the swamp. Its news media is toxic and focused only on propaganda. The lobbying firms, bureaucracies, and…


Chinese State-Run Media Uses Times Square Video to Claim China Leading the Fight Against COVID-19

The Chinese communist regime put up ads on a video screen in Times Square in New York City, claiming to be leading the world’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, right after it refused to share raw patient data with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Wuhan during its investigation into the origins of COVID-19. The…


Sen. Rick Scott: ‘The Republican Civil War Is Now Cancelled’

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) released a memo on Feb. 23 urging the GOP to quickly give up an escalating intra-party dispute and focus on defeating the Democrats in upcoming elections. “At the very same time these far-left radicals are trying to remake America in their image, and lead us…