Category: Rick Scott

Biden’s Decision to Re-Engage UN Human Rights Council Met With Praise and Criticism

The Biden administration has received mixed responses from Congress over its decision to have the United States re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council. Under the Trump administration, the United States withdrew from the 47-member council in June 2018, noting that some of the worst human rights abusers—China, Cuba, and Venezuela—were council members. On…


Republican Senators Introduce Resolution Urging for 2022 Winter Olympics to Be Moved out of China

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and six other Republican senators have introduced a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2020 Winter Olympics out of China due to the country’s poor human rights record. If China fails to demonstrate “significant progress in securing fundamental human rights, including the freedoms of religion,…


Rick Scott Says He’ll Back GOP Incumbents Over Trump Challengers

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the new chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), said on Jan. 21 that he’ll back GOP incumbents even if former President Donald Trump or his family were to get involved in the 2022 Senate races. “I’m supporting incumbents,” Scott said during a press briefing on Capitol Hill when pressed…