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☆ Rick Scott predicts the Trump civil fraud lawsuit won't hurt the GOP's chances of retaking the Senate much and says the Mar-a-Lago raid 'revved up the base'
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Sen. Rick Scott downplayed the chances of a new lawsuit against Trump endangering the midterms. Scott said simmering outrage over the Mar-a-Lago raid could drive more MAGA voters to the polls. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Scott said what matters more to diehard Trump fans is how the former president is being scrutinized by federal investigators right now. "I think the FBI revved up the base — by doing the raid and not telling anyone why they did it," Scott said.
☆ Lindsey Graham's abortion ban bill baffles some Republicans as Democrats sharpen attacks in key midterm races
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +12 min
Graham's bill has virtually no chance of passing the current Congress, where Democrats hold slim majorities in the House and Senate. Some Republicans, including GOP candidates in pivotal Senate races, have backed Graham's new proposal. But other top Republicans either refused to back Graham's bill or expressed a belief that individual states should set their own abortion laws. "With regard to abortion, Democrats are clearly focused on abortion," he added. As Graham's bill brought a renewed focus to the issue, Democrats pounced.
☆ Elizabeth Warren slams Rick Scott's 'shameless attempt' to pass a bill that would block Biden's student-loan forgiveness
  + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Elizabeth Warren slammed Rick Scott for trying to pass a bill blocking student-loan forgiveness. Senate Democrats blocked that bill from passing, and on Wednesday, Warren blasted Scott for trying to push the legislation through. "This is a shameful attempt by Republicans to keep working Americans buried under mountains of student debt," Warren said on the Senate floor. Still, during his floor speech after his bill was blocked, Scott reiterated conservative criticisms of student-loan forgiveness. Other GOP lawmakers have introduced bills to block student-loan forgiveness, saying the scale of this relief was illegal.
☆ We watched 11 hours of old Matt Gaetz videos where he pushed for sexual predator legislation. He had much to say.
  + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( Robin Bravender | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Matt Gaetz helped enact Florida legislation to toughen penalties for sex offenses against children. He said in 2014 that sex offenders who prey on children were "simply wired differently." Gaetz, then 31 years old, served as the chairman of the Florida House of Representatives' Criminal Justice Subcommittee. He cosponsored legislation that increased the mandatory prison time for convicted sexual offenders, calling it some of the most important work his subcommittee would do. Gaetz cosponsored legislation that year that would increase Florida's mandatory minimum sentence for violent sexual offenders to 50 years.
☆ Sen. Rick Scott loves hating on New York and its governor, Andrew Cuomo. But new docs show the Florida Republican investing big time in Big Apple bonds.
  + stars: | 2020-10-14 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott is a frequent critic of New York Gov. Earlier this year they also disclosed between $1.1 million and $2.25 million worth of New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority bonds. "Cuomo has consistently misused taxpayer dollars and refused to ever cut government waste," Scott in June wrote in a New York Post op-ed. Earlier this year, the Scotts disclosed between $1.1 million and $2.25 million worth of New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority bonds. "Senator and Mrs. Scott have purchased hundreds of municipal bonds over the years from all over the country.
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