This week, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Marco Rubio and members of the Florida delegation in sending a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Richard Spinrad urging him to finalize the implementation of emergency provisions of the senators' Restoring Resilient Reefs Act. The Restoring Resilient Reefs Act was enacted into law in 2022 and included provisions that provide the NOAA with the tools needed to respond to coral reef health emergencies. Last summer, corals in the Florida Reef Tract came under severe heat stress and experienced coral bleaching, and it is possible that anomalous ocean temperatures may cause similar impacts this summer. The federal government has the authority to respond under emergency provisions of the Coral Reef Conservation Act (CRCA).
The members wrote, "Last summer, the Florida Reef Tract suffered from a severe marine heatwave leading to coral bleaching, further stressing this crucial ecological resource which has already been in decline for decades.
The members continued, "Florida's coral barrier reef is an irreplaceable resource which must be preserved and protected. We ask that you be prepared to use the resources and authorities available to you should exigent circumstances arise."
Read more HERE.
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Sen. Rick Scott Announces Bill Package to Hold Communist China Accountable & Protect U.S. Investors
Senator Rick Scott announced a comprehensive package of three finance-focused bills to hold Communist China accountable and safeguard American investors and families from unintentionally supporting the malign activity ongoing from the Chinese Communist Party to undermine American markets.
Since his election to the Senate in 2018, Senator Scott has been tirelessly advocating for the decoupling of operations and investments from the genocidal, communist Chinese regime. This proposed legislation will safeguard Americans' hard-earned investments and retirements, prevent funding the CCP's malign activities and legitimizing their nefarious financial regime, and secure American financial exchanges.
Senator Rick Scott said, "Communist China will stop at nothing to exploit American markets and take advantage of U.S. investors and companies doing business within its country. Hardworking Americans are doing their best right now to save as much money as possible, especially as Bidenflation continues to work against them and put their retirement goals further out of reach. Now is the time to take action to ensure that those nest eggs are in the right hands away from malign influence. Additionally, these pieces of legislation will ensure that no American dollars will end up in the hands of a country actively working against America in an attempt to undermine our national security. Putting real protections in place is paramount to ensuring Americans' money is working for them—and not helping fund a foreign military that wishes to destroy our way of life. Every American deserves clarity and peace of mind about how their money is being invested, and this legislation will help bolster those transparency efforts."
Read more HERE.
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Sen. Rick Scott Shares Weekly Update on Biden's Inflation Crisis
Following the recent announcement from the Bureau of Economic Analysis' PCE Report showing May prices paid by consumers for goods and services increased 2.6% over the year, Senator Rick Scott released the following statement and a weekly update on his actions to address America's debt crisis and rising inflation.
Senator Rick Scott said, "Prices continue to skyrocket and Florida families are fed up with Bidenflation and the pain it's causing them at the grocery store, gas pump and everywhere else they shop. The failed Bidenomics agenda is forcing seniors to have to come out of retirement, working families to take on multiple jobs, and small businesses are having to hike prices just to make ends meet. Americans are having to make tough choices because Washington refuses to acknowledge our nearly $35 trillion debt and the inflation and debt fueling effect of reckless spending. It's bad for everyone, but especially terrible for poor families like mine growing up. It's time to force a sea change in Washington that snaps the federal government back onto the path of fiscal sanity and ends Biden's inflation nightmare. That's how we can make Washington work for Florida families and I won't stop fighting until we get it done and we have an economy that works for all Americans."
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