WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the Senate’s passage of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

Senator Rick Scott said, “President Trump was elected to fix the mess that Democrats made of our nation: $37 trillion in debt and reckless spending fueling high inflation, high-interest payments, big government programs that fail to actually serve the American people, a completely open border that allowed drugs and terrorists to come into our country, and Biden’s countless national security crises as he appeased adversaries and abandoned our allies. I made a promise to the American people that I would do everything I could to help the president accomplish this by continuing the Trump Tax Cuts, making sure we have the resources to secure the border and ensure our military is a lethal fighting force, and that every single tax dollar was spent wisely to balance the budget. That means returning to pre-pandemic spending levels and stopping Democrats and blue state governors’ from scamming Medicaid to give free health care to illegals instead of targeting support for the most vulnerable.

“This bill delivers on our promise to secure the border and protect Americans from Biden’s open border crisis and to better equip our military to protect our freedoms. It prevents a $4 trillion tax increase on Americans by continuing the Trump Tax Cuts, meaning families in my state will continue to see an average of $3,650 in tax savings, and tax relief for seniors, No Tax on Tips, and No Tax on Overtime. It also provides certainty on tax requirements for American businesses to help grow the economy while we continue our work to reduce waste and find ways to rein in spending.

“I am also proud we were able to provide much-needed funding for our rural hospitals to begin fixing the blue state governors’ abuse of the Medicaid system. But we must keep fighting to fully ensure Medicaid funding goes to poor children, the disabled, and those with chronic illnesses and not taxpayer-funded handouts to illegals; and fix the root cause of the massive growth in federal spending in Medicaid: Obama’s decision to have the federal government pay 90% of the costs of covering able-bodied adults to watch TV instead of work, as compared to as little as 50% federal support for those the program is intended for – poor children, the disabled, and individuals with chronic illnesses.

“During President Trump’s first term, he built an incredible economy where everyone had greater opportunities. In the past four years, Democrats worked to destroy his progress with a 53% increase in federal spending and $2 trillion deficits. Democrats put our nation on a dangerous fiscal path that President Trump is working to fix. I believe President Trump will be able to recreate and build upon the economic success of his first term. I am hopeful provisions of this bill and the additional revenue from the president’s tariff implementation will offset the wasteful Democrat spending we have yet to undo and reduce the more than two trillion-dollars in annual deficit spending we see. I know President Trump and his team are working hard to reduce spending and address this, and Congress must too.

“In this bill, there are many spending projects you will be surprised to see with our nation more than $37 trillion in debt. I was, too. But, that is the imperfect process of bringing elected individuals together to pass a bill that works for their states. I have been warning my colleagues for years about the dangers of massive deficit spending and debt for the American people, and we have our work cut out for us to ensure Congress fully understands this.

“I am appreciative of the work of Leader Thune and Senator Crapo to get this bill passed, and I appreciate that many of my colleagues share my focus on fiscal sanity, including Senators Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, Cynthia Lummis, and members of the House.

“We must keep working to help President Trump accomplish the agenda he was elected to accomplish, support our military, balance our budget, and preserve our safety net programs.”

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