Fighting for the People of the Palisades
August 25, 2025
Senator Rick Scott is committed to getting answers for the victims of the Palisades Fire and the American taxpayer so a tragedy like this cannot happen again. Find his work and investigation updates below:
Media:
- 8/20/25: Sen. Rick Scott on X – Meeting with Spencer Pratt on the Ground
- 8/22/25: Sen. Rick Scott Thanks AG Bondi for Helping Victims and Requests Briefing on California Wildfire Investigation
- 8/26/25: Sen. Rick Scott to DHS: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
- 8/28/25: Sen. Rick Scott to USDA: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
- 9/3/25: Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOI: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
- 9/8/25: Chairmen Rick Scott and Ron Johnson Announce Congressional Investigation of Deadly California Wildfire
- 9/9/25: Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricanes, Wildfires, & Other Natural Disasters
- 9/10/25: VIDEO RELEASE: Sens. Rick Scott, Ron Johnson: ‘We’re Going to Get to the Bottom of What Happened’ with Palisades Wildfire
- 9/15/25: Sen. Rick Scott’s Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act to Support Victims of Natural Disasters Gains Bipartisan Support
- 9/17/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from LAFD for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
- 9/26/25: Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOT: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
- 9/29/25: Sen. Rick Scott on X - Meeting with AG Pam Bondi on investigation
- 10/03/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from LADWP for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
- 10/08/25: Sen. Rick Scott on X – Statement on the arrest of individual regarding Palisades fire
- 10/10/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from Mayor of LA for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
- 10/16/25: Sen. Rick Scott Asks Treasury Sec. Bessent to Review China’s Land Grab in Fire-Ravaged California
- 10/20/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Send Letter to LA City Council President Requesting Records into Pacific Palisades Wildfire, City’s Efforts to Redevelop Affected Areas
- 11/12/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Pen Letter to California Parks and Rec Director Ahead of Field Hearing on Pacific Palisades Wildfires
- 11/13/25: Field Hearing - Forgotten After the Flames: Stories from the Palisades Fire
- 12/2/25: As Sen. Rick Scott Leads Congressional Investigation into California’s Response to Palisades Wildfire and Use of Tax Dollars, Newsom Visits DC Asking for More
- 1/7/26: Sen. Rick Scott: One Year After the Palisades Fire, Residents Still Await Accountability and Answers
- 1/28/26: HEARING: One Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh In On the Palisades Fire
- 2/4/26: Sen. Rick Scott on X - Calls out Karen Bass on manipulated fire report
- 2/13/26: Sen. Rick Scott on X – Karen Bass is stalling sharing documents
Letters:
- 8/22/25: Sen. Rick Scott Thanks AG Bondi for Helping Victims and Requests Briefing on California Wildfire Investigation
- 8/26/25: Sen. Rick Scott to DHS: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
- 8/28/25: Sen. Rick Scott to USDA: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
- 9/3/25: Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOI: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
- 9/17/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from LAFD for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
- 9/26/25: Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOT: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
- 10/03/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from LADWP for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
- 10/10/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from Mayor of LA for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
- 10/16/25: Sen. Rick Scott Asks Treasury Sec. Bessent to Review China’s Land Grab in Fire-Ravaged California
- 10/20/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Send Letter to LA City Council President Requesting Records into Pacific Palisades Wildfire, City’s Efforts to Redevelop Affected Areas
- 11/12/25: Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Pen Letter to California Parks and Rec Director Ahead of Field Hearing on Pacific Palisades Wildfires
- 3/11/26: Sen. Rick Scott Urges VP Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force to Investigate California’s Use of Federal Funds for Wildfires