Accountability that it's probably the.

Accountability that it's probably the.

Best word to describe these past few weeks of the Trump administration. Federal workers have to show up at work, Federal budgets are being audited. Finally, some accountability on behalf of the American taxpayers. And recently, Elon Musk sent an email out to federal workers from the Office of Personal Management with the subject line saying.

Best word to describe these past few weeks of the Trump administration. Federal workers have to show up at work, Federal budgets are being audited. Finally, some accountability on behalf of the American taxpayers. And recently, Elon Musk sent an email out to federal workers from the Office of Personal Management with the subject line saying.

This what did you do last week?

This what did you do last week?

It instructed recipients to reply with five examples of what they got done. So we'll ask our next guest, what did you do last week? His name is Senator Rick Scott. He lives in Florida. He represents Florida. Of course you know him, but he's also my senator, so I'm looking forward to having him on the show. We're also going to cover a bunch of different issues. I'll get into He had some choice words for the news about Senator Mitch McConnell's retirement. I'll ask him about him about Mitch McConnell. We'll also get into you as President Trump is trying to end the war there, what does that look like? A former governor of Florida, Rick Scott? How to balance the budget? Is it possible to balance the federal budget. How do you go about it? What do you do? Lastly, we'll ask him, as the former chairman of the NSC, what does the Senate map look like for Republicans in the midterms. So we've got a lot to cover with a guy who has done a lot. Also, Di mensied he's a former businessman, very successful at that. So we've got a lot to cover with a guy who's done a lot in his career. I'm honored to have this conversation with my Senator Rick Scott. Well, Senator Rick Scott, it is an honor to have you on the show. We were just talking before we got started, and you're my senator, so I really appreciate you making the time and looking forward to There's a lot happening, so looking forward to digging into it all with you.

It instructed recipients to reply with five examples of what they got done. So we'll ask our next guest, what did you do last week? His name is Senator Rick Scott. He lives in Florida. He represents Florida. Of course you know him, but he's also my senator, so I'm looking forward to having him on the show. We're also going to cover a bunch of different issues. I'll get into He had some choice words for the news about Senator Mitch McConnell's retirement. I'll ask him about him about Mitch McConnell. We'll also get into you as President Trump is trying to end the war there, what does that look like? A former governor of Florida, Rick Scott? How to balance the budget? Is it possible to balance the federal budget. How do you go about it? What do you do? Lastly, we'll ask him, as the former chairman of the NSC, what does the Senate map look like for Republicans in the midterms. So we've got a lot to cover with a guy who has done a lot. Also, Di mensied he's a former businessman, very successful at that. So we've got a lot to cover with a guy who's done a lot in his career. I'm honored to have this conversation with my Senator Rick Scott. Well, Senator Rick Scott, it is an honor to have you on the show. We were just talking before we got started, and you're my senator, so I really appreciate you making the time and looking forward to There's a lot happening, so looking forward to digging into it all with you.

So I appreciate your time, sir.

So I appreciate your time, sir.

Well, I'm glad you're in Florida.

Well, I'm glad you're in Florida.

By the way, I do have my five checklist things I did this week. I just want to make sure everybody knows I'm doing my job. Put out a newsletter every week. I'm a business guy, so I expect everybody to have their five things a week. So twelve thousand phone calls to my offices that we responded to pass a reconciliation bill, voted for Cash Bettel, Howard Lutnik, and I filed a merit based hiring bill, so you start hiring people based on merit. So that's just my first five. So if you want more, I can give you some more.

By the way, I do have my five checklist things I did this week. I just want to make sure everybody knows I'm doing my job. Put out a newsletter every week. I'm a business guy, so I expect everybody to have their five things a week. So twelve thousand phone calls to my offices that we responded to pass a reconciliation bill, voted for Cash Bettel, Howard Lutnik, and I filed a merit based hiring bill, so you start hiring people based on merit. So that's just my first five. So if you want more, I can give you some more.

Well, you know, of course this has become you know, I mean, but this is how government should work, right, Like, it's what a novel concept to have a government that's accountable to the people, that's.

Well, you know, of course this has become you know, I mean, but this is how government should work, right, Like, it's what a novel concept to have a government that's accountable to the people, that's.

Actually doing our work. But like, for far too long, you know, all these.

Actually doing our work. But like, for far too long, you know, all these.

Bureaucrats have just skated by, and now they've been hit with the reality of Okay, you actually have to show up and do your job. You you know, there's audits, you have to be accountable for the money spend.

Bureaucrats have just skated by, and now they've been hit with the reality of Okay, you actually have to show up and do your job. You you know, there's audits, you have to be accountable for the money spend.

And they're not used to it.

And they're not used to it.

So I guess what would you make of sort of this collective freak out to this newfound accountability.

So I guess what would you make of sort of this collective freak out to this newfound accountability.

You know, I hope, I hope.

You know, I hope, I hope.

It's just there's just a few people and it's not real. Sky build all these different businesses in healthcare and manufacturing in my life and then I became governor of Florida back in January twenty eleventh. What Elon Musk is doing I did. I mean, everybody had a written plan. Every line on the budget had had a written purpose. If you didn't meet your purpose, I vetoed the money the next year. If you didn't do your job, you decided to leave. I mean, you're there.

It's just there's just a few people and it's not real. Sky build all these different businesses in healthcare and manufacturing in my life and then I became governor of Florida back in January twenty eleventh. What Elon Musk is doing I did. I mean, everybody had a written plan. Every line on the budget had had a written purpose. If you didn't meet your purpose, I vetoed the money the next year. If you didn't do your job, you decided to leave. I mean, you're there.

So if you think.

So if you think.

About how business works, you give people their job description, and if they decide not to do the job description, they fired themselves.

About how business works, you give people their job description, and if they decide not to do the job description, they fired themselves.

That's the same thought.

That's the same thought.

Process that I created when I was governor Florida, and the same process that should be done as part of your federal government. If you don't want to do the job that you're being paid to do, then leave you shouldn't be paid.

Process that I created when I was governor Florida, and the same process that should be done as part of your federal government. If you don't want to do the job that you're being paid to do, then leave you shouldn't be paid.

It's pretty simple.

It's pretty simple.

Well, and you were a great governor, and of course you in. Florida is a challenging state in the sense of just you know, there's a lot of people, and then we also tend to have a lot of natural disasters, so the response to that is obviously very important.

Well, and you were a great governor, and of course you in. Florida is a challenging state in the sense of just you know, there's a lot of people, and then we also tend to have a lot of natural disasters, so the response to that is obviously very important.

Kind of mentioned. You know, to be a governor of Florida, we require.

Kind of mentioned. You know, to be a governor of Florida, we require.

A balanced budget each year, you know, and when you look at the totality of the federal government and our federal budget.

A balanced budget each year, you know, and when you look at the totality of the federal government and our federal budget.

Is it possible to balance? You know, how do you even go about it?

Is it possible to balance? You know, how do you even go about it?

You know, what should this administration do to try to start to tackle that job.

You know, what should this administration do to try to start to tackle that job.

It's easy to balance a budget, Lisa, You do it. You do it every day. You say, uh, this is what I'm going to make. I'm not going to spend more than that. So these states say they balance their budget, you know how they bounce their budget.

It's easy to balance a budget, Lisa, You do it. You do it every day. You say, uh, this is what I'm going to make. I'm not going to spend more than that. So these states say they balance their budget, you know how they bounce their budget.

They do exactly the same thing the federal government does. They borrow money.

They do exactly the same thing the federal government does. They borrow money.

So Florida had not balanced its budget in twenty years, had to increase the state debt every year by over billion dollars for twenty straight years. It only balance its budget once in forty years, and we are going into fault in our debt. So what did I do? I did something really controversial. I said, how much are we going to take it in revenues? We're not spending more than that. Gosh, that's hard. It seemed like what you probably do, and that's what every business has to do other be out of business. So yeah, so our federal government has got to do the same thing.

So Florida had not balanced its budget in twenty years, had to increase the state debt every year by over billion dollars for twenty straight years. It only balance its budget once in forty years, and we are going into fault in our debt. So what did I do? I did something really controversial. I said, how much are we going to take it in revenues? We're not spending more than that. Gosh, that's hard. It seemed like what you probably do, and that's what every business has to do other be out of business. So yeah, so our federal government has got to do the same thing.

We right now.

We right now.

Anticipate we're going to collect about five point five train dollars the revenue, right, so guess what we should spend with them?

Anticipate we're going to collect about five point five train dollars the revenue, right, so guess what we should spend with them?

Five point five.

Five point five.

Our job in Congress should be we we're the ones that pass the budget. We should allocate the dollars. So in the last five years, the population of the United States has gone up two percent, how much do you think spending is done? Fifty three fifty three percent?

Our job in Congress should be we we're the ones that pass the budget. We should allocate the dollars. So in the last five years, the population of the United States has gone up two percent, how much do you think spending is done? Fifty three fifty three percent?

Right?

Right?

You think there's a little bit of waste there, probably, So how do we get by with less spending?

You think there's a little bit of waste there, probably, So how do we get by with less spending?

Right?

Right?

So that all we have to do is we have to say to ourselves, you know what we're going to collect five point five.

So that all we have to do is we have to say to ourselves, you know what we're going to collect five point five.

Our job in Congress is to say, how do we allocate that?

Our job in Congress is to say, how do we allocate that?

Well, we're going to make sure Medicare is covered, We're going to make sure the SOBD security is covered, We're going to make sure we can defend ourselves. Right, so those things, and then we have the debt, so we're gonna have to pay that interest. But after that, whatever is left, we're going to allocate it based on the most important things. That's what you do with your personal life, when you say what's important now win? What's important now?

Well, we're going to make sure Medicare is covered, We're going to make sure the SOBD security is covered, We're going to make sure we can defend ourselves. Right, so those things, and then we have the debt, so we're gonna have to pay that interest. But after that, whatever is left, we're going to allocate it based on the most important things. That's what you do with your personal life, when you say what's important now win? What's important now?

Win?

Win?

And so you say what's important and for the budget, this hopefully we can solve that problem, so we don't have.

And so you say what's important and for the budget, this hopefully we can solve that problem, so we don't have.

To spend that money next year.

To spend that money next year.

But the way the government works is if you don't spend more money than you don't care about.

But the way the government works is if you don't spend more money than you don't care about.

It and you look at you know, part of that spending is, you know, we've given I think it's something like close to two hundred billion dollars to Ukraine tomorrow so far. The President right now is in talks to try to end the war in Ukraine, also in talks of wanting to sign a deal with Ukraine over earth minerals and other natural resources. Will there be a conclusion to this war in the near future? You know, what do you think that looks like? And then sort of what do you make of this desire to strike a deal over these earth minerals and other natural resources?

It and you look at you know, part of that spending is, you know, we've given I think it's something like close to two hundred billion dollars to Ukraine tomorrow so far. The President right now is in talks to try to end the war in Ukraine, also in talks of wanting to sign a deal with Ukraine over earth minerals and other natural resources. Will there be a conclusion to this war in the near future? You know, what do you think that looks like? And then sort of what do you make of this desire to strike a deal over these earth minerals and other natural resources?

Well, I think all of us would like to have peace, and all of us, I think, would love to have Russia lose in Ukraine win, have Ukraine remain as democracy in the position that they don't have to worry about Russia Invadan. Again, that's what our goal is and I think we've got to We've got it. Can't be a free ride. If you want the United States to come support you, then you need to one do your part. And you know, if if you know, if you have something that's important to us, then you ought to share with us. So if they have, if they have you know, important minerals, then they clearly ought to support it with us because we've spent you know, two hundred billion dollars to try to, you know, prevent them from being taken over by Russia. So I think that if there's one guy that can probably figure this out, it's Donald Trump because he he will force everybody into a real conversation about what should happen. But Russia should lose, U Crane should win, We should get a return on our two hundred billion dollar investment.

Well, I think all of us would like to have peace, and all of us, I think, would love to have Russia lose in Ukraine win, have Ukraine remain as democracy in the position that they don't have to worry about Russia Invadan. Again, that's what our goal is and I think we've got to We've got it. Can't be a free ride. If you want the United States to come support you, then you need to one do your part. And you know, if if you know, if you have something that's important to us, then you ought to share with us. So if they have, if they have you know, important minerals, then they clearly ought to support it with us because we've spent you know, two hundred billion dollars to try to, you know, prevent them from being taken over by Russia. So I think that if there's one guy that can probably figure this out, it's Donald Trump because he he will force everybody into a real conversation about what should happen. But Russia should lose, U Crane should win, We should get a return on our two hundred billion dollar investment.

I wonder do the big do the business guys in politics have like sort of like a mutual respect towards one another, because you know, I think if you look at President Trump and the way that he governs it, it's very clear that he came from outside of DC, that he came from outside of politics, that he was a business guy, like even wanting to strike this deal on earth minerals and other natural resources like, but Bien administration would have never even thought of that in a million years, or even little looking at Greenland or even looking at the Panama Canal.

I wonder do the big do the business guys in politics have like sort of like a mutual respect towards one another, because you know, I think if you look at President Trump and the way that he governs it, it's very clear that he came from outside of DC, that he came from outside of politics, that he was a business guy, like even wanting to strike this deal on earth minerals and other natural resources like, but Bien administration would have never even thought of that in a million years, or even little looking at Greenland or even looking at the Panama Canal.

You know, those are foreign policy.

You know, those are foreign policy.

Issues that he's looking at of you know, wanting to thwart Russia and wanting to thwart China's influence in those regions and areas and so like.

Issues that he's looking at of you know, wanting to thwart Russia and wanting to thwart China's influence in those regions and areas and so like.

It's just a totally different way of thinking.

It's just a totally different way of thinking.

So I imagine, yeah, it's a logical way of thinking. Every everything we do are to be how do we make life better for American citizens? How do we make the world a safer place? Okay, any money we're going to spend, we get a return on investment. When you build a company, nobody wants to investor in your company and say, you know, I'm going to have a whole bunch of non essential workers or all I'm going to not require my workers to come to work, or I don't care if my product or service is very good, nobody will invest in that business. So if I'm going to take your tax dollars, which we do. We confiscate American taxpayers money. We confiscate it, we take it. It's forced to give it to us, then we ought to make sure we one give you a return.

So I imagine, yeah, it's a logical way of thinking. Every everything we do are to be how do we make life better for American citizens? How do we make the world a safer place? Okay, any money we're going to spend, we get a return on investment. When you build a company, nobody wants to investor in your company and say, you know, I'm going to have a whole bunch of non essential workers or all I'm going to not require my workers to come to work, or I don't care if my product or service is very good, nobody will invest in that business. So if I'm going to take your tax dollars, which we do. We confiscate American taxpayers money. We confiscate it, we take it. It's forced to give it to us, then we ought to make sure we one give you a return.

And we tell you what I like.

And we tell you what I like.

About Donald Trump's nominees is a if you listen every one of them, they're talking about two things. There's going to be transparency and there's going to be accountability.

About Donald Trump's nominees is a if you listen every one of them, they're talking about two things. There's going to be transparency and there's going to be accountability.

I've been up here six years.

I've been up here six years.

There's been no transparency and there's been no accountability. And so I think with Donald Trump that is clearly changing.

There's been no transparency and there's been no accountability. And so I think with Donald Trump that is clearly changing.

You know.

You know.

But you mentioned that it's logic, and it is, you know, it's common sense.

But you mentioned that it's logic, and it is, you know, it's common sense.

But for whatever reason, that seems.

But for whatever reason, that seems.

To be like devoid like probably it doesn't seem to be a part of the political equation very often on Capitol hills. So I guess you know why is logic often left out of the conversation or out of policy making.

To be like devoid like probably it doesn't seem to be a part of the political equation very often on Capitol hills. So I guess you know why is logic often left out of the conversation or out of policy making.

Well, there's a first off, it's our fault is as voters, we elect people that make us feel good rather than do good.

Well, there's a first off, it's our fault is as voters, we elect people that make us feel good rather than do good.

Right.

Right.

We oh, I'm gonna I'm gonna make you feel really good about voting for me. But I'm really I don't have any background. I've never done anything before, and so this is like an on the job training. And uh so I think it's it's our fault as voters. We don't we don't require people now we require think about it. You require it when you go out to a restaurant, you say, I'm not going back to that restaurant if they have if they don't have a great, great food and great service right at the price that's fair. You require it when you buy a car. You're required for everything, everything but your government.

We oh, I'm gonna I'm gonna make you feel really good about voting for me. But I'm really I don't have any background. I've never done anything before, and so this is like an on the job training. And uh so I think it's it's our fault as voters. We don't we don't require people now we require think about it. You require it when you go out to a restaurant, you say, I'm not going back to that restaurant if they have if they don't have a great, great food and great service right at the price that's fair. You require it when you buy a car. You're required for everything, everything but your government.

Right.

Right.

So what's happening under Donald Trump is now people are fed up. This election was about requiring your government to be held accountable.

So what's happening under Donald Trump is now people are fed up. This election was about requiring your government to be held accountable.

It makes sense, and I think, you know, I hope people are.

It makes sense, and I think, you know, I hope people are.

Waking up to that.

Waking up to that.

I mean, I think this election, you know, we we would hope that that that, you know, as part of why President Trump won of people just wanting to kind of return to logic, return to common sense, because you know, we obviously became so lost over the past four years. You got some choice words to say about.

I mean, I think this election, you know, we we would hope that that that, you know, as part of why President Trump won of people just wanting to kind of return to logic, return to common sense, because you know, we obviously became so lost over the past four years. You got some choice words to say about.

Mitch McConnell and his retirement news.

Mitch McConnell and his retirement news.

You know, what does that mean for the Senate him stepping down, and you know, what do you make of some of these votes that he has taken with some of the President Trump's nominees.

You know, what does that mean for the Senate him stepping down, and you know, what do you make of some of these votes that he has taken with some of the President Trump's nominees.

Well, as you know, I ran against him two years ago to be the leader, and then I ran again to be the leader in November, and I ran on a platform of accountability, and transparency, the fact that we're going to start representing Republicans, we're going to start acting like Republicans sou and clearly the Senate changed as a result.

Well, as you know, I ran against him two years ago to be the leader, and then I ran again to be the leader in November, and I ran on a platform of accountability, and transparency, the fact that we're going to start representing Republicans, we're going to start acting like Republicans sou and clearly the Senate changed as a result.

Of the election.

Of the election.

We now have we now have accountability, we have transparency, We are trying to work as a team.

We now have we now have accountability, we have transparency, We are trying to work as a team.

If you look at the people that.

If you look at the people that.

Trump is finding, they're they're they're outside that the box. Because we've got to have people that think differently. We can't have the exact same process that we've had. So but you know, I'm I'm glad that I ran against McConnell.

Trump is finding, they're they're they're outside that the box. Because we've got to have people that think differently. We can't have the exact same process that we've had. So but you know, I'm I'm glad that I ran against McConnell.

I'm glad that the Senator has changed.

I'm glad that the Senator has changed.

We have got to represent we have a great Republican party across the country. We've got to have a Republican party in Washington, d C.

We have got to represent we have a great Republican party across the country. We've got to have a Republican party in Washington, d C.

Too.

Too.

Do you think he's allowed his personal animosity for Trump to sort of trump good judgment here?

Do you think he's allowed his personal animosity for Trump to sort of trump good judgment here?

I don't think, as far as I can tell, I don't know why he's doing it. No one, no one knows, no one knows why. But I mean, he clearly is anti Trump, and he clearly is against the Trump agenda.

I don't think, as far as I can tell, I don't know why he's doing it. No one, no one knows, no one knows why. But I mean, he clearly is anti Trump, and he clearly is against the Trump agenda.

So I don't know why he's doing what he's doing. It doesn't make any sense to me.

So I don't know why he's doing what he's doing. It doesn't make any sense to me.

But we unfortunately, we have fifty three Republicans and we've been able to get all of Trump's cabinet members.

But we unfortunately, we have fifty three Republicans and we've been able to get all of Trump's cabinet members.

Through so far.

Through so far.

We so we just have we you know, we just have to keep working out. We got a lot of work to do. We've got more nominations to get done. We've got we've got to get a reconciliation done, which will extend the Trump tax cuts, get more and more money for the border, the military, balance, a budget we've got to deal with March fourteenth, which if we don't pass something, then government will get shut down.

We so we just have we you know, we just have to keep working out. We got a lot of work to do. We've got more nominations to get done. We've got we've got to get a reconciliation done, which will extend the Trump tax cuts, get more and more money for the border, the military, balance, a budget we've got to deal with March fourteenth, which if we don't pass something, then government will get shut down.

What's interesting is the Democrats always want to blame us. They say they want to shut down government.

What's interesting is the Democrats always want to blame us. They say they want to shut down government.

I mean there's I mean, like Andy Kim has gone out there and said, I want to shut down government. So I mean, I I mean, so I don't I don't know why anbody wouldn't want shut down government.

I mean there's I mean, like Andy Kim has gone out there and said, I want to shut down government. So I mean, I I mean, so I don't I don't know why anbody wouldn't want shut down government.

I want to make it accountable.

I want to make it accountable.

We've got more, Senator Rick Scott.

We've got more, Senator Rick Scott.

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Issues you know, energy and border or do you kind of break it up? So I guess what's your thought process.

Issues you know, energy and border or do you kind of break it up? So I guess what's your thought process.

On that, and how do you think things are shaping up about what that might ultimately look like.

On that, and how do you think things are shaping up about what that might ultimately look like.

The positivists we're having both in the sidate and the House.

The positivists we're having both in the sidate and the House.

We're passing legislation to move up process down the negative. It hasn't gotten done yet, right, I'm optimistic. I think we're going to get money for the border. I think we'll get money for the military. I think we'll what we do spending the So I'm optimistic now. I think we'll extend the Trump tax cuts. You know, if you if you look right now, I would. I would anticipate we'll have more than one bill.

We're passing legislation to move up process down the negative. It hasn't gotten done yet, right, I'm optimistic. I think we're going to get money for the border. I think we'll get money for the military. I think we'll what we do spending the So I'm optimistic now. I think we'll extend the Trump tax cuts. You know, if you if you look right now, I would. I would anticipate we'll have more than one bill.

But we'll see if.

But we'll see if.

Right now the House is committed to one bill. The Senate we're committing into more than one bill. But I'm okay with it. Ever, however we do it. As long as we get it done, that's the only thing that matters to me.

Right now the House is committed to one bill. The Senate we're committing into more than one bill. But I'm okay with it. Ever, however we do it. As long as we get it done, that's the only thing that matters to me.

Yeah, that's fair.

Yeah, that's fair.

How do you think Senator Thun's doing so far as majority leader? Obviously this is his first rodeo with the job.

How do you think Senator Thun's doing so far as majority leader? Obviously this is his first rodeo with the job.

Well, he's doing the things I ran on. We're having Amendment votes. We are.

Well, he's doing the things I ran on. We're having Amendment votes. We are.

We're having more, way, more conversation. When I came up here, I tell I tell all the new Sentats. When I came up here, if you ask Mitch McConell question at lunch, then you got attack to the Wall Street jeneral the next day.

We're having more, way, more conversation. When I came up here, I tell I tell all the new Sentats. When I came up here, if you ask Mitch McConell question at lunch, then you got attack to the Wall Street jeneral the next day.

So that's not happening now. The we're trying to work as a unit.

So that's not happening now. The we're trying to work as a unit.

We you know, we're clearly getting We're staying here to get the nominations done. So I think you have to you have to say, right now we're heading the right direction. And you know, I think I'm optimistic that that's going to continue. So but look, I'm gonna I'm gonna work hard to get the nominations done. I'm going to get work hard to balance a budget, and work hard to make sure we get the Trump tax cuts extended, Uh, simplify the tax code, make sure we secure the border, make sure we have a strong military. So and you know, all my Republican colleagues that I an'm talking to are in the same position.

We you know, we're clearly getting We're staying here to get the nominations done. So I think you have to you have to say, right now we're heading the right direction. And you know, I think I'm optimistic that that's going to continue. So but look, I'm gonna I'm gonna work hard to get the nominations done. I'm going to get work hard to balance a budget, and work hard to make sure we get the Trump tax cuts extended, Uh, simplify the tax code, make sure we secure the border, make sure we have a strong military. So and you know, all my Republican colleagues that I an'm talking to are in the same position.

It's just hard to do. It's just it's hard to do.

It's just hard to do. It's just it's hard to do.

We have fifty three Republicans, we need sixty to pass it. Most legislation in the Senate. The House doesn't have a big majority, so you know, it's a lot of work, but I'm optimistic.

We have fifty three Republicans, we need sixty to pass it. Most legislation in the Senate. The House doesn't have a big majority, so you know, it's a lot of work, but I'm optimistic.

You know, you previously served as the chairman of the TERSC. Obviously, we've got midterms coming up here. How do you think the Senate map is looking for us? And you know, kind of how are you feeling about the midterms coming up?

You know, you previously served as the chairman of the TERSC. Obviously, we've got midterms coming up here. How do you think the Senate map is looking for us? And you know, kind of how are you feeling about the midterms coming up?

I'm optimistic.

I'm optimistic.

I think I'm optimistic that Trump's agenda will be a very positive agenda. I'm optimistic that will pass meaningful Republican generated legislation. I think we can we have a good chance to pick up a few places.

I think I'm optimistic that Trump's agenda will be a very positive agenda. I'm optimistic that will pass meaningful Republican generated legislation. I think we can we have a good chance to pick up a few places.

Georgia.

Georgia.

I think we can beat us off in Georgia. I think we have an open seat now. Gary Peters is not running in Michigan. I think that's that gives us an opportunity there. Maybe we have an opportunity in Minnesota. I think I think Trump showed us that people agree with us if we have good candidates running.

I think we can beat us off in Georgia. I think we have an open seat now. Gary Peters is not running in Michigan. I think that's that gives us an opportunity there. Maybe we have an opportunity in Minnesota. I think I think Trump showed us that people agree with us if we have good candidates running.

You look at his significant win.

You look at his significant win.

So there's a lot of places that we should be competitive and have a chance to win. Got to have a good candidate, got to run a good race, and you know, we got to make sure that what Republics have been doing for the two years before the next election cycle. Are things that people feel comfortable that we've been busting our about to help them?

So there's a lot of places that we should be competitive and have a chance to win. Got to have a good candidate, got to run a good race, and you know, we got to make sure that what Republics have been doing for the two years before the next election cycle. Are things that people feel comfortable that we've been busting our about to help them?

You know, you look at sort of the breakneck pace that this administration is moving in. You know, I've been on Fox before during you know, one of the press conferences, and you know, he's been out. He gets asked a hundred different questions, a hundred different topics, and then they go to you and they're like, oh, we're going to be covering what was just said, and I'm like, well, stopping, you know what I mean, Like, there's literally like one hundred different things being discussed here. How has that impacted the Senate? And you know, kind of aligning those two things with sort of just the movement from the trumpet instruation and then also trying to you know, mirror that in the Senate.

You know, you look at sort of the breakneck pace that this administration is moving in. You know, I've been on Fox before during you know, one of the press conferences, and you know, he's been out. He gets asked a hundred different questions, a hundred different topics, and then they go to you and they're like, oh, we're going to be covering what was just said, and I'm like, well, stopping, you know what I mean, Like, there's literally like one hundred different things being discussed here. How has that impacted the Senate? And you know, kind of aligning those two things with sort of just the movement from the trumpet instruation and then also trying to you know, mirror that in the Senate.

It's been exciting the I'll tell you something. So in the Senate, I'm in the heart building. So let's say I go over to you know, go to the Capitol four or five times a day to vote. The media is down the basement of the Capitol, so they'll ask me about something. And it just happened three minutes before, and that happens all the time now Trump because he's getting stuff done. So uh So with Biden, they could ask me something because it only happened.

It's been exciting the I'll tell you something. So in the Senate, I'm in the heart building. So let's say I go over to you know, go to the Capitol four or five times a day to vote. The media is down the basement of the Capitol, so they'll ask me about something. And it just happened three minutes before, and that happens all the time now Trump because he's getting stuff done. So uh So with Biden, they could ask me something because it only happened.

Like every two years.

Like every two years.

So that's that's uh that's changed. But Trump's getting stuff done. People are optimistic. I was back and Florida this weekend and I just tell you people, I went to the grocery store.

So that's that's uh that's changed. But Trump's getting stuff done. People are optimistic. I was back and Florida this weekend and I just tell you people, I went to the grocery store.

People everybody to stop me. They say, boy, isn't it exciting? What's going on?

People everybody to stop me. They say, boy, isn't it exciting? What's going on?

Everybody's got in, you know, is exciting. The businesses are excited. So I think people feel like we you know, we're we're heading the right direction. Now.

Everybody's got in, you know, is exciting. The businesses are excited. So I think people feel like we you know, we're we're heading the right direction. Now.

We've got a lot of work to do.

We've got a lot of work to do.

We got it's hard to balance the budget, but we're you know, I'm gonna bust my about to do it. And Trump has talked about balancing the budget, so uh so I'm excited about what it is, knowing that it's still hard to get it done.

We got it's hard to balance the budget, but we're you know, I'm gonna bust my about to do it. And Trump has talked about balancing the budget, so uh so I'm excited about what it is, knowing that it's still hard to get it done.

You know, here in Borda, Florida, we we will have a good notatorial race coming up.

You know, here in Borda, Florida, we we will have a good notatorial race coming up.

Are you weighing in on that right now?

Are you weighing in on that right now?

Do you have a candidate in the race or do you see yourself getting involved with an endorsement.

Do you have a candidate in the race or do you see yourself getting involved with an endorsement.

So so the i've generally I've gotten involved in primaries Byron Donalds is my congressman. I think he's been a great person to work with. I know Trump endorsed him on Thursday or Friday.

So so the i've generally I've gotten involved in primaries Byron Donalds is my congressman. I think he's been a great person to work with. I know Trump endorsed him on Thursday or Friday.

So yeah, we're going to.

So yeah, we're going to.

Have a competitive governor's race, turned gentlemen's race, cfo's race, acommissioner race.

Have a competitive governor's race, turned gentlemen's race, cfo's race, acommissioner race.

It looks like and we and actually moved will be up.

It looks like and we and actually moved will be up.

They got appointed by DeSantis, so it's it's going to be it's going to be exciting twenty twenty six in Florida, but it always is in Florida.

They got appointed by DeSantis, so it's it's going to be it's going to be exciting twenty twenty six in Florida, but it always is in Florida.

Well, Senator Rick Scott, I appreciate the work you're doing on behalf of Floridians, and I appreciate your time today. All right, have a great day. That was Senator Rick Scott of Florida. Really appreciate his time. Appreciate you guys at home for listening every Tuesday and Thursday, but of course you can listen throughout the week. I also want to thank John Cassio and my producer for putting the show together.

Well, Senator Rick Scott, I appreciate the work you're doing on behalf of Floridians, and I appreciate your time today. All right, have a great day. That was Senator Rick Scott of Florida. Really appreciate his time. Appreciate you guys at home for listening every Tuesday and Thursday, but of course you can listen throughout the week. I also want to thank John Cassio and my producer for putting the show together.

Until next time,

Until next time,