WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott released the following statement after sending a letter, co-signed by Senator Ron Johnson, to U.S. Governors asking for more information about how they have allocated the $150 billion in taxpayer money from the CARES Act and other federal coronavirus response measures. In June, , Senator Scott wrote a letter to the Governors about the use of these funds, and only 10 states responded.  

Senator Rick Scott said, “Today, I’m reaching out to every Governor again so they can tell us exactly how they’ve used the $150 billion in taxpayer money already given them to respond to the coronavirus. Under no circumstance should state and local governments receive additional taxpayer dollars without telling us how they’ve spent this money, and under no circumstance should American taxpayers be responsible for the excesses of wasteful states like New York and California. We’re seeing data now that clearly shows state and local governments’ projected revenue shortfalls from the coronavirus didn’t happen. We also know that the states that have opened their economies and focused on getting Americans back to work are showing promising unemployment numbers compared to liberal states like California and New York, which continue to impose restrictions on their economies.

Read the Senators’ letter HERE or below.