An early introduction to working was a far greater blessing than a burden

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Rick Scott responded to a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal with a letter to the editor sharing his story about the value of working hard from a young age and highlighting his Let’s Get to Work Act. Senator Scott grew up poor, in public housing, and to make ends meet he got a job in the second grade to help his family. He refers to the jobs as a blessing—not a burden—because of the strong principles he learned from working hard.

In the letter, he highlighted his Let’s Get to Work Act which would encourage able-bodied Americans to enter into the workforce. Senator Scott’s Let’s Get to Work Act ends the current suspension of work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which was put in place during the pandemic, and expands these requirements to apply to all able-bodied adults receiving benefits who are under 60-years-old and do not have children under the age of six or care for incapacitated individuals. This legislation also establishes similar work requirements for individuals receiving federal benefits through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Public Housing and Tenant-Based Rental Assistance programs.

In the letter to the editor, Senator Rick Scott wrote, “When I was in second grade, I got a job selling TV Guides door to door to make a little money.

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I grew up poor, lived in public housing and watched my parents struggle every day to put food on our table, so having these jobs was a necessity for me. But this early introduction to working was a far greater blessing than a burden... these jobs taught me the values of being dependable and working hard.

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I recently reintroduced my Let’s Get to Work Act to return work requirements ... We need every American who can work to do so.

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We need more Americans to understand that, and I bet if we had more young people in the workforce, our future generations wouldn’t have the same problems we have today.”

Read the full letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal HERE and read more about Senator Scott’s Let’s Get to Work Act HERE.

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