WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for The Hill slamming Senate Democrats for failing to take action to ensure that appropriations bills are considered and ready for debate and amendment on the Senate floor before the funding deadline on September 30^th. As the U.S. federal debt approaches $35 trillion and inflation remains 20% higher than when Biden took office, Senator Scott is urging action to cut spending and return Washington to a path of fiscal sanity. Since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has repeatedly urged action to address America’s debt crisis and the harmful effects of inflation. Click HERE for a comprehensive list of his statements and actions on this urgent issue and HERE for Senator Scott’s Quarterly Economic Snapshot.

In the op-ed, Senator Rick Scott writes, “With America’s national debt about to climb above $35 trillion, and the 20 percent rise in inflation since January 2021 continuing to plague families, you would hope that the Senate Democrats would be eager to craft a spending plan that tackles these issues. Unfortunately, with just five session weeks until the federal government runs out of funds, Democrats in the Senate have so far totally failed to do their job.

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With just five weeks left until the government is out of money, not one of the 12 appropriations bills has been passed. There are few things that more clearly expose Washington’s dysfunction than our broken government funding process.

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For months, Senate Democrats simply sit on appropriations bills, even if Republicans on the Appropriations Committee have worked in good faith to take the initial step of moving the bills to the Senate floor.

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Anyone opposing the swift passage of this reckless spending is labelled by Democrats and the Washington establishment as an obstructionist who is trying to shut down the government. That’s a lie and everyone knows it, but that is the punishment you will face if you call out Washington for incompetence and failure. It’s time to force a change in Washington that brings back fiscal sanity and makes Congress chart a path for the federal government to live within its means. That’s the only way to stop reckless spending, combat inflation and start paying down our nearly $35 trillion national debt. Look at what’s happened to our country under President Joe Biden, and it’s clear that the need for change couldn’t be greater.

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This madness has to end. When Republicans regain control of Washington, we must stop caving to Democrats’ radical agenda and put America back on the path to fiscal sanity.

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So here is a proposal for the Democrats: Let’s pass a continuing resolution, free of earmarks and liberal policy riders, that funds our government until sometime next Congress. And while we are at it, let’s also pass the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act and prioritize floor consideration of national security spending that is focused on lethal fighting power.

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It’s time to stand up and demand fiscal sanity, and call out the inaction of Democrats whose only aim is to preserve a big government, big spending and big regulation regime. We have two options before us: Dramatically change the way Washington functions, or accept the status quo and lose our country to massive debt — and the instability that it will create. Fighting for change is the only hope we have to save our great nation.”

Read the full op-ed in The Hill HERE.

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