WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following reporting that the U.S. Treasury Department may soon notify Congress that it is approaching the federal government’s borrow authority, or debt ceiling, Senator Rick Scott issued the below statement making clear that he will demand that any action on the debt ceiling be accompanied by significant, structural spending reform. Senator Scott has fought every day since being elected to the Senate to end Washington’s reckless spending, make Congress accountable to American taxpayers and bring fiscal sanity back to the federal government.
Senator Rick Scott said, “In April 2021, the Senate Republican Conference unanimously adopted my proposed amendment to our rules and committed to only raise the debt ceiling if also securing significant, structural spending reform. A day of reckoning is coming. It’s long past time for Washington to end the reckless spending of taxpayer dollars and start living within its means. I’ll be fighting with every tool at my disposal to enforce this rule that every Republican in the Senate agreed to follow. I look forward to working with House Republicans so we can stop caving to the Democrats, finally end Biden’s raging inflation crisis and bring fiscal sanity back to Washington.”
Since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has repeatedly urged action to address America’s debt crisis and make structural reform to America’s debt ceiling:
- January 6, 2023: PHOTO RELEASE Sen. Rick Scott Hosts ‘Make Washington Work’ Roundtable on Reining in D.C.’s Reckless Spending, Ending Raging Inflation in West Palm Beach
- December 30, 2022: Sen. Rick Scott: To End Biden’s Inflation, Big Change Must Happen in Washington
- December 7, 2022: Sen. Rick Scott & Colleagues: Congress Should Oppose Pelosi-Schumer Spending Spree, Support Short-Term CR
- May 10, 2022: Sen. Rick Scott: The Most Effective Thing Joe Biden Can Do to Solve the Inflation Crisis He Created is Resign
- May 4, 2022: ICYMI: Sen. Rick Scott on Fox News: Joe Biden’s Lies & Radical Agenda Will Destroy America
- February 10, 2022: Sen. Rick Scott: House Budget Democrats Have Lost Their Minds & Abandoned Taxpayers
- February 2, 2022: Sen. Rick Scott: America is $30,000,000,000,000 in Debt
- December 3, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Don’t Lift the Debt Limit – Stop Reckless Spending & Balance the Budget
- October 4, 2021: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in Fox Business: How to Stop Dems’ Spending, Debt Mismanagement from Destroying our Financial Security
- September 23, 2021: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in Orlando Sentinel: GOP Won’t Fuel Inflation Crisis by Raising Debt Limit
- September 22, 2021: Senators Rick Scott & Pat Toomey Lead Colleagues in Reintroducing Full Faith and Credit Act to Address Federal Debt Crisis
- August 10, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott Fighting for Florida Families, Against Wasteful Spending in Democrats’ $5.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spending Spree
- July 30, 2021: Ahead of Debt Ceiling Suspension Expiration, Sen. Rick Scott and The Heritage Foundation Release Final Episode in ‘Road Trip on a Budget’ Video Series
- July 21, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Congress Cannot Increase the Debt Ceiling Without Major Spending Reform
- July 13, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to Secretary Yellen: With Debt Limit Suspension Expiring, Americans Deserve Transparency on U.S. Debt Crisis
- June 9, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Federal Debt Emergency Control Act to Fight Washington’s Spending & Debt Crisis
- February 16, 2021: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in the Tampa Bay Times: America Can’t Keep Spending Without Consequence, We Must Address Our Debt Crisis Now
- February 11, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to Colleagues: Inflation from Unsustainable Federal Debt Hurts American Families
- February 3, 2021: VIDEO RELEASE: Sen. Rick Scott: Congress Must Address Our National Debt and Rein in Spending
- January 26, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Congress Must Get Serious About America’s Debt
- August 1, 2019: Sen. Rick Scott: Debt will destroy our country, if we let it