Jacob Ogles
Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell just kicked off a 75-stop tour of Florida. The itinerary aims to amplify the number of times U.S. Sen. Rick Scott pleaded the fifth in a previous investigation.
The Miami Democrat started a series of campaign events about a week after winning the nomination to challenge Scott, a freshman Republican Senator and former Governor.
She started the tour with a meet-and-greet at the Villain Theater in Miami on Wednesday. Stop No. 2 will come this weekend when she campaigns at the University of Florida-University of Miami football game and tailgate this weekend.
“In the 14 years Rick Scott has been in office, Floridians have seen the cost-of-living become unaffordable and our fundamental freedoms stripped away,” Mucarsel-Powell said.
“Whether it’s his support for a national abortion ban with no real exceptions or his plan to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them, Rick Scott has robbed our state blind. Enough is enough, and that’s why I can’t wait to get out and meet voters from all over Florida to talk about why our campaign is different. Together, we are building a pro-freedom majority of Democrats, Republicans, and independents — and in November, we will retire Rick Scott.”
The 75 stops represent the number of times Scott famously declined to answer questions in testimony during an investigation of Medicare and Medicaid fraud during his tenure as CEO of Columbia/HCA.
The investigation resulted in a record fine against the hospital chain and prompted Scott’s resignation. It has since been used as a regular political cudgel against Scott, who nevertheless has since won statewide election for Governor twice and for Senate once.
Mucarsel-Powell and Scott face each other in a Nov. 5 General Election, the only statewide election in Florida this election cycle besides the Presidential Election. Both resoundingly won party nominations earlier this month, fending off intraparty competition.
3 comments
Yrral
August 29, 2024 at 5:00 pm
He beaten inflation by stealing from Medicare Google Rick Scott Medicare Fraud
PeterH
August 29, 2024 at 5:46 pm
In her interview on CNN this evening Kamala Harris stated she would certainly ask a Republican to serve in a cabinet role. Liz Cheney would be an excellent choice. Liz is very smart and well respected by independent voters, Republicans and Democrats.
Victoria A Olson
August 29, 2024 at 6:42 pm
Rick Scott who owns a hospital chain & medical labs committed Federal crimes for Medicare Fraud for fake charges & overbilling. He pleaded the 5th 75 times he should be jail but being protected by his corporation he paid a 1.7 BILLION to stay out of jail. How is it that men with Federal convictions are allowed to run for office regardless Federal or local???