May 5, 2025 • 10 mins
A good ten-minutes with Florida's ranking U.S. Senator, former Governor, Rick Scott.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
Let's get right to it. The third hour of the
morning show show five three hundred and seventy. But who's counting?
It is Thursday, May first, which means it is National
Day of Prayer. State capitals across the country. Prayer will
be again at noon it is. It's going to take
(00:26):
place at Florida's capital in between the historic capital and
the new capital and in the plaza area at noon today.
Joining us as the man who was governor for this
state for eight years and now our ranking member of
the United States Senate Rick Scott, how are a Senator?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Good morning, going on our great day, the wind off,
the things happened in our country, a lot of what
to do, and God clearly bust our country, and I
think we need dolls. Be very appreciative. I want to
recognized Neilson, who who is very active in prayer in
Tallahassee and she's always he's always praying for me and
(01:07):
my family and I got I got to know when
I was elected as governor.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
She's a delightful lady and leading the effort once again
here at the state capitol. Specifically, Senator, how do you
think people ought to be praying for our government? Leaders.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
I think, you know what I always pray for is,
you know, give me the courage and the wisdom, I
mean one of the wisdom to do the right thing,
the courage to do the right thing. And I think
that's what we need to hope for our leaders. They
need to be humble and the so and they need
(01:45):
to remember, you know, why they were elected.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
So.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
But I think that the prayer for wisdom and their
for courage to do the right thing is probably the
most important thing.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Recently, you reintroduced some legislation with Senator Tammy Baldwin, the
Cool Line Act. Tell us about it.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Well, it's pretty simple. I personally don't believe we should
ever buy anything from China. Communist China, the country that
has created precursors to kill almost eighty thousand Americans the year,
the country that steals all of our technologies, build the military,
and threaten our allies. A country that wants to dominate
the world and hates the American way alike. So I've
(02:27):
been trying to get a legation passed and they got
a pre and I'm really disappointed Amazon, unbelievably disappointed. Amazon.
They said they could put tell where how much the
tariffs are going to be but they can't put online
where it's thinks and something's produced. When I buy, if
I get on Amazon, if I can't find out where
it's made, I assume it's made in China. So I'm
(02:48):
not buying it because it infuriates me. When I buy
something appears to be created here in the United States
and I get the boxes maid in China, I send
it back. And so what this would do is tell
people upfront, Amazon, Walmart, the everybody that sells online, tell
us where this stuff's made. Don't make it hard. I
(03:09):
want to buy a stuffing the other day, and so
I just called and the company they shocking. They answered
the hunderdline and I said, okay, so you know you
say you make American products. I said, where's this one made?
Always made in China. He said, well, why did you
put that on your website? Well, he wouldn't sell the
(03:30):
buy American stuff. And I want my bills and tell
us where to live in daylight these things are made,
so we can make it an informed decision, because I
personally do not want to buy anything made in communist China.
I don't. I think we have to think about who
our enemies are they've chosen. They have chosen the bear enemies.
Stop buying from them.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
How does the legislation? Does the legislation deal with the
pass throughs? We know that South Korea is suddenly going
to start addressing that at least they claim. What about
those countries that are taking Chinese products and relabeling them?
Speaker 2 (04:06):
First of all, nothing's going to be perfect.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
It is.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
It's where it's manual, it's supposed to be. It's supposed
to be where it's manufactured. Are they going to play games? Yeah,
there's gonna be. China is a despicable government. They're going
to try everything they can. Uh. But guess what South
Korea wants us to be their ally. They want us
to have troops to make sure China North Korea don't invade.
(04:30):
Guess what act responsibly. I'm working on Op ED right now,
and it's real simple. Here's what it says. We are
going to have to start choosing our economic partners. Stop
buying oil from Russia, Europe, stop buying oil from Russia.
You want us to help you defend as a member
of NATO when Russia wants to invade. I was just
(04:51):
over over in Finland and Denmark, and so you want
us to be there to be your backstop in the
Certis case. Is there are ship's on the ground right there. Okay,
every country in Europe needs to stop buying. Now. I
know Finland's not, I know Denmark's not, I know Estonia's not.
But guess what Germany is and I should want our
troops there. We have a lot of troops in Germany
(05:14):
because they don't want Russian baby. Okay, so pick your pardon.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
At what point, what do you think it will take
for us to get an actual budget that is passed
by Congress and signed by a president versus continuing resolutions crisis?
Speaker 2 (05:33):
I mean, so that's why I ran, you know, I
ran to be the leader, and I said, come on,
we're going to do We're going to do appropriations. We're
going to go to a real cycle. I don't believe
we're going to get a budget this year. First off,
it does take sixty votes, but we're going to world
end up on September thirty. We're going to end up
with a continuing resolution because you know what it is.
(05:57):
It's like they don't they don't understand there's no connect
up here between interest rates being high and wasteful government spending.
No connection here between. Why is inflation still so high?
Will It's because we're spending two trillion dollars more and
collect two trillion. We've had a fifty three percent increase
(06:22):
in spending the last five years and a two percent
increase in population. Why and it's like it's pulling teeth.
So we need to reduce spending by two trillion dollars.
You know what the House is talking about doing in
their reconsilation, reducing it by one hundred and fifty billion dollars.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
It's absurd.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
We need reduced like two trillion. I mean, I mean,
I think the election was about secure the border, get
inflation under control. Inflation is not going to get under
control if we don't balance this budget. It's not it's all.
It's all because we borrow money and interest rates. Think
about this, person, Just tell me we only have a
(07:01):
twenty eight trade dollar economy. We have to refinance nine
trillion dollars of treasuries this year and sell to Americans
two trillion dollars more of treasuries. It just it just
boggles my mind that people think, oh, sure, it's trait's
going to come down. How right, Yeah, if there's if
(07:26):
we start paying off the debt and so then then
you know, people say, well I want to buy treasury,
so I have to I have to buy them, and
then then there'll be a bigger there'll be a bigger
needs than supply. But we are, I mean we are.
We are running staggering deficits right now. We have got
to get this. But I think I think the budget's
going to be tied to when there's a financial crisis.
(07:47):
And here's your financial crisis. Look at gold. Gold is
doubled in five years. That's telling you something. It's not
because everybody's buying more gold jewelry. It's because people have
decided they have less trust in the dog than they
do in a hard asset like gold.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
It makes sense.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
That's telling you something.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Absolutely, it is. You know, if the federal government were
like everybody else's budget that's listening to us talk right now,
they couldn't borrow money because they would be out over
their skills, they couldn't do it well.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
And then J Powell over the Federal Reserve has balance cheap.
He's gotten bought long term treasuries, long term government back
bond to keep long term interest rates down, which sounds
really wonderful, right. Guess what it did? It cost it
messallocation capital. And he's now short one trillion dollars and
losing one hundred billion dollars year. So that bank that
(08:41):
you might want to go borrow a loan to buy
your first business like I did. No, I need you money,
Jay Powell. He's paying me money just to hold treasuries.
I think I'll just keep doing.
Speaker 1 (08:50):
That, Senator, I want to change gears for our final
couple of minutes here. I had flag to your team
and ask them to get in front of you the
case of pat ta A Domiac.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
I saw, I've read this.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
We need you, we need your help.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Okay, I'm gonna yeah, I just I just saw this,
So I'm gonna see what I can do. I'll get
you know, I always have to get more facts. But man,
this is it sure seems like this is makes no
sense what they did this? Why do why do government
people want to put hard working veterans into prison?
Speaker 1 (09:27):
In this case, they wanted to make an example of him.
And the bottom line, though, is is they framed him
to do it. And the research that Lee Williams has
done on This is is irrefutable, and I can only
hope that you have the opportunity and as a fellow
navy man, are able to get this in front of
President Trump, because sadly Trump has to has to take action.
(09:49):
This kid should not be languishing in prison.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Twenty he should be in prison a day.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
And everyone I've.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Read and every single thing that he was convicted of,
every single weapon that was quote illegal, is legally owned
and can be bought online right now, every single one
of them. So I appreciate it, Senator, anything you could
do to help him, I greatly appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Sir. I will go to Preston.
Speaker 1 (10:15):
Senator, thank you. You know we're here for you anytime,
all right, take care by mine. Thank you us. Senator
Rick Scott with us this morning, seventeen minutes past the hour.
It is The Morning Show with Preston Scott
Let's get right to it. The third hour of the
morning show show five three hundred and seventy. But who's counting?
It is Thursday, May first, which means it is National
Day of Prayer. State capitals across the country. Prayer will
be again at noon it is. It's going to take
(00:26):
place at Florida's capital in between the historic capital and
the new capital and in the plaza area at noon today.
Joining us as the man who was governor for this
state for eight years and now our ranking member of
the United States Senate Rick Scott, how are a Senator?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Good morning, going on our great day, the wind off,
the things happened in our country, a lot of what
to do, and God clearly bust our country, and I
think we need dolls. Be very appreciative. I want to
recognized Neilson, who who is very active in prayer in
Tallahassee and she's always he's always praying for me and
(01:07):
my family and I got I got to know when
I was elected as governor.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
She's a delightful lady and leading the effort once again
here at the state capitol. Specifically, Senator, how do you
think people ought to be praying for our government? Leaders.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
I think, you know what I always pray for is,
you know, give me the courage and the wisdom, I
mean one of the wisdom to do the right thing,
the courage to do the right thing. And I think
that's what we need to hope for our leaders. They
need to be humble and the so and they need
(01:45):
to remember, you know, why they were elected.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
So.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
But I think that the prayer for wisdom and their
for courage to do the right thing is probably the
most important thing.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Recently, you reintroduced some legislation with Senator Tammy Baldwin, the
Cool Line Act. Tell us about it.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Well, it's pretty simple. I personally don't believe we should
ever buy anything from China. Communist China, the country that
has created precursors to kill almost eighty thousand Americans the year,
the country that steals all of our technologies, build the military,
and threaten our allies. A country that wants to dominate
the world and hates the American way alike. So I've
(02:27):
been trying to get a legation passed and they got
a pre and I'm really disappointed Amazon, unbelievably disappointed. Amazon.
They said they could put tell where how much the
tariffs are going to be but they can't put online
where it's thinks and something's produced. When I buy, if
I get on Amazon, if I can't find out where
it's made, I assume it's made in China. So I'm
(02:48):
not buying it because it infuriates me. When I buy
something appears to be created here in the United States
and I get the boxes maid in China, I send
it back. And so what this would do is tell
people upfront, Amazon, Walmart, the everybody that sells online, tell
us where this stuff's made. Don't make it hard. I
(03:09):
want to buy a stuffing the other day, and so
I just called and the company they shocking. They answered
the hunderdline and I said, okay, so you know you
say you make American products. I said, where's this one made?
Always made in China. He said, well, why did you
put that on your website? Well, he wouldn't sell the
(03:30):
buy American stuff. And I want my bills and tell
us where to live in daylight these things are made,
so we can make it an informed decision, because I
personally do not want to buy anything made in communist China.
I don't. I think we have to think about who
our enemies are they've chosen. They have chosen the bear enemies.
Stop buying from them.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
How does the legislation? Does the legislation deal with the
pass throughs? We know that South Korea is suddenly going
to start addressing that at least they claim. What about
those countries that are taking Chinese products and relabeling them?
Speaker 2 (04:06):
First of all, nothing's going to be perfect.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
It is.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
It's where it's manual, it's supposed to be. It's supposed
to be where it's manufactured. Are they going to play games? Yeah,
there's gonna be. China is a despicable government. They're going
to try everything they can. Uh. But guess what South
Korea wants us to be their ally. They want us
to have troops to make sure China North Korea don't invade.
(04:30):
Guess what act responsibly. I'm working on Op ED right now,
and it's real simple. Here's what it says. We are
going to have to start choosing our economic partners. Stop
buying oil from Russia, Europe, stop buying oil from Russia.
You want us to help you defend as a member
of NATO when Russia wants to invade. I was just
(04:51):
over over in Finland and Denmark, and so you want
us to be there to be your backstop in the
Certis case. Is there are ship's on the ground right there. Okay,
every country in Europe needs to stop buying. Now. I
know Finland's not, I know Denmark's not, I know Estonia's not.
But guess what Germany is and I should want our
troops there. We have a lot of troops in Germany
(05:14):
because they don't want Russian baby. Okay, so pick your pardon.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
At what point, what do you think it will take
for us to get an actual budget that is passed
by Congress and signed by a president versus continuing resolutions crisis?
Speaker 2 (05:33):
I mean, so that's why I ran, you know, I
ran to be the leader, and I said, come on,
we're going to do We're going to do appropriations. We're
going to go to a real cycle. I don't believe
we're going to get a budget this year. First off,
it does take sixty votes, but we're going to world
end up on September thirty. We're going to end up
with a continuing resolution because you know what it is.
(05:57):
It's like they don't they don't understand there's no connect
up here between interest rates being high and wasteful government spending.
No connection here between. Why is inflation still so high?
Will It's because we're spending two trillion dollars more and
collect two trillion. We've had a fifty three percent increase
(06:22):
in spending the last five years and a two percent
increase in population. Why and it's like it's pulling teeth.
So we need to reduce spending by two trillion dollars.
You know what the House is talking about doing in
their reconsilation, reducing it by one hundred and fifty billion dollars.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
It's absurd.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
We need reduced like two trillion. I mean, I mean,
I think the election was about secure the border, get
inflation under control. Inflation is not going to get under
control if we don't balance this budget. It's not it's all.
It's all because we borrow money and interest rates. Think
about this, person, Just tell me we only have a
(07:01):
twenty eight trade dollar economy. We have to refinance nine
trillion dollars of treasuries this year and sell to Americans
two trillion dollars more of treasuries. It just it just
boggles my mind that people think, oh, sure, it's trait's
going to come down. How right, Yeah, if there's if
(07:26):
we start paying off the debt and so then then
you know, people say, well I want to buy treasury,
so I have to I have to buy them, and
then then there'll be a bigger there'll be a bigger
needs than supply. But we are, I mean we are.
We are running staggering deficits right now. We have got
to get this. But I think I think the budget's
going to be tied to when there's a financial crisis.
(07:47):
And here's your financial crisis. Look at gold. Gold is
doubled in five years. That's telling you something. It's not
because everybody's buying more gold jewelry. It's because people have
decided they have less trust in the dog than they
do in a hard asset like gold.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
It makes sense.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
That's telling you something.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Absolutely, it is. You know, if the federal government were
like everybody else's budget that's listening to us talk right now,
they couldn't borrow money because they would be out over
their skills, they couldn't do it well.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
And then J Powell over the Federal Reserve has balance cheap.
He's gotten bought long term treasuries, long term government back
bond to keep long term interest rates down, which sounds
really wonderful, right. Guess what it did? It cost it
messallocation capital. And he's now short one trillion dollars and
losing one hundred billion dollars year. So that bank that
(08:41):
you might want to go borrow a loan to buy
your first business like I did. No, I need you money,
Jay Powell. He's paying me money just to hold treasuries.
I think I'll just keep doing.
Speaker 1 (08:50):
That, Senator, I want to change gears for our final
couple of minutes here. I had flag to your team
and ask them to get in front of you the
case of pat ta A Domiac.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
I saw, I've read this.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
We need you, we need your help.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Okay, I'm gonna yeah, I just I just saw this,
So I'm gonna see what I can do. I'll get
you know, I always have to get more facts. But man,
this is it sure seems like this is makes no
sense what they did this? Why do why do government
people want to put hard working veterans into prison?
Speaker 1 (09:27):
In this case, they wanted to make an example of him.
And the bottom line, though, is is they framed him
to do it. And the research that Lee Williams has
done on This is is irrefutable, and I can only
hope that you have the opportunity and as a fellow
navy man, are able to get this in front of
President Trump, because sadly Trump has to has to take action.
(09:49):
This kid should not be languishing in prison.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Twenty he should be in prison a day.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
And everyone I've.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Read and every single thing that he was convicted of,
every single weapon that was quote illegal, is legally owned
and can be bought online right now, every single one
of them. So I appreciate it, Senator, anything you could
do to help him, I greatly appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Sir. I will go to Preston.
Speaker 1 (10:15):
Senator, thank you. You know we're here for you anytime,
all right, take care by mine. Thank you us. Senator
Rick Scott with us this morning, seventeen minutes past the hour.
It is The Morning Show with Preston Scott
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