Did Rick Scott vote the way they spoke on infrastructure in January 2022?
Rick Scott, U.S. Senator (R-FL) ·
I was the first governor to dedicate state funding to make the critical repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee and am proud that Senator Rubio and I were able to help secure an unprecedented one billion dollars for Everglades restoration, the largest single amount ever allocated by the federal government.
Voted Nay, 10 Aug 2021
Scott voted against the infrastructure law. In January 2022 he said he helped secure the roughly $1 billion for Everglades restoration that came from it.
Scott voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In January 2022 he said he and Sen. Rubio had helped secure the roughly $1 billion for Everglades restoration that the Army Corps allocated from that law.
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Voted no, took credit
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Photo release on his Senate website after touring the Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee with the Army Corps of Engineers.
How they voted
- Date
- Measure
- H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Question
- On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3684, As Amended)
- Vote
- Nay