Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Florida Politics

Rick Scott Makes One Last Push to Tie Congressional Pay to Passing a Budget

On Monday, Scott called on Congress to include the proposal, which would withhold congressional pay unless a budget is passed, as it looks to pass a funding bill before the Dec. 11 deadline to avoid a federal shutdown. 

Share Story Via Text, E-Mail, Facebook or Twitter
On Monday, Scott called on Congress to include the proposal, which would withhold congressional pay unless a budget is passed, as it looks to pass a funding bill before the Dec. 11 deadline to avoid a federal shutdown. 

With Congress in its lame-duck session, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., continues to double down on the “No Budget, No Pay” proposal that he and U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., have been pushing for almost two years.

On Monday, Scott called on Congress to include the proposal, which would withhold congressional pay unless a budget is passed, as it looks to pass a funding bill before the Dec. 11 deadline to avoid a federal shutdown.

“Washington is completely dysfunctional, and the unwillingness to work together has caused multiple government shutdowns. That’s unacceptable. As we consider this year’s spending bills, I’m calling on Congress to pass my ‘No Budget, No Pay’ bill, which simply says that if Congress cannot work together to fund the government, they should not be getting paid. Hardworking Americans across the country are still struggling to recover from the coronavirus. They don’t get to fail at their jobs and still collect a paycheck. Even members of the Coast Guard went without a paycheck during the last government shutdown. Washington politicians shouldn’t get paid if they can’t do their jobs,” Scott said.

Scott floated the proposal during his successful challenge to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., back in 2018 and Braun introduced it back in January 2019. Braun and Scott have worked together on several bills in their series of “Make Washington Work” bills which included ending congressional pensions.

While Braun has rounded up more than 15 cosponsors, the bill is showing little signs of progress. The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced the proposal as part of U.S. Sen. James Lankford’s, R-Okla., “Prevent Government Shutdowns Act” in June 2019 and put on the Senate calendar in November 2019 but it shows no signs of clearing the GOP-controlled Senate or the Democratic-controlled U.S. House.

In January 2019, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., introduced the House version of the bill and has rounded up almost 30 cosponsors including U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla. Cooper’s bill has been stuck before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration since that time.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

 

Reach Kevin Derby at kevin.derby@floridadaily.com.

 

Author

  • Kevin Derby

    Originally from Jacksonville, Kevin Derby is a contributing writer for Florida Daily and covers politics across Florida. View all posts

Share Story Via Text, E-Mail, Facebook or Twitter

Follow Us on Social Media

Related Stories

Elections

On Thursday, the Florida Fraternal Order of Police announced its endorsement of Senator Rick Scott (R) for re-election to the U.S. Senate. “The Office of U.S. Senator...

Crime

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) hosted a press conference with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo), Ron Johnson (R-Wis), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo) to bring attention...

Politics

Below is an official statement from U.S. Senator Rick Scott regarding security resource expansion for former President Donald Trump. Scott joined other Republican Senators...

Elections

Senator Rick Scott‘s campaign says his opponent, former Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell isn’t being honest about her ties to supporters of Venezuelan communist dictator...

Business

Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) highlighting the need...

Business

Below is an official statement from U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) regarding a false report of 800,000 jobs added to the economy. Scott joined...

Business

Prior to Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole tomorrow, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement slamming Chair Powell’s refusal to...

Business

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo expressing deep concerns regarding the rapidly growing e-commerce platform Temu and...