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Rick Scott's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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10/18/2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack - Sen. Rick Scott and Colleagues to USDA: Send Relief Supplies to Florida Farmers Affected by Hurricane Ian
10/12/2022 Tweet - "This #NationalFarmersDay, let's thank the hardworking farmers who keep #FreshFromFlorida products on our tables. #HurricaneIan hit our farmers hard, but they're resilient. I'll keep fighting to get them every federal resource they need to recover."
09/20/2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Sen. Marshall, Colleagues to FDA Commissioner: Quit Ignoring Baby Formula Applications
09/09/2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Hoeven Leads Colleagues in Pressing Usda to Reject Requests to Undermine Domestic Sugar Policy
07/25/2022 Tweet - "Communist China shouldn't be allowed to own one square foot of American farmland. U.S. farmland belongs to U.S. farmers. RT if you agree"
07/22/2022 Tweet - ". @JoeBiden 's baby formula shortage is STILL GOING. This picture was taken at a major store in Pensacola, Florida today. Biden needs to fix this NOW!"
07/14/2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Ferguson, Colleagues Request Update on Usda Promise to Investigate Drug Smuggling in Mexico Food Imports
06/16/2022 Rubio, Scott Introduce Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act
06/10/2022 Letter to Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Lankford Opposes SEC Overreach, Looks to Protect Agriculture Producers from Unworkable Regulations
06/05/2022 Tweet - "Is it really possible that the SECRETARY OF COMMERCE is not involved in the admin's response to a baby formula shortage driven by ongoing supply chain issues they've refused to solve? Unfortunately, yes. That's how incompetent @JoeBiden is. (1/2)"
05/18/2022 Tweet - "Full shelves of baby formula in Guatemala, but parents in United States are driving hours & finding nothing. The @WhiteHouse & @US_FDA are not doing enough to keep parents updated. This is an unbelievable crisis hurting babies. @JoeBiden needs to fix it NOW."
05/09/2022 Letter to Martha Williams, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service - Kennedy, Daines urge Biden administration against banning lead ammo and tackle on public lands
03/04/2022 Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce - Rubio Leads Bipartisan Members of Florida Delegation in Urging Commerce to Reject Effort to Undermine Trade Relief for Florida Tomato Growers
12/17/2021 Rubio Introduces Bill to Protect Charter Fishing Captains and Tour Guides From Biden Vaccine Mandate
12/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary US Department of Agriculture - Reverse Decision Harming American Grapefruit Growers
11/24/2021 Sen. Rick Scott to Donate Third Quarter Senate Salary to Florida Food Banks
11/05/2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary US Department of Agriculture - Staffing Issues in Jackson County FSA Office
10/06/2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President - Defend Florida's Growers from Unfair Trade Practices
07/22/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Caucus in Urging President Biden Not to Increase Taxes on Farmers and Ranchers
07/22/2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senate Republicans Urge Biden to Abandon Plan to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Family-owned Farms and Businesses
06/21/2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, and the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Sens. Cruz, Warnock, Tuberville, Colleagues Send Bipartisan Letter in Support of US Peanut Farmers
03/17/2021 Sen. Rick Scott Votes to Confirm Katherine Tai for U.S. Trade Representative
02/26/2021 Letter to Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Sen. Rick Scott to FDA: American Families Need Answers on Terrible Reports of Toxins in Baby Food
07/22/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Webster Joins Colleagues Urging Secretary Perdue to include Florida Fishermen in Administration's Lobster Relief Program
06/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Rubio, Scott Urge Commerce Department to Consider Florida Waters for Aquaculture Opportunity Area

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