2024 Florida Voter Guide Footnotes

1.) Congressional Website, HR.2882 – Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Voted Against 1.2T spending bill 3/23/2024: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00114.htm

Congressional Website, HR.5376 – A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S.Con.Res.14 – Voted against Inflation Reduction Act…bring down inflation by increasing regulations…phases out gas powered vehicles. 8/7/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htm

Congressional Website, HR.1319 – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – Voted Against bill…forcing online sellers to report all transactions over $600. 3/11/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319

Congressional Website, HR.815 – Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 – Voted against appropriations bill sending funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. 4/24/2024: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00048.htm

2.) Congressional Website, HR.6467 – Coronavirus Community Relief Act Co-sponsored – $250 billion for certain localities affected by COVID 19 4/7/2020: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6467/cosponsors

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “Rick Scott is opposed to the new foreign aid package …that would send funds to both Israel and Ukraine. We must stand with our allies…” 11/1/2023: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1719778296412483791

Congressional Website, HR.5221 – 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 – Co-sponsored, “…economy-wide, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050…” “https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5221/cosponsors

Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…dire need of a fossil fuel free future…#GreenNewDeal id a way to get there…” 3/14/2019: https://twitter.com/RepDMP/status/1106326515455836161

Debbie Muscarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “The Supreme Court’s decision to limit EPA’s authority to regulate & lower carbon emissions poses an existential threat to our country…” 6/30/2022: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1542582905859461123

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…when you get that $450 check in the mail thank Democrats…” 6/28/2022: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1552811697768988672

3.) Congressional Website, SJ.Res.54 A joint resolution relating to a national
emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 – Voted For
10/17//2019: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00325.htm

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “Dems don’t want to secure our border but they criticize the border patrol & ICE that risk their lives…to make sure our border is secure…” 6/27/2019: https://twitter.com/SenRickScott/status/1144390733052469248

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “Why is securing Ukraine’s border and funding sanctuary cities more important…than ending our border crisis and help our ally, Israel?” 12/2/2023: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1731046606760194476

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…illegal migrants can catch a flight the same day they illegally cross our southern border…@JoeBiden is 100% to blame for the massive crisis…” 6/21/2022: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1550193451899273216

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “Everyone needs ID to fly…except the people who illegally cross the border…@JoeBiden’s open border is a threat…” 1/22/2024: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1749538334718714078

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…78 flights have secretly landed…carrying illegal immigrants into our state. We need answers…NOW” 11/19/2021: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1461799562440585220

4.) Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…there is no national emergency on the border. Trump is manufacturing a crisis…” 2/15/2019: https://twitter.com/RepDMP/status/1096466866950819840

Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “If approached by ICE agents or police, you DO NOT have to reveal your immigration status and you have the right to remain silent.” 7/13/2019: https://twitter.com/repdmp/status/1150083510859907074

Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…ICE is threatening to launch nationwide raids and separate even more families. Have a plan. Know your rights.” 7/12/2019: https://twitter.com/RepDMP/status/1149684808408190977

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…President Trump’s immigration
Exec. Order …a reflection of weakness…causes us to shrink from…our history as a nation of immigrants. We can protect our national security…without criminalizing people who are undocumented.” 1/28/2017: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/825497413410553860

Congressional Website, HR.5038 – Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 – Voted for. Would give mass amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. 12/11/2019: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019674

5.) Congressional Website, S.Amdt.678 to S.Con.Res.5 -To establish a deficit neutral fund relating to the improvement of relations between the United States and Canada with regard to Keystone XL Pipeline…” Voted against. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “We need to be energy independent…” 5/7/2022: https://twitter.com/ScottforFlorida/status/1500825594484957184
Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “Americans can’t afford gas prices…we need to restore our energy independence.” 4/1/2024: https://x.com/scottforflorida/status/1774861042008387996

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “I’m fighting for energy independence” 9/6/2023: https://x.com/scottforflorida/status/1699417935708627210

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “The Biden Administration has made every effort to hurt American energy independence…” 6/7/2022: https://x.com/scottforflorida/status/1534234726525030402

6.) Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X- “…we are in dire need of a fossil fuel free future…The Green New Deal is a way to get there.” 3/14/2019: https://twitter.com/RepDMP/status/1106326515455836161

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…Republicans are poisoning the very air we breathe…It’s time to fight their deadly policies…” 8/22/2018:
https://x.com/debbieforfl/status/1032311438814015488

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…He’s ALL IN for fracking…the worst choice for our environment” 9/22/2020: https://x.com/debbieforfl/status/1308581270247665664

WATCH: South Florida PBS – “Debbie Mucarsel Powell Interview” – “…if we were to adopt parts of the Green New Deal…renewable energy…lowering carbon emissions…in a very aggressive manor by 2030” @2:18 5/18/2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8OQKRkTjoY

Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “A ban on offshore drilling in Florida needs to be the LAW…” 9/13/2020: https://x.com/RepDMP/status/1305156837633908736

7.) Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “I can’t support a…far-left nominee who is open to using taxpayer $ on healthcare for illegal immigrants…” 3/18/2021: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1372599458916098054

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…delaying health care for veterans while tax payer money is being used to care for illegal immigrants” 1/12/2024: https://x.com/ScottforFlorida/status/1745822167852314951

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…record illegal border crossings, taxpayer-funded benefits to criminals and lethal drugs trafficked into every state” 4/7/2024: https://x.com/scottforflorida/status/1821237543041376339

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…border bill spends your tax dollars…Ukraine $60 Billion…US jobs to illegal aliens…Lawyers for illegal aliens…isn’t border security…It’s surrender” 2/5/2024: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1754526601616785596

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…entry to mass numbers of foreign citizens without proper vetting…provided cash, phones…lawyers…I’m fighting to end it.” 3/15/2024: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1768707295393775789

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “Democrats want to give housing & healthcare to illegals on taxpayer’s dime…we can’t allow it.” 8/31/2024: https://x.com/ScottforFlorida/status/1830045772659781841

8.) Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…CHI ensures that health care is accessible to our valued migrant farmworkers…” 8/10/2019: https://x.com/RepDMP/status/1160256635027230720

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “If the Trump administration does cancel these basic necessities like education, exercise and legal services, they are robbing them of their humanity.” 6/5/2019: https://x.com/RepDMP/status/1136326986106843138

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “To all the DREAMers, Haitians, Venezuelans, Cubans…who are contributing to the FL economy – this is Rick Scott…plan to…send people back to violent dictatorships…” 6/17/2024: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1802815818650009680

9.) Congressional Website, S.3094 – Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023 Co-sponsored. “Counters…executive overreach banning gasoline powered vehicles and establishing an electric vehicle mandate…” 10/19/2023: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3094/cosponsors

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “I wrote to @SecDef asking how he would stop Biden’s illegal vaccine mandate from continuing to hurt our service members.” 1/4/2023: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1610745525468528640

Rick Scott, Twitter/X “…amicus brief to support @USNAVY service members with sincere religious objections to…constitutional vaccine mandate & protect their religious freedom.” 12/22/2021: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1473703303225782281

WATCH: Rick Scott, Twitter/X – FOX BUSINESS Video – “…government ought to be doing is quit mandating things to us….when a vaccine mandate gets implemented…its going to get WAY worse.” @0:20 11/16/2021: https://x.com/scottforflorida/status/1460748925137309699

10.) Congressional Website, HR.5221 – 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 Co-sponsored – Sets national goal of achieving 100% clean economy by no later than 2050 – 11/22/2019: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5221/cosponsors

Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “The #GreenNewDeal is a way to get there. We must cut carbon emissions and create green energy jobs.” 3/14/2019: https://twitter.com/RepDMP/status/1106326515455836161

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “Most Floridians want vaccine mandates specially in our Hispanic communities.” 3/31/2022: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1509501903159373824

11.) Congressional Website, S.311 – Voted For – Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 2/25/2020: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00058.htm

12.) Congressional Website, HR.2339 – Voted against – Roll Call 77 – Would have added protections for babies born alive after surviving a failed abortion 2/28/2020: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202077

13.) Congressional Website, S.Amdt.1386 to S.Amdt. 891 to HR.1319 – Voted against – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – To prohibit funds made under Title II to States, local educational agencies and institutions for higher education that permit…whose biological sex male to participate in athletic program…designated for women or girls. 3/6/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00097.htm

Congressional Website, S.251 Co-sponsored – Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021 – 2/4/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/251/cosponsor

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…Title IX is an attack on women and puts every female athlete in danger” 8/2/2024: https://x.com/ScottforFlorida/status/1819478402170343443

14.) Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “The cruel transgender bill signed by…our Governor is unlawful…He violates laws for his own political gain.” 6/2/2021: https://twitter.com/debbieforfl/status/1400074920760070149

Congressional Website, HR.5 Equality Act – Co-sponsored – Would extend Title IV…to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes…changes in school curriculums…” 3/13/2019: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5/cosponsors

15.) Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…Medicare for All proposal…raise costs…increase wait times…make private insurance illegal & kill American healthcare.” 5/12/2022: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1524797375314804736

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “I can’t support such an extreme…nominee who is open to using taxpayer $ healthcare for illegal immigrants and Medicare-for-all…” 3/18/2021: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1372599458916098054

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…Medicare-for-All would ruin the system & throw 150 million people off private insurance.” 11/13/2019: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1194744807765237762

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “Dems are again claiming ‘if you like your health care plan, you can keep it’…It was a lie…” 7/7/2019: https://x.com/scottforflorida/status/1147886873085456384

16.) WATCH: Democrat Tracking YouTube video – FL-26 Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Live Interview – Asked if she supports Medicare-for-all…” we need to get there…” @8:50 6/29/2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qzVjUFldOs&t=534s

17.) Congressional Website, S.109 – A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, Co-sponsored Voted yes 1/17/2019:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00007.htm

Congressional Website, S.2311 – Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – Voted For Federal Ban on abortion after 20 weeks. 1/29/2018: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2311

Congressional Website, HR.3755 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 Voted Against Cloture on the Motion to Proceed – “protect a person’s ability to…continue or end pregnancy…protect health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.” 2/28/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00065.htm

Other, Rick Scott Press Release – “Sen. Rick Scott: SCOTUS is Right to Protect Life, Respect Federalism & Reverse Roe” The Supreme Court…”rightly declared that there is no constitutional right to end the life of an unborn child…” 6/24/2022: https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2022/6/sen-rick-scott-scotus-is-right-to-protect-life-respect-federalism-reverse-roe

18.) Congressional Website, HR.2975 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019 – Co-sponsored 5/24/2019: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2975/cosponsors

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “Congress must codify Roe v. Wade period” 11/8/2023: https://twitter.com/debbieforfl/status/1722446876560036012

Congressional Website, HR.21 – Voted for – Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 – “…forcing taxpayers to fund NGOs who promote and perform abortions” It would overturn a major pro-life policy. 1/3/2019: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201911

19.) Candidate Website, RESCUE AMERICA – “Fair, Fraud-Free Elections” – “Voter ID…must be the law.” 2024: https://rescueamerica.com/steps/7-fair-fraud-free-elections/

Candidate Website, RESCUE AMERICA – “Fair, Fraud-Free Elections” – “…allowing non-citizens to vote in American elections…is too insane for words.” 2024: https://rescueamerica.com/steps/7-fair-fraud-free-elections/

Other, Rick Scott Press Release- “Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Bill Hagerty, Rep. Andy Biggs and Colleagues to Demand Answers on DOJs Lak of Prosecutions of Aliens Registering to Vote” 7/12/2024: https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2024/7/sen-rick-scott-joins-sen-bill-hagerty-rep-andy-biggs-and-colleagues-to-demand-answers-on-doj-s-lack-of-prosecutions-of-aliens-registering-to-vote

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…corporate America regurgitates Democrats Big Lie…to eliminate voter ID…force taxpayers to fund political campaigns.” 4/1/2021: https://x.com/scottforflorida/status/1377671914215329799

20.) Congressional Website, HR.1. Roll Call 118 – Voted For – For the People Act of 2019 Sec. 303A Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification requirements – 3/8/2019: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019118

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…a rise in voter suppression…undermining our right to vote… When I get to the senate the first thing we’ll pass is the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.” 6/9/2024: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1799817901568057379

21.) Congressional Website, SRes. 417 – A Resolution standing with Israel against terrorism – Voted for 10/19/2023: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00261.htm

22.) Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “We must stand with our ally (Israel) against this violence” 4/13/2024: https://twitter.com/debbieforfl/status/1779270168100639044

23.) Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “Democrats are debating not if, but how, they will take away guns from law-abiding citizens…” 10/15/2019: https://x.com/scottforflorida/status/1184287081163563008

Congressional Website, S.2938 – An Act to make our communities safer – Voted against. Incentives for states to pass red flag laws…background checks for under 21 years old. 6/23/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htm

24.) Congressional Website, HR.1236- Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 -Co-sponsored. Red flag gun law. 9/10/2019: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1236/cosponsors

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…extremist lawmakers have passed a dangerous permitless carry bill…want to lower the age to buy AR-15s” 2/26/2024: https://twitter.com/debbieforfl/status/1762202381469602076

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…majority of American’s support banning AR-15s they are weapons of war and don’t belong on the streets.” 7/20/2022: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1549787276334583809

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “If you want to buy AR-15s, you are an enemy of the second graders.” 3/28/2023: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1640785596607262720

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “Civilians should not have access to military style weapons of war…I will fight for common sense gun safety laws…banning bump stocks…” 6/14/2024: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1801677231930151094

25.) Candidate Website, RESCUE AMERICA – “Religious Liberty/Big Tech” Americans will not be required to go against their core values and beliefs…” 2024: https://rescueamerica.com/steps/10-religious-liberty-big-tech/

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…fearmongering & lies… are as means to infringe on American’s parental & religious rights.” 6/4/2024: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1798115521487049171

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “I wrote to @SecDef…is attacking our brave reservists & national guard members & their religious freedoms.” 1/4/2023: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1610745525468528640

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “…filing an Amicus brief to support @USNavy service members with sincere religious objections…vaccine mandates & protect their religious freedoms.” 12/22/2021: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1473703303225782281

Rick Scott, Twitter/X – “Religious liberty…there’s no pandemic exception to the First Amendment” 12/17/2020: https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/1339706312301666305

26.) Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “…I’ll work to pass the Equality Act…no person should ever be denied service bc of whom the love…” 6/5/2018: https://twitter.com/debbieforfl/status/1003961159228239873

Congressional Website, HR.5 – Equality Act – Co-Sponsored – Would impact businesses, who would be required to participate in same-sex weddings or gender transition celebrations. 5/20/2019: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5/cosponsors

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Twitter/X – “After Rick Scott released a video saying contraception is safe…he voted against protecting the right of contraception.” (In response to the Right to Contraception Act that infringes on religious liberty…forcing institutions/schools to offer contraception to kids.) 6/6/2024: https://x.com/DebbieforFL/status/1798723415479824856

Congressional Website, H.Admt.267 to HR.2740 – Voted against – To strike the provision in the underlying bill that blocks conscience protections at the DHHS (protecting physicians from forced abortions against their religious faith) 6/12/2019: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019266