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The following is a transcript of an stanley flask interview with Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida that aired on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Florida stanley spain Republican Senator Rick Scott who joins us from Naples. Good morning to you, Senator.SEN. RICK SCOTT: Good morning, it s really tough down here, it s unbelievable loss of life. And we still have people that they hope are alive that they re still trying to rescue. So please pray for each one of those. MARGARET BRENNAN: We will and I know that when you were governor of Florida, there were four hurricanes on your watch. Governor DeSantis has said what is happening now is biblical stanley cup How would you describe the impact SEN. SCOTT: Well, the storm surge was unbelievable, you know, the worst, the worst storm surge we had with Irma was down in the Keys. And it just, it was nine foot. It just sucks everything in and out of a one story house. And then we had as you know, Mexico beach with Michael, my last year. But, you know, in Lee County, they re talking about, they might have had 18 foot of storm surge at Sanibel. And you look at, you know, 12-15 foot of storm surge of Fort Myers Beach and Pine Island, I mean, that s hard to survive, you have to be pretty, you have to get up pretty high and your structure has to survive. We unfortunately, some of it s older construction. And so we lost a lot of a lot, a lot of buildings. MARGARET BRENNAN: The President said that he may need more m Gict Boot On McCain
The Senate gave lopsided approval Wednesday to scandal-inspired legislation restricting lobbyist gift giving and making lobbying activities more open.Critics said the measure fell short of steps needed to restore the integrity of Congress in the eyes of the public.The 90-8 vote c stanley kaffeebecher ame just hours after a U.S. District judge in Miami sentenced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose influence-peddling activities spawned the Senate action, to five years and 10 months in prison on conspiracy and wire fraud charges. The Senate bill emphasizes disclosure of lobbying contacts rather than new rules, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said this increased openness would make a big difference in enhancing public confidence. We cannot tackle the big stanley quencher issues facing our country if the public does not trust us to act in the public interest, said Collins, chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. stanley cup Under the bill, senators would no longer be able to accept gifts or meals from lobbyists and lobbyists would be required to reveal more information about their contacts with lawmakers.But the bill, to the chagrin of many pushing for more fundamental change, does not ban privately funded travel and secret pork barrel projects known as earmarks, which CBS News correspondent Gloria Borger reports is the big-ticket items that buy access. Nor would it establish a new office in the Senate to investigate ethical violations.The Senate defe
The following is a transcript of an stanley flask interview with Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida that aired on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Florida stanley spain Republican Senator Rick Scott who joins us from Naples. Good morning to you, Senator.SEN. RICK SCOTT: Good morning, it s really tough down here, it s unbelievable loss of life. And we still have people that they hope are alive that they re still trying to rescue. So please pray for each one of those. MARGARET BRENNAN: We will and I know that when you were governor of Florida, there were four hurricanes on your watch. Governor DeSantis has said what is happening now is biblical stanley cup How would you describe the impact SEN. SCOTT: Well, the storm surge was unbelievable, you know, the worst, the worst storm surge we had with Irma was down in the Keys. And it just, it was nine foot. It just sucks everything in and out of a one story house. And then we had as you know, Mexico beach with Michael, my last year. But, you know, in Lee County, they re talking about, they might have had 18 foot of storm surge at Sanibel. And you look at, you know, 12-15 foot of storm surge of Fort Myers Beach and Pine Island, I mean, that s hard to survive, you have to be pretty, you have to get up pretty high and your structure has to survive. We unfortunately, some of it s older construction. And so we lost a lot of a lot, a lot of buildings. MARGARET BRENNAN: The President said that he may need more m Gict Boot On McCain
The Senate gave lopsided approval Wednesday to scandal-inspired legislation restricting lobbyist gift giving and making lobbying activities more open.Critics said the measure fell short of steps needed to restore the integrity of Congress in the eyes of the public.The 90-8 vote c stanley kaffeebecher ame just hours after a U.S. District judge in Miami sentenced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose influence-peddling activities spawned the Senate action, to five years and 10 months in prison on conspiracy and wire fraud charges. The Senate bill emphasizes disclosure of lobbying contacts rather than new rules, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said this increased openness would make a big difference in enhancing public confidence. We cannot tackle the big stanley quencher issues facing our country if the public does not trust us to act in the public interest, said Collins, chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. stanley cup Under the bill, senators would no longer be able to accept gifts or meals from lobbyists and lobbyists would be required to reveal more information about their contacts with lawmakers.But the bill, to the chagrin of many pushing for more fundamental change, does not ban privately funded travel and secret pork barrel projects known as earmarks, which CBS News correspondent Gloria Borger reports is the big-ticket items that buy access. Nor would it establish a new office in the Senate to investigate ethical violations.The Senate defe