{"id":2411729,"date":"2025-03-09T17:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T21:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scott-argues-size-of-government-must-shrink-to-provide-accountability-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T17:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T21:21:40","slug":"rick-scott-argues-size-of-government-must-shrink-to-provide-accountability-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scott-argues-size-of-government-must-shrink-to-provide-accountability-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Scott argues size of government must shrink to provide accountability &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frick-scott-argues-size-of-government-must-shrink-to-provide-accountability-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Rick Scott \u2062(R-FL) advocates for reducing the size of the U.S. government \u200bto enhance accountability and address \u2063issues like high inflation and interest rates. In an appearance on CNN&#8217;s *State of the Union*, he highlighted the role of the\u2063 Department \u200dof Government Efficiency in streamlining processes and emphasizing job creation in \u200dthe private sector.\u200b Scott \u2064referenced his experience as Florida&#8217;s governor, especially in\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tackling high unemployment rates<\/a> among veterans. He criticized the current federal \u2062government&#8217;s\u200c size, attributing it \u2062to a\u2064 lack of accountability and transparency, and \u200dcalled for federal employees to return\u200d to in-person \u2062work. \u2063Additionally, he acknowledged that\u200b not everyone supports \u2062increased accountability, but he believes it is indeed \u2063necessary for advancement. he \u2062concluded \u200cby urging for aggressive measures to\u2062 address the nation&#8217;s meaningful debt.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rick Scott argues size of government must shrink to provide accountability<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2030190\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL) defended the work of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, suggesting it is providing accountability through shrinking the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who previously served as the governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a>, cited his work in the governor&rsquo;s mansion in explaining DOGE&rsquo;s work, specifically how Florida&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unemployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">unemployment<\/a> rate among veterans was &ldquo;way higher&rdquo; than the regular unemployment rate, and made it a priority to lower veteran unemployment. As such, he stressed how the United States must do two things: shrink the government&rsquo;s size and ensure &ldquo;everybody&rdquo; can find a job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3341907\/lindsey-graham-says-spending-bill-is-terrible-on-defense-border\/\">Lindsey Graham says spending bill is &#8216;terrible&#8217; on defense, border<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3341882\/elissa-slotkin-rising-star-democratic-party-jen-psaki\/\">Elissa Slotkin is &#8216;rising star in the Democratic Party&#8217;: Jen Psaki<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3341037\/senate-democrats-accuse-ed-martin-of-abusing-power\/\">Senate Democrats accuse DC US Attorney Ed Martin of abusing power, call for his suspension<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Now you do that by reducing regulation, you do that by streamlining the permitting process, you do that by growing the private sector, not growing the size of government in Washington,&rdquo; Scott explained on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>. &ldquo;Government in Washington is way too big. It&lsquo;s causing our inflation, it&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-trump-wants-to-forge-futuristic-frontier-reignite-american-ingenuity\/\" title=\"Trump aims to ignite American innovation and build a futuristic frontier.\">causing interest rates<\/a> to be high. When Donald Trump took office, I can just tell you, my experience is there was no accountability in government and there was no transparency. That&lsquo;s what Elon Musk, that&lsquo;s what agency heads, that&lsquo;s what Donald Trump is trying to bring to the table, and they&lsquo;re going to do it. They&lsquo;re going to figure this out. I&lsquo;m very optimistic that we can get this done and balance the budget.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2835142&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=51db83089199babe4f14432cf356779d\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scott continued by recognizing that some people don&rsquo;t like accountability and transparency, as these people &ldquo;just want to have a job.&rdquo; However, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-workforce-cutting-charges-up-the-virginia-governor-race-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Federal ...force cutting charges up the Virginia ... race - Washington Examiner\">urged federal employees<\/a> to return to the office, citing how employees in other fields need to show up in person.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida senator added that people are &ldquo;fed up&rdquo; with the lack of accountability in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">federal<\/a> government.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3340782\/doge-needs-a-scalpel-not-an-axe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DOGE NEEDS A SCALPEL, NOT AN AXE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked about how federal employees are getting rehired right after being fired, Scott contended &ldquo;no one&rsquo;s perfect,&rdquo; but that DOGE would fix any mistakes it makes. He also called for the Trump administration to be &ldquo;very aggressive&rdquo; in how to fix the nation&rsquo;s $36.5 trillion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">debt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2030190\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2030190\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Scott claims government size must decrease for accountability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2411730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rick-Scott-shrinking-government-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8049,51833,37043,39607],"class_list":["post-2411729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-accountability","tag-government-size","tag-political-debate","tag-rick-scott"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rick-Scott-shrinking-government-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411729"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411733,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411729\/revisions\/2411733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}