{"id":248920,"date":"2021-03-18T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=248920"},"modified":"2021-03-18T17:01:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T21:01:02","slug":"fla-sen-rick-scott-accountability-should-be-basic-function-of-govt-but-dems-and-biden-failing-to-do-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-sen-rick-scott-accountability-should-be-basic-function-of-govt-but-dems-and-biden-failing-to-do-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. Sen. Rick Scott: Accountability should be basic function of govt, but Dems and Biden failing to do so"},"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\">38<\/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%2Ffla-sen-rick-scott-accountability-should-be-basic-function-of-govt-but-dems-and-biden-failing-to-do-so%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=248920&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--><div id=\"attachment_2388851\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2388851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ORLANDO, FLORIDA \u2013 FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference being held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Begun in 1974, CPAC brings together conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders to discuss issues important to them. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:45 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 18, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) vowed to ensure the Biden administration will be transparent, open and accountable to the American people. On Wednesday, Scott spoke from the Senate floor and highlighted the importance of government openness, especially in honor of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsleaders.org\/sunshine-week-about\">Sunshine Week.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunshine Week is an initiative that educates people on the potential dangers of secrecy in government. Scott said he\u2019s trying to promote openness and build citizens\u2019 trust in their elected leaders based on the successful <a href=\"https:\/\/myfloridalegal.com\/pages.nsf\/Main\/321B47083D80C4CD8525791B006A54E3\">Sunshine Laws<\/a> in his own state, but Democrats and the Biden administration have hindered his efforts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy National <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SunshineWeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SunshineWeek<\/a> \u2013 a celebration of transparency &amp; openness in government. Being accountable to the American people is a basic function of government &amp; I\u2019ll always work to bring sunshine to DC &amp; make this dysfunctional place work for the American people.&nbsp;\u2600\ufe0f\ud83d\udc40\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B7THMyearz\">pic.twitter.com\/B7THMyearz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1372257596158119947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately my Democrat colleagues have blocked nearly every single one of my efforts for transparency and request for information to make Congress the best decisions for American families,\u201d the Republican lawmaker stated. \u201cLast month, I wrote to President Biden\u2019s Acting Director for the Office of Management and Budget requesting any documents related to enacted, but currently unspent COVID Stimulus funding the response none. Total silence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott went on to blast the recent $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending package as \u201cwasteful.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/mcconnell-on-immigration-good-luck-to-border-communities\/\">McConnell On Immigration: \u2018Good Luck To Border Communities\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, FLORIDA \u2013 FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference being held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. 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