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Senator Rick Scott is a No on Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: “There’s Not a Chance It’ll Get the 51 Votes it Needs” (VIDEO)

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The One Big Beautiful Bill is going to face a major hurdle in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, as Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has reaffirmed he and several other Republicans will vote no on the bill.

Senator Scott says, “There’s not a chance” the bill will pass the Senate.

The House passed the budget reconciliation bill by a single vote on Thursday after months of debate.

President Trump has said he needs the budget reconciliation bill to pass in order to cut taxes for the working class, fund his secure border and mass deportation agenda, and follow through on  creating the “Golden Age of America.” On Tuesday, President Trump delivered remarks to House Republicans on Capitol Hill, where he reportedly asked lawmakers to stop haggling over the bill and move it forward to his desk.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) also said the One Big Beautiful Bill does not have the votes to pass the Senate on Sunday. “I think we have enough to stop the process until the President gets serious about the spending reduction and reducing the deficit,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper.

GOP Senator Ron Johnson Says He Has The Votes to Stop The One Big Beautiful Bill (VIDEO)

Senator Scott told Charlie Kirl on Tuesday that he will "absolutely" vote no on the bill.

"there’s not a chance it would get to 51 votes," he said.

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Kirk: What is your take on the current status of the big, beautiful bill that’s passed the House? Will you be voting for it, or will you be advocating for some changes?

Scott: Look I think all the— Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, all of us. We want a bill to pass. We want a good bill. We want a bill that securites the border. We want President Trump's agenda. We want to make sure to plus up the military. We want to make sure all the DOGE opportunities to reduce costs are part of this bill, and then let's build it to the extent we can. But guess what? The Democrats have increased the budget by over 50% in the last five years. The House Bill cuts the spending by less than 2% over the next ten years. It doesn't balance the budget. It isn't even close to balancing the budget. So, there's a whole bunch of us— we are going to fight like hell to balance this budget. I mean, you know, we've got to get rid of the Green New Deal money. We’ve got to say, if you don't want to work, why do you get free health care paid by somebody else? Why do poor states pay for the health care of citizens of richer states? I mean, there's so many things that— there's no common sense here. So, I think we're all going to fight to make sure we pass a bill that's put this in the process to balance the budget, and we can balance the budget quickly. You balance your budget. Part of it's going to be through this reconciliation bill, but the mandatory part of it will be through the budget process in September, through discretionary spending, but we're going to get this done.

Kirk: So, Senator, would you say, without any changes at its current composition, would you vote no?

Scott: Oh, absolutely, I’d vote no. This bill doesn't have— if they brought to the floor right now, there's not a, there's not a chance it'll get the 51 votes it needs. So, there’s— Look, we all know we have to balance the budget. Look, we know that it's getting harder to sell our treasuries. We know interest rates are going up. We want to get interest rates down. We can get inflation under control. That means balance the budget. Guess what? I did it every year I was governor. You know, but these states supposedly balance their budgets? No, they balance your budget by doing the same thing the federal government does. They borrow money. I stopped that. I stopped the state borrowing more money every year, which had been doing for 40 years, and it paid off a third of the state debt while I was governor. So, that's what we ought to be doing at the federal level. That's how we'll get interest rates down. That's how we'll get inflation under control. The poorest families in this state, in this country, are getting hurt by this massive inflation caused by reckless government spending. We're spending tw,o Charlie, $2 trillion more than we take in, and we're taking in plenty of money. It's not like we don't have high enough taxes. We have high-- way higher spending than we need.

Kirk: That's a big statement, and we want to see it passed. What can then be done? Because our audience is like, wait a second, I thought it passed the house. Are you saying that the Senate can change it? And then there's a reconciliation between the House and the Senate, is that correct?

Scott: We’ll change it. We'll have our own bill, and what will happen is it'll go back through a conference, or it’ll just go back to the house, and they'll pass our bill. But I believe we're going to dramatically reduce mandatory spending to get this budget balanced in a short period of time, which is what we have to do. It's what we promised. I just went through my election just like President Trump did. We all promise we are going to balance the budget. We are going to set the process to quickly balancing in this budget.

Kirk: Senator in closing here, let's talk about the great elements of the bill, because there's a lot of good stuff that I'm sure that you don't want to gut: Energy independence, $1,000 Trump account for every new baby born, brill, baby, drill, border Security, ICE agents, border patrol, tax on remittances, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, major middle class tax cut, and I'm just barely touching the surface. We're starting to get to work requirements for Medicaid. But it needs to be even more dramatic, repealing a little bit back of the Inflation Reduction Act and that nonsense of Biden, so we don't want to blow up the entire bill. And I'm sure that is your perspective, because what I just listed, are phenomenal wins. And if we can get serious spending cuts, then we have a historic accomplishment, Senator,

Scott: We will give historic spending cuts. I believe in it. We had a great conversation with the Republican Senate about how we can make sure— let's take Medicaid as an example. Should we be spending more money for able bodied adults that don't want to work or poor kids, which is the purpose of the original Medicaid program? I watched my brother not get health care when I was a kid because we didn't have Medicaid back then. But now, guess what? The states have played the system through provider taxes and other things, so they spend way more money for able bodied adults, and these poor kids are left out in the cold, just like they were before Medicaid. Let's get it back to its purpose. Take care of the chronically ill, take care of the disabled, take care of the poor kids that can't afford health care. That's what we should be doing, and that's what I'm going to make sure happens with this.

Kirk: What would it look like to have a realistic win, because you're not going to get everything you want. That's politics. What would you say is the line of which you say we are willing to compromise? What is the 80% principle? What? What does that look like in practice?

Scott: Part of it will be through this bill, the reconciliation part will be the budget, but we, it looks like, will collect five and a half trillion dollars in revenues this year. So, this year we should not spend more than six and a half trillion. And then next year, ratchet down some more and hopefully have a revenues come up more as Trump rebuilds the economy. So, over about a three year period of time, we should be able to balance the budget. So, our goal is to get the spending down to about $6.5 trillion, which is reasonable.

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President Trump Taps Dr. Ben Carson for New Role — A HUGE Win for America First Agenda

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Dr. Ben Carson is the newest member of the Trump administration.

On Wednesday, former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, was sworn in as the national adviser for nutrition, health, and housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins shared that Carson’s role will be to oversee Trump’s new Big Beautiful Bill law, which aims to ensure Americans’ quality of life, from nutrition to stable housing.

After being sworn in, Carson shared, “Today, too many Americans are suffering from the effects of poor nutrition. Through common-sense policymaking, we have an opportunity to give our most vulnerable families the tools they need to flourish.”

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., was sworn in as the National Advisor for Nutrition, Health, and Housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“There is no one more qualified than Dr. Carson to advise on policies that improve Americans’ everyday quality of life, from nutrition to healthcare quality to ensuring families have access to safe and stable housing,” said Secretary Rollins.

“With six in ten Americans living with at least one chronic disease, and rural communities facing unique challenges with respect to adequate housing, Dr. Carson’s insight and experience is critical. Dr. Carson will be crucial to implementing the rural health investment provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill and advise on America First polices related to nutrition, health, and housing.

“As the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the first Trump Administration, Dr. Carson worked to expand opportunity and strengthen communities, and we are honored to welcome him to the second Trump Administration to help lead our efforts here at USDA to Make America Healthy Again and ensure rural America continues to prosper.”

“Today, too many Americans are suffering from the effects of poor nutrition. Through common-sense policymaking, we have an opportunity to give our most vulnerable families the tools they need to flourish,” said Dr. Ben Carson. “I am honored to work with Secretary Rollins on these important initiatives to help fulfill President Trump’s vision for a healthier, stronger America.”

On Sunday, Dr. Carson was one of the many speakers at the memorial service of the late TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.

During the memorial service, Carson highlighted that Kirk was shot at 12:24 p.m. and then continued to share the Bible verse John 12:24, which reads, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

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LEAKED MEMO: Deep State Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia Claim There Isn’t Enough Evidence to Convict Comey Amid Reports of Imminent Indictment

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On Wednesday evening, disgruntled officials in the Eastern District of Virginia leaked contents of a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey.

As reported earlier, former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in the next few days.

Comey will reportedly be charged for lying to Congress in a 2020 testimony about whether he authorized leaks to the media.

Officials in the Eastern District of Virginia are still fighting to stop Comey from being charged after Trump fired US Attorney Erik Siebert.

President Trump last week fired Erik Siebert as the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia because he refused to bring charges against Letitia James, Comey, Schiff and others.

On Saturday evening, President Trump announced that he had appointed Lindsey Halligan – his personal attorney who defended him against the Mar-a-Lago raid – as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Now, with just days to go before the statute of limitations runs out to charge Comey for lying during a September 30, 2020 testimony, Lindsey Halligan is reportedly gearing up to indict Comey.

Prosecutors reportedly gave newly sworn-in Halligan a memo defending James Comey and explaining why charges should not brought against the fired FBI Director.

Per MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian:

Two sources familiar with the matter tell me prosecutors in the EDVA US attorney‘s office presented newly sworn US attorney Lindsey Halligan with a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey, because there isn’t enough evidence to establish probable cause a crime was committed, let alone enough to convince a jury to convict him.

Justice Department guidelines say a case should not be brought unless prosecutors believe it’s more likely than not that they can win a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Nearly 8 in 10 Voters Say the United States is in Political Crisis After the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

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Nearly eight in ten voters believe that the United States is in a political crisis in the wake of the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk.

According to a Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters released on Wednesday, a massive 93 percent of Democrats, 84 percent of independents, and 60 percent of Republicans said the nation is in a political crisis.

“The Kirk assassination lays bare raw, bipartisan concerns about where the country is headed,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said of the poll results.

Quinnipiac reports:

Seventy-one percent of voters think politically motivated violence in the United States today is a very serious problem, 22 percent think it is a somewhat serious problem, 3 percent think it is a not so serious problem, and 1 percent think it is not a problem at all.

This is a jump from Quinnipiac University’s June 26 poll when 54 percent thought politically motivated violence in the United States today was a very serious problem, 37 percent thought it was a somewhat serious problem, 6 percent thought it was a not so serious problem, and 2 percent thought it was not a problem at all.

Nearly 6 in 10 voters (58 percent) think it will not be possible to lower the temperature on political rhetoric and speech in the United States, while 34 percent think it will be possible.

Over half, 54 percent, of voters believe the US will see increased political violence over the next few years. Another 27 percent said they think it will stay “about the same,” while just 14 percent believe it will ease.

A 53 percent majority also said they are “pessimistic about freedom of speech being protected in the United States.”

Surprisingly, a 53 percent majority also believes the current system of democracy is not working.

“From a perceived assault on freedom of speech to the fragility of the democracy, a shudder of concern and pessimism rattles a broad swath of the electorate. Nearly 80 percent of registered voters feel they are witnessing a political crisis, seven in ten say political violence is a very serious problem, and a majority say this discord won’t go away anytime soon,” Malloy added.

The vast majority, 82 percent, said the way that people discuss politics is contributing to the violence.

“When asked if political discourse is contributing to violence, a rare meeting of the minds…Republicans, Democrats, and independents in equal numbers say yes, it is,” Malloy said.

The survey was conducted from September 18 to 21 among 1,276 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.

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