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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Rick Scott | U.S. Senator from Florida | 12-18-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2828 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

U.S. Senator from Florida Rick Scott joins Sid to talk about his views on various national issues. Scott speaks about his efforts to replace Obamacare with more flexible healthcare options and to tackle rising health costs through individual control of healthcare spending. He emphasizes the importance of job creation and economic policies to reduce inflation and help lower-income families. Scott also applauds President Trump's tough stance on Venezuelan President Maduro, describing him as a narcoterrorist. The Senator touches on the migration of people from New York to Florida and stresses the need for the state's focus on job recruitment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:00.0

this show quite a bit. We become good friends. I'm on my way down to Miami. Actually, for New

1:05.4

years this year on December 30th. He is Rick Scott. Rick, Mr. Senator, good morning. How are you? Well, that was awfully nice what both said, and it's well-deserved. And it's nice what the president said about you. Oh, thank you. Thank you. You know, you've done what you've lived the dream of this country. He worked your butt off and you can accomplish something and do good things. And that's what you're doing. That is very nice coming from you, too, Rick, Scott. I got to tell you, because you know how much I appreciate and love you. Think you do a tremendous job in our Senate. And you were a terrific governor, great governor, before the Santa's down in Florida. So thank you so much for saying all that, Rick. And listen, you work hard. You've got a lot of

1:46.2

work to do. I had my dear friend Mike Lawler. He was on early this morning in the 6 o'clock hour.

1:51.8

I know you're pushing for the more affordable care act to replace Obamacare. You want to see that money.

1:58.4

Go to the HSAs. And it looks like you've got a really vicious fight on your hands with these subsidies about to end on January the first.

2:07.6

Americans are very, very nervous.

2:10.3

Their premiums are about to go through the roof.

2:12.7

Give them a reason, Rick, not to worry.

2:15.4

Or are we past that point?

2:19.4

Well, you know, here's where we are, Sid. Health care is enough price, right? Costs

2:24.9

skyrocketed since Obamacare came around. It's hard to get a dock. The insurance forms

2:32.0

from the government and the insurance companies are, you know, these forms are confusing.

2:37.5

So we've got to try something new. We've got to have a complete change. I grew up in a family like most of us.

2:43.1

Her parents didn't have money. We didn't have health insurance. I remember my brother had a disease and my mom couldn't find anybody in her hometown to take care of him for free because she had no money to pay him.

2:52.6

She found a charity hospital, thank God, four hours away.

2:55.6

And we got to get people health care.

2:57.6

So here's what I want to do.

3:00.6

We need to go back and, you know, and say, if you like your biomedical care, you can keep it.

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