Scott clashes with Wasserman Schultz over pace of Hurricane Irma debris cleanup
During a meeting between Gov.
She said Scott bears some responsibility for the lingering piles of debris.
"Can you explain why you would stand in the way? There is debris all over the state, even in areas less hard hit, like mine,"
The
Gov.
Gov.
Scott rejected
The root of
The state has said it won't ask the
"The counties have existing contracts. Companies committed to do the job," Scott said, adding that they should do what they agreed to do.
To
Scott and
They occasionally portray an image of common interests. For example, they appeared together after the
More often, they're operating on different plains, as they did last year as the mosquito-borne Zika virus was causing alarm in
Wednesday fit the usual pattern. Sitting two seats away from Scott -- separated only by
The animosity between the two was clear in a recording provided by
Scott dismissed
The back and forth didn't do anything to accelerate debris removal. After about five minutes, Buchanan, who chaired the hourlong session ended the exchange. "Let's talk about that a little later," he said.
A central focus of the meeting was a push by Floridians of both parties for hoping for federal assistance to help parts of the agriculture industry hurt by the storm.
"Time is of the essence for supporting growers who have between 50- and 100-percent of their crop on the ground," Agriculture Commissioner
"The preliminary economic reports peg the loss at
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