U.S. Sens. Scott and Rubio of FL want disaster relief dollars decoupled from Ukraine funding

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida. Credit: Wikipedia.

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When the U.S. Senate reconvenes next week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott says he’ll introduce legislation to ensure that disaster relief dollars are fully funded to help pay for damage from Hurricane Idalia — and not be linked to military funding for Ukraine.

The proposed linking of funds for Ukraine with disaster relief has angered Scott along with his GOP Senate colleague Marco Rubio.

“We’ve had enough with Washington playing politics and demand that Congress does what’s right for American families, starting with ensuring our federal

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