But Scott was unapologetic Monday for savaging Republicans, even as he applauded House members Ramon Alexander and Loranne Ausley, a pair of Tallahassee Democrats, for voting against the bills on Enterprise Florida (HB 7005) and Visit Florida (HB 9).
“Whoever votes to help me make sure we get more jobs, I’m going to praise them,” Scott said. “If you’re going to vote to decimate the job market in this state, I’m not going to praise you.”
When asked, Scott also declined to rule out vetoing the entire state budget — an extraordinarily rare move in Florida, given the line-item veto — if it does not include funding for incentives.
“I’m going to do my best to work through the session, make sure the right thing happens during session,” Scott said. “But … at the end of the session, I’ll go through (the budget). I have the opportunity to review the budget. I have the opportunity to review every line in the budget and that’s what I’ll do. I’ve done it for six years, I’ll do it for my seventh.”
