Scott keeps pressure on house members

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By JIM TURNER
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

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THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 1, 2017……… Following an extended weekend in Washington, D.C., Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday resumed pushing back against Florida House members who have opposed the state’s business-recruitment and tourism-marketing agencies.

Appearing at a “roundtable” discussion in a crowded room at Link Staffing Services in Orange Park, Scott maintained his focus on securing $76 million for tourism-marketer Visit Florida and $85 million for Enterprise Florida as a way to continue creating jobs.

Scott didn’t go into a new House decision to split the issues, with proposals to revamp Visit Florida now in one bill (HB 9) and the potential elimination of Enterprise Florida and several other programs remaining in the original bill (HB 7005).

Instead, Scott noted that his continued fight with House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes, over the funding is being watched nationally.