“They all know what we’re doing,” said Scott, who attended National Governors Association and Republican Governors Association events over the weekend and President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress on Tuesday. “Last night, one of the individuals that sat next to me was the speaker of the House of another state. And he knew what was going on here, because they’re excited. They know if we don’t compete, they’re going to get jobs.”
As he’s done at prior stops, Scott called out local state representatives who have backed Corcoran in the battle about the agencies.
In the Orange Park appearance, it was Rep. Paul Renner, a Palm Coast Republican who is sponsoring the bills, and Rep. Travis Cummings, an Orange Park Republican who is part of Corcoran’s leadership team. Renner does not represent Orange Park, but his district includes part of nearby St. Johns County.
“We have got to let our House members and our Senate members know how we think,” Scott said.
Corcoran has repeatedly called business-incentive funding “corporate welfare” and questioned the effectiveness of how the state has spent its marketing dollars. He has focused, in part, on a $1 million Visit Florida contract with Miami hip-hop artist Armando Christian Perez, better known as Pitbull, and ongoing sponsorship deals with London-based Fulham Football Club and an IMSA racing team.
