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Rick Scott holding Coast Guard promotions over issue with shipbuilder

Rick Scott holding Coast Guard promotions over issue with shipbuilder

Summary

Senator Rick Scott is delaying hundreds of promotions in the U.S. Coast Guard because of concerns about contracts with a Florida shipbuilding company called Eastern Shipbuilding Group. He wants more information about what happened with these contracts since President Donald Trump took office.

Key Facts

  • Senator Rick Scott represents Florida and is a member of the Republican Party.
  • He is blocking promotions in the U.S. Coast Guard.
  • The delay involves hundreds of promotions.
  • The issue is related to contracts with Eastern Shipbuilding Group, a company in Florida.
  • Scott says he has questions about the contracts that have not been answered.
  • These concerns focus on the time since President Trump became president.
  • Eastern Shipbuilding Group builds ships for the Coast Guard.
  • The situation is causing a hold-up in Coast Guard personnel progress.
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