" read more here . sen. rick scott in orlando sentinel: gop won't fuel inflation crisis by raising debt limit senator rick scott wrote an op-ed for the orlando sentinel on why senate republicans will not support raising the debt ceiling and excuse the democrats' massive spending that is already hurting families by fueling a raging inflation crisis. today, u.s. debt is nearly 30 trillion. under the reckless tax-and-spending spree proposal drafted by socialist bernie sanders, democrat spending would increase federal debt by more than 15 trillion, taking it to 45 trillion by 2031. in the op-ed , senator rick scott wrote, "in 2019, congress voted to suspend the debt limit, letting the federal government rack up unlimited debt for two years. 