" read more here . - sen. rick scott: budget committee must address biden's debt and inflation crises senator rick scott released the following statement urging chairman bernie sanders to immediately call a hearing of the u.s. senate committee on the budget to address america's growing debt crisis and the rising inflation caused by president joe biden's reckless tax and spend agenda. with the passage of the democrats' american rescue plan, which dedicated less than 10% of funding to fighting covid-19, america's federal debt is nearing 30 trillion. last week, the bureau of labor statistics reported that the april consumer price index (cpi) and producer price index (ppi) were up 4.2% and 6.2%, respectively, the largest 12-month advances since 2008. senator rick scott said , "while president biden and his team of inflation and debt deniers hide from reality, american families are paying the price. 