Captal Soup" Gov. Rick Scott and AG Pam Bondi spin 'pill mill legislation

Tallahassee, FL – The press release that Capital Soup ran reads: 

Governor Rick Scott Signs Pill Mill Bill that will be a “Model for the Nation

Governor Rick Scott signed HB 7095 into law, striking another major blow in the fight against the illegal distribution of prescription drugs. by the way, Scott's contnetion that this legislation is  a "model for the nation," one of his favorite phrases, is bull shit! 


Kentucky was one of the first states to require a prescription drug database for narcotics and other dangerous drugs. 

Scott said: 

I am proud to sign this bill which cracks down on the criminal abuse of prescription drugs. This legislation will save lives in our state and it marks the beginning of the end of Florida’s infamous role as the nation’s Pill Mill Capital.

"The new law is as tough on illegal distributors and unscrupulous doctors, as it is fair to law-abiding patients and industry professionals. It is a critical component in Governor Scott’s effort to combat Florida’s scourge of prescription drug abuse.

Pam Bondi, former Fox News legal analyst and Sarah P. 

In March, with the help of Attorney General Pam Bondi, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey and state and local law enforcement, Governor Scott launched the Statewide Drug Strike Force to begin turning the tide against criminal drug trafficking in our state.

HB 7095 tackles illegal prescription drug distribution at the source in several ways. It increases penalties for overprescribing Oxycodone, requires tracking of the wholesale distribution of certain controlled substances, and provides $3 million to support the continued efforts of state and local law enforcement and state prosecutors."

Scott did not want to sign State Senator Mike Fasano's pill mill law possibly because he has a relative who has a life long addiction problem. 

The Republican governor of Kentucky called Scott on the carpet because most of the Hillbilly heroin in Eastern Kentucky was traced to Florida. Scott reversed himself after that drumming down.

State Senator Mike Fasano

The pill mill act was written long before Rick Scott and Pam Bondi were in office. It was  carefully crafted by state Senator Mike Fasano. He is the person who the credit is due, not Pink Slip Rick or Pam "Buffy" Bondi. 

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