John,

There are many, many appropriate ways to gain wealth in the United States. But that’s not how Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida made his fortune.

Back in the 1990s, as the CEO of a private, for-profit hospital corporation called Columbia/HCA, Rick Scott was allegedly involved in the largest Medicare and Medicaid fraud in U.S. history.

After his company received 14 felony convictions by the Justice Department, a record $1.7 billion fraud settlement for overbilling the U.S. government, and after he pled the Fifth Amendment 75 times in an official deposition, Rick Scott left Columbia/HCA with over $300 million in stock options. And it wasn’t long after that he began his Tea Party crusade against government spending.

His company bilks the government out of billions and now he says the government spends too much on health care for seniors. The hypocrisy just smacks you in your face.

Scott’s proposal to sunset all federal spending legislation every 5 years, including Medicare and Social Security, was so unpopular, even Mitch McConnell was taking shots at him in the media and forcing Scott to backtrack.

But Rick Scott isn’t alone. Former Vice President Mike Pence said cuts to Medicare and Social Security should be “on the table.”

Well here’s what I have to say about that: Medicare and Social Security are absolutely off the table, and we’re not going to let a health care fraudster or Trump lackey take them away. No way, no how.

We’re going to protect and expand these programs for generations to come, by working to pass universal health care and ensuring that everyone pays their fair share into Social Security for the next generation.

If you agree that Social Security and Medicare should NOT be cut, and you’re ready to take on Rick Scott, Mike Pence, and anyone else who attempts to take them away, add your name to my petition today.

Thanks for standing up for these essential programs that we all pay into — we’re not going to let Republicans and their dark money donors win this fight.

— Adam