In this Fox News opinion piece, Senator Rick Scott argues that the US Senate is not working often enough and should stay in session until it completes key legislative tasks. He says the chamber’s limited schedule is contributing to inaction on issues he considers urgent, including election security, inflation, government spending and avoiding a federal shutdown. The significance of the article is less about new policy and more about Scott using it to criticise the Senate’s pace and press for a more demanding work schedule.

Scott claims the Senate has been in session for 79 days so far this year, which he describes as about 40% of the time, and says senators are effectively working only about 2.5 days a week. He argues that, given the slow rate of progress, lawmakers should be working five or even seven days a week. The excerpt also references his push for the “Save America Act”, which he says would strengthen voter ID requirements, though the article mainly presents his broader complaint that the Senate has not yet delivered on Republican priorities.