Fighting for the People of the Palisades

Fighting for the People of the Palisades
August 25, 2025
Senator Rick Scott is committed to getting answers for the victims of the Palisades Fire and the American taxpayer so a tragedy like this cannot happen again. Find his work and investigation updates below:
Media:
8/20/25: Sen. Rick Scott on X –
Meeting with Spencer Pratt on the Ground
8/22/25:
Sen. Rick Scott Thanks AG Bondi for Helping Victims and Requests Briefing on California Wildfire Investigation
8/26/25:
Sen. Rick Scott to DHS: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
8/28/25:
Sen. Rick Scott to USDA: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
9/3/25:
Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOI: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
9/8/25:
Chairmen Rick Scott and Ron Johnson Announce Congressional Investigation of Deadly California Wildfire
9/9/25:
Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricanes, Wildfires, & Other Natural Disasters
9/10/25:
VIDEO RELEASE: Sens. Rick Scott, Ron Johnson: ‘We’re Going to Get to the Bottom of What Happened’ with Palisades Wildfire
9/15/25:
Sen. Rick Scott’s Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act to Support Victims of Natural Disasters Gains Bipartisan Support
9/17/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from LAFD for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
9/26/25:
Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOT: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
9/29/25: Sen. Rick Scott on X -
Meeting with AG Pam Bondi
on investigation
10/03/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from LADWP for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
10/08/25: Sen. Rick Scott on X –
Statement on the arrest of individual regarding Palisades fire
10/10/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from Mayor of LA for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
10/16/25:
Sen. Rick Scott Asks Treasury Sec. Bessent to Review China’s Land Grab in Fire-Ravaged California
10/20/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Send Letter to LA City Council President Requesting Records into Pacific Palisades Wildfire, City’s Efforts to Redevelop Affected Areas
11/12/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Pen Letter to California Parks and Rec Director Ahead of Field Hearing on Pacific Palisades Wildfires
11/13/25: Field Hearing -
Forgotten After the Flames: Stories from the Palisades Fire
12/2/25:
As Sen. Rick Scott Leads Congressional Investigation into California’s Response to Palisades Wildfire and Use of Tax Dollars, Newsom Visits DC Asking for More
1/7/26:
Sen. Rick Scott: One Year After the Palisades Fire, Residents Still Await Accountability and Answers
1/28/26: HEARING:
One Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh In On the Palisades Fire
2/4/26: Sen. Rick Scott on X -
Calls out Karen Bass on manipulated fire report
2/13/26: Sen. Rick Scott on X –
Karen Bass is stalling sharing documents
Letters:
8/22/25:
Sen. Rick Scott Thanks AG Bondi for Helping Victims and Requests Briefing on California Wildfire Investigation
8/26/25:
Sen. Rick Scott to DHS: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
8/28/25:
Sen. Rick Scott to USDA: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
9/3/25:
Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOI: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
9/17/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from LAFD for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
9/26/25:
Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOT: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires
10/03/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from LADWP for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
10/10/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Request Records from Mayor of LA for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire
10/16/25:
Sen. Rick Scott Asks Treasury Sec. Bessent to Review China’s Land Grab in Fire-Ravaged California
10/20/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Send Letter to LA City Council President Requesting Records into Pacific Palisades Wildfire, City’s Efforts to Redevelop Affected Areas
11/12/25:
Sen. Rick Scott, Chair Ron Johnson Pen Letter to California Parks and Rec Director Ahead of Field Hearing on Pacific Palisades Wildfires
3/11/26:
Sen. Rick Scott Urges VP Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force to Investigate California’s Use of Federal Funds for Wildfires
https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/8/fighting-for-the-people-of-the-palisades