Term-limited Florida Governor Rick Scott has faced criticism from Democrats over the removal of Hurricane Irma debris. This comes at a time when political strategists fear that Bill Nelson’s campaign is not strong enough compared to Scott’s in their race for Senator. Whether Nelson will win a fourth term or Governor Scott will head from Tallahassee to Washington is still to be seen, but Democrats have been on the offensive.

Florida’s Democratic members of Congress including controversial members Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Ted Deutch and Alcee Hastings wrote a letter calling the cleanup “dangerous, delayed, and disorderly”.

In the letter, they detailed that “The state’s guidance has been unclear, and its assistance insufficient, leaving most Florida cities and counties on their own to deal with debris left over from Hurricane Irma, which lingered on their streets into the winter months. This hazardous situation cannot be allowed to occur again. We ask that your office provide us with the legal, policy, and planning changes your administration has made to ensure that Floridians will not suffer from a repeat of last year’s unacceptable conditions.”

John Tupps, Governor Scott’s communications director, dismissed the attacks by saying that “The Florida Congressional Democrats should focus on doing their jobs instead of writing election year letters riddled with inaccurate information and a false narrative.”

He went on to add that “Governor Scott fought against the special interests who were not showing up to honor their pre-storm agreements following Hurricane Irma, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. The governor stood with families before, during and after Hurricane Irma and was proud to help reopen the Florida Keys within a few weeks after a direct hit from a Category 4 storm.”