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Florida Black Caucus Cancels Meeting With Rick Scott, Saying It Would Be 'Fruitless'

Black Caucus Cancels On Rick Scott, Saying Meeting Would Be 'Fruitless'
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - MAY 18: Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks during the Governor's Hurricane Conference General Session at the Broward County Convention Center on May 18, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.The conference was established to focus on the challenges caused by hurricanes and tropical events unique to Florida. Hurricane season in the Atlantic begins June 1st and ends November 30th (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Things have not gotten any smoother between Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) and the state's black lawmakers.

The 28-member Legislative Black Caucus canceled a previously requested meeting with Scott on Wednesday, saying the planned lunch discussion would be "fruitless."

“There are a number of issues that we’ve met with his staff on, and met with him on, and still, no action,” caucus chair Rep. Alan B. Williams (D-Tallahassee) told Tallahassee.com. “They decided that this meeting wasn’t going to be a good use of our time.”

Scott's increasingly uneasy relationship with the caucus began at their first meeting in February 2011, when the newly installed governor suggested all of the caucus members grew up poor.

"I grew up probably in the same situation as you guys," Scott told the group. "I started school in public housing. My dad had a sixth-grade education."

The remark came just after Scott moved to end state support for two historically black colleges and shutter an office dedicated to helping minority-owned businesses sign state contracts.

Wednesday, Williams sent a hand-delivered cancelation letter to Scott that listed the group's ongoing frustrations and called for greater diversity in Scott's administration. Reports the Tampa Bay Times:

The letter cited caucus priorities such as expanding affordable health care with more federal money, appointing more black judges, easing restoration of civil rights for ex-felons and ending the "purging" of suspected noncitizens from the voter rolls "for apparent partisan gain."

Scott is a Republican and every caucus member but one is a Democrat, but Williams said the cancellation was not politically motivated.

"It's not meant to be disrespectful," Williams said. "It's meant to show our frustration."

The News Service of Florida reports Scott’s press secretary said in a written statement that the governor was “disappointed" about the cancelation and offered to meet with any of the black lawmakers one-on-one.

According to Tallahassee.com, no one showed up.

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American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte, Jr. speaks to Dream Defenders Friday, July 26, 2013 in the Capitol rotunda in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders were joined by Belafonte, Jr. as they went into their 11th day of a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. They are continuing to demand Scott call a special session. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte, Jr. greets Dream Defenders and PowerUCenter members as he heads to Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Friday July 26, 2013 in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders were joined by Belafonte, Jr. as they went into their 11th day of a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. They are continuing to demand Scott call a special session. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte, Jr. conducts a network interview Friday July 26, 2013 outside the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders were later joined by Belafonte, Jr. as they went into their 11th day of a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. They are continuing to demand Scott call a special session. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte, Jr. conducts a network interview Friday July 26, 2013 outside the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders were later joined by Belafonte, Jr. as they went into their 11th day of a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. They are continuing to demand Scott call a special session. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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At left, American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte, Jr. listens as FAMU Dream Defenders President Melanie Andrade, right, reads a her organization's proposed proclamation inside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Friday, July 26, 2013 in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Belafonte, Jr. joined Dream Defenders as they went into their 11th day of a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. They are continuing to demand Scott call a special session. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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A protester carries a can of Arizona iced tea in his back pocket Friday July 26, 2013 near Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders were joined by American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte, Jr. as they went into their 11th day of a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. They are continuing to demand Scott call a special session. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Gerald Chambers, 4, gets a high five from Dream Defenders co-founder Gabriel Pendas Friday, July 26, 2013 outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders were joined by American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte, Jr. as they went into their 11th day of a sit-in at Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. They are continuing to demand Scott call a special session. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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At left, American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte, Jr. listens as Dream Defenders Executive Director Phillip Agnew, right, raises his fist as he leads a chant calling for a special session Friday, July 26, 2013 in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders were joined by Belafonte, Jr. as they went into their 11th day of a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. They are continuing to demand Scott call a special session. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Dream Defenders Executive Director Phillip Agnew speaks at the "We Shall Not Be Moved" rally Friday, July 19, 2013 in the Capitol Courtyard in Tallahassee, Fla. The rally, sponsored by the NAACP, is a show of support for Dream Defenders, who continue their sit-in at Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Dream Defenders supporters hold up signs at the "We Shall Not Be Moved" rally Friday, July 19, 2013 in the Capitol Courtyard in Tallahassee, Fla. The rally, sponsored by the NAACP, is a show of support for Dream Defenders, who continue their sit-in at Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Florida NAACP president Adora Obi Nweze speaks at the "We Shall Not Be Moved" rally Friday, July 19, 2013 in the Capitol Courtyard in Tallahassee, Fla. The rally, sponsored by the NAACP, is a show of support for Dream Defenders, who continue their sit-in at Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors hunker down for the evening outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office after it closed for the day Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, continues for a third evening. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Capitol Police move protestors outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office after it is closed for the evening Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a third evening. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors sing inside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office moments before it is closed for the weekend Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a third evening. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Dream Defenders President Melanie Andrade, holding "Wilson," a teddy doggie and Regina Joseph listen to a speaker outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office after it was closed for the evening Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a third evening. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors hold hands as they form a circle in the rotunda outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office after it closed for the evening Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a third evening. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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As a Capitol Police officer watches, protestors sit on the floor of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors, including PowerUCenter members from Miami, chant Wednesday July 17, 2013 from Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Under portraits of former Florida Governors Bob Graham and Reuben Askew, protestors sit on the floor Wednesday July 17, 2013 outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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PowerUCenter member James Alvarez, from Miami, leads a chant Wednesday, July 17, 2013 from Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors sit in Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Wednesday July 17, 2013 in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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At right, The Rev. Lee Johnson, of the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church of Tallahassee, leads a prayer from inside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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At right, Dream Defender member Travis Roberts tells other protestors about a time when he was racially profiled by law enforcement officers Wednesday, July 17, 2013, inside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Phillip Agnew, with Dream Defenders, speaks to civil rights lawyer and activist John Due Wednesday, July 17, 2013, outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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A Dream Defenders member snaps her fingers in unison with others after listening to a first-hand story of racial profiling Wednesday July 17, 2013 at Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A sit-in at Scott's office, organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, continues for a second day. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors sing in the hallway outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Tuesday July 16, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized the sit-in of Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, and other civil rights issues in the state. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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At right, Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee, hands out bottles of water to protestors sitting on the floor of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office, Tuesday July 16, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized the sit-in at Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, and other civil rights issues in the state. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors sit on a couch in Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Tuesday July 16, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized the sit-in of Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, and other civil rights issues in the state. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors chant as they sit on the floor in Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Tuesday July 16, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized the sit-in of Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, and other civil rights issues in the state. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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At right, Dream Defender member Lucky Thomas performs a poetry piece during a sit-in at Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Tuesday July 16, 2013, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized the sit-in at Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protestors sit on the floor of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Tuesday July 16, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized the sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Protesters crowd into Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office Tuesday July 16, 2013, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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Ciara Taylor, with Dream Defenders, is interviewed by the media Tuesday July 16, 2013 outside the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, and other civil rights issues in the state. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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A Capitol police officer watches as protestors walk by him Tuesday July 16, 2013 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Dream Defenders organized a sit-in of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in response to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, and other civil rights issues in the state. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) (credit:AP)
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