Gov. Rick Scott Makes First Cable TV Appearance Since Inauguration on Fox News

In his first televised interview since he was inaugurated, Gov. Rick Scott bemoaned provisions in the federal health-care legislation that would punish states that don't add more Medicaid recipients to their rolls. Scott, appearing on Neil Cavuto's show on Fox News Friday, also spoke about education and federal spending.

"It's the biggest job killer," he said of the health care bill. "I ran as the jobs governor. We can't deny our projections to deal with the fact there's a significant number of people going on Medicaid.

"We can't do what the federal government does and just print money. We're going to have to cut other things," Scott said.

He noted that the two biggest expenditures in Florida's budget are education and health care. "And we can't afford to cut education, so we're in a tough situation," Scott said.

Cavuto also asked Scott if Congress should vote to increase the national debt limit, which is in danger of running out. Scott responded by saying spending cuts should come before the debt ceiling is unduly threatened.

"You would risk insolvency?" Cavuto asked.

"Let's cut spending, we can do it," Scott replied.