Reminder: After Biden called out “some Republicans” Tuesday for wanting to sunset Social Security and Medicare, Scott called the suggestion “a lie” but has not changed the wording of his plan. Some DC Republicans can keep parroting Democrat lies, but that won’t stop Rick Scott from fighting for conservative principles instead of caving to Biden every day.” Rick Scott knows how to win Florida a hell of a lot better than Mitch McConnell does. Scott world’s response, via longtime Scott spokesperson CHRIS HARTLINE: “Lol. And I think we’re in a more authoritative position to state what the position of the party is than any single senator.” (h/t AP’s Seung Min Kim) More McConnell: “Speaker McCARTHY said Social Security and Medicare are not to be touched, and I’ve said the same. I think it will be a challenge for him to deal with this in his own reelection in Florida, a state with more elderly people than any other state in America.” RICK SCOTT’s “Rescue America” plan, which states, “All federal legislation sunsets in 5 years,” with no exceptions for Social Security and Medicare: “ This is a bad idea. SCOTT, PART LVII - Senate Minority Leader MITCH McCONNELL on Florida Republican Sen.

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