Tag Archives: Rick Scott

The Hill reports: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) ramped up his ongoing feud with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday, using a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to tear into an “old Republican establishment” that Scott said had capitulated to Democrats for years. “It’s not just the Democrats in Washington who are destroying our country,” Scott …

Playbook reports: Republicans on Capitol Hill have spent two weeks torching the Biden administration for what they call a slow response to the Ohio rail disaster — but on Tuesday, some GOP lawmakers urged their colleagues not to rush out laws putting new strictures on freight rail. That means Democrats may face trouble getting a divided Congress to adopt the …

The Hill reports: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has amended his 12-point Rescue America plan to say that his proposal to sunset all federal legislation in five years does not apply to Social Security, Medicare or the U.S. Navy. After taking relentless fire from President Biden, Democrats and even fellow Republicans, Scott has amended Point Six of his plan, which includes …

Florida Politics reports: During an appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott lobbied his latest in a series of attacks on Joe Biden’s faculties and abilities to perform the duties of the presidency. “I mean, I live in Florida, there’s a lot of 80-year-olds that are very competent,” Scott said. “He’s just not one of them. I …

Mediaite reports: Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took aim at Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) during an interview and confirmed that President Joe Biden’s declaration that some GOP leaders want to end Social Security and Medicare was, in fact, accurate – despite loud booing and yells of “liar” from GOP members. “Biden said at the State of the Union …

The Hill reports: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Wednesday defended his proposal to sunset all federal legislation after five years and slammed President Biden as “confused” in response to Biden’s claim at the State of the Union address that some Republicans want to sunset Social Security and Medicare. “In my plan, I suggested the following: All federal legislation sunsets in …

Fox News reports: Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Rick Scott of Florida were removed from the Senate Commerce Committee, Fox News Digital has learned. Scott told Fox News Digital he blames Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for the removal. Scott said he is “not going to back down” and that he believes he “did the right thing” …

Politico reports: It’s about to be budget season in Tallahassee and that means Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will begin rolling out his recommendations on how to spend the billions in surplus money the state has accumulated the last few years. But as DeSantis preps for another session — and an expected presidential run — he has a familiar nemesis who …

“Why don’t we have a legal immigration system for the people that want to come and live our dream, that want to live, that believe in our Judeo-Christian values? Alright? Why don’t we want more? If we’re going to have more immigration, alright, let’s do that.” “These people that we have no idea what their background is, like in Afghanistan. …

Axios reports: On Monday evening, several Republican senators — facing the Capitol Hill press corps in-person for the first time since news broke of Trump’s dinner — denounced the meeting. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the Republican Whip, told reporters that the dinner is “just a bad idea on every level. I don’t know who was advising him on his …

The Hill reports: This week’s bruising leadership fight in the Senate exposed simmering tension between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), former President Trump’s closest ally in the Senate. Graham, one of the Senate’s highest-profile Republicans, sharply criticized McConnell’s leadership of the Senate GOP conference during a private meeting this week. He then told reporters …

The Washington Post reports: Today, Senate Republicans voted to retain Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as minority leader, turning back a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) after the party failed to pick up seats in the chamber in the midterm elections. Some senators sought unsuccesfully to delay the vote to give them more time to assess the GOP’s dismal performance. …

The Hill reports: An at-times nasty and personal discussion took place at the Senate GOP lunch, where Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who have been at odds for months, traded recriminations over who was to blame for the GOP’s failure to win back the Senate. McConnell accused Scott of mismanaging his job at the …

NBC News reports: Sen. Rick Scott on Tuesday announced a challenge to Sen. Mitch McConnell for the top Republican leadership job in the Senate during a meeting of GOP members. A spokesman for Scott, of Florida, confirmed the announcement. “Like each of you, I am deeply disappointed by the results of the recent election,” Scott told colleagues in a letter …

The Hill reports: “Here’s what happened to us: Election Day, our voters didn’t show up, we didn’t get enough voters. It was a complete disappointment,” Sen. Rick Scott told Fox News host Sean Hannity during his primetime show. Hannity asked Scott: “Where did all this pie in the sky talk about a wave and a tsunami election come from? Because …

Florida Politics reports: A second Florida Senator seems willing to consider life in the GOP caucus after Mitch McConnell’s leadership. Fresh off a decisive win Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted Friday that the “Senate GOP leadership vote next week should be postponed.” This comes as other Senators, including Rick Scott, circulate a petition to that effect. Rubio’s tweet was …

Florida Politics reports: The holiday season is coming, but U.S. Sen. Rick Scott worries that the high cost of living will mar the general merriment. In his latest denunciation of inflation under the Joe Biden administration, the Senator warns that cost spirals threaten to “crush spirits” amid “holiday preparations.” “As Americans begin holiday preparations, Joe Biden’s raging inflation crisis is …

The Daily Beast reports:  As head of the Senate’s Republican campaign committee, Sen. Rick Scott appeared on Meet The Press on Sunday to discuss the GOP’s final midterm election push, but moderator Chuck Todd took the opportunity to see if an intra-party Senate battle was in store for the senator himself. “A couple of quick questions about your future,” Todd …

Mediaite reports: CNN anchor Dana Bash smacked down Sen. Rick Scott’s claim that Democrats “cut Medicare” by allowing the agency to negotiate for lower drug prices. President Joe Biden has been attacking Scott regularly over a proposal that would cause Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid to sunset every five years, requiring Congress to reauthorize them. On Sunday morning’s edition of …

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) bestowed a freedom-themed award to Fox News host Sean Hannity during his program on Thursday. Hannity was speaking with Scott and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) when he noticed a red box that Scott had brought out to the stage. Scott, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said he had created …