McConnell Feuds With GOP Senator Who Drew Biden Swipe on Social Security
- Scott plan to sunset federal laws has become Democratic foil
- GOP leader warns idea could hurt Scott’s reelection chances
Rick Scott and Mitch McConnell
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell renewed his feud with Rick Scott, criticizing the Florida GOP senator’s proposal to put expiration dates on federal programs after President Joe Biden used it to tar Republicans as seeking to phase out Social Security and Medicare.
“Unfortunately, that was the Scott plan. That’s not a Republican plan, that’s the Rick Scott plan,” McConnell told Kentucky radio host Terry Meiners on Thursday. McConnell said he dismissed key parts of Scott’s plan last year, including a call for all Americans to pay at least some income taxes, a provision Scott eventually dropped after a widespread backlash.