Posted on 02/06/2023 7:58:28 PM PST by RandFan
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says he is “tired of caving” on the debt limit and is dialing up the pressure on Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) not to swoop in to strike a last-minute deal with President Biden.
Scott’s full-court press on McConnell is an extension of their battle last year over the leadership of the Senate GOP conference, which McConnell won in a closed-door leadership election in November.
Scott tried to oust McConnell from the top Senate Republican leader’s spot after Republicans failed to win the Senate majority in November and helped lead the fight against passing the $1.7 trillion year-end omnibus spending package.
Scott said he’s not giving up his effort to cut federal spending and that he’s willing to clash with McConnell again over the debt limit, which has already expired, forcing the Treasury Department to use “extraordinary measures” to make payments.
“I’m not going to back down,” Scott told The Hill during an interview in his Capitol office after McConnell decided to remove the Florida senator from the powerful Commerce Committee, a move that conservatives viewed as fallout from the November leadership race, which Scott lost 37-10.
McConnell also removed Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who nominated Scott for Senate Republican leader in November and helped lead the fight against passing last year’s omnibus spending bill, from the Commerce panel.
Scott has been gearing up to battle McConnell over the debt limit since April of 2021, when he pushed to amend the Senate GOP conference rules to require that “any increase in the debt ceiling must be accompanied by cuts in federal spending of an equal or greater amount as the debt ceiling increase, or meaningful structural reform.”
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Totally GOOD on Scott[Fla.].
Go Scott Go!
I wonder what brought this about in Rick Scott, I have ALWAYS seen him as a HUGE RINO, McConnell had to have done something that pissed him off BEFORE the taking of his committee which of course was extremely vindictive of McConnell!! Maybe Scott is getting an earful from his constituents in FL.!!!
Mitch caves so much he should be called The Spelunker.
Rick Scott’s 12 Point Plan to Rescue America
https://rescueamerica.com/12-point-plan/
1. Our kids will say the pledge of allegiance, salute the Flag, learn that America is a great country, and choose the school that best fits them
2. Government will never again ask American citizens to disclose their race, ethnicity, or skin color on any government forms.
3. The soft-on-crime days of coddling criminal behavior will end. We will re-fund and respect the police because they, not the criminals, are the good guys
4. We will secure our border, finish building the wall, and name it after President Donald Trump
5. We will grow America’s economy, starve Washington’s economy, and stop Socialism
6. We will eliminate all federal programs that can be done locally, and enact term limits for federal bureaucrats and Congress
7. We will protect the integrity of American Democracy and stop left-wing efforts to rig elections
8. We will protect, defend, and promote the American Family at all costs
9. Men are men, women are women, and unborn babies are babies. We believe in science
10. Americans will be free to welcome God into all aspects of our lives
11. We are Americans, not globalists
12. Stop Congress from bankrupting America
That’s cute :)
37 voted for Mitch and 37 knew the base despises him. So these spineless weasels told the people who voted them into office to go f themselves, just like they put Ronna back in when she was the last person the base wanted.
When you go for the king you better not miss, and Scott missed. So now he hasn’t got much to lose. But he has no real power, just public pressure, and Mitch pretty much seem to not care what anyone else thinks.
Did he run against McConnell for Minority Leader?
Mitch McConnell will be 84 years old when his term ends in 2027.
Time is on Rick Scott’s side.
Yes, and lost. So Mitch ditched Scott’s committees. Mitch/Bitch.
McConnell is slime. The fact that he STILL leads Senate Republicans is astounding.
Soon after Ted Cruz became a senator, he publicly confronted McConnell over lying to him.
It’s time to make Rick Scott the new majority leader.
Yes! But received only 12 votes.
Yes. He directly challenged him.
I hope the Kentucky Derby winner horse pisses on Mitch.
Thanks, I couldn’t remember. Well now it’s on!
Thank you for posting Scott’s 12 Rules!
“mighty McConnell”
fits comfortably in Chuck Schumer’s rear pants pocket.
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