Mitch McConnell publicly sentenced Rick Scott’s controversial tax proposal to death today. “We will not have... a bill that raises taxes on half the American people and sunsets Social Security and Medicare within five years.”
The statement that put Republicans most on edge raised the prospect of new taxes on the poorest Americans: "All Americans should pay some income tax to have skin in the game, even if a small amount. Currently over half of Americans pay no income tax."which McConnell convened, members of leadership took turns taking shots at Scott over his decision to release the agenda ahead of the midterms.
Senators at the meeting — which included Senate Republican conference chair John Barrasso and Senate minority whip John Thune — grilled Scott over why he released an agenda that Democrats were now weaponizing against them.Scott has defended his decision by saying that he released the agenda in his personal capacity as a rank-and-file senator — not as a party platform.Scott and his team are not backing down.
"Republicans, and really all Americans outside of Washington, are demanding that we have a plan to turn our country around," said Chris Hartline, a spokesperson for Scott, in a statement to Politico. "Sen. Scott is not afraid to start this conversation and will continue talking about his plan to rescue America."Senate Republicans won't release a governing agenda before November's elections.
McConnell prefers to keep the focus squarely on Democrats and their perceived failings and to avoid offering Democrats targets to whack Republicans.
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