Sen. Mike Lee was unceremoniously dumped from his spot on the powerful Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, seemingly for his support of Florida Sen. Rick Scott over Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell to be the Republican leader.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who was also removed from the panel, claimed the move was retaliation for his challenge to Sen. Mitch McConnell for Senate leadership.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla., right, and Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., left, speak during a news conference on spending, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lee has been removed from his seat on the powerful Senate Commerce Committee.he believed his removal was retaliation for his challenge to McConnell.
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