Republicans in Disarray as Rick Scott's "GOP Plan" calls for a
middle-class tax increase AND sunsetting Social Security and Medicare!?!

"https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/01/mcconnell-rick-scott-gop-agenda-00012840"

"Mitch McConnell and Senate Republican leaders are warning Rick Scott
that his agenda for the GOP could expose the party to unnecessary
attacks this fall, a significant intraparty rebuke of the Floridian.

The Senate minority leader, who has declined thus far to release a party agenda, advised Scott at a GOP leadership meeting on Monday afternoon
that his 11-point proposal gave Democrats ammunition for millions of
dollars of ads in the midterms, according to multiple people briefed on
the exchange.

Though he chairs Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, Scott defended
himself by saying he released the agenda in his role as a rank-and-file senator, not as a statement of party plans. The meeting lasted nearly an
hour, and Scott’s recess-week agenda introduction dominated the discussion."

"The exchange between McConnell and his top campaign hand highlights a
growing divide in the party as the GOP fights to take the House and
Senate, despite their bright electoral prospects. While McConnell
prefers to keep the heat on Democrats and make the election a referendum
on President Joe Biden, some in the party — not just Scott — believe Republicans need a more affirmative agenda.

The schism played out on into Tuesday at a leadership press conference.
Scott exited the event abruptly just before McConnell castigated two of
his proposals.

“Let me tell you what will not be a part of our agenda: We will not have
as part of our agenda a bill that raises taxes on half the American
people and sunsets Social Security and Medicare after five years. That
will not be part of the Republican Senate majority agenda,” McConnell said.

And McConnell made clear he’s planning to be fully in charge in 2023:
“If we’re fortunate enough to have the majority next year, I’ll be the majority leader. I’ll decide, in consultation with my members, what to
put on the floor.” He didn’t offer specifics of what his agenda would be beyond topics like inflation, border security, crime and energy."
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TB

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