{"id":1358470,"date":"2022-03-04T11:07:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T16:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358470"},"modified":"2022-03-04T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T16:07:49","slug":"rick-scott-slams-mcconnell-for-opposing-his-11-point-plan-to-rescue-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scott-slams-mcconnell-for-opposing-his-11-point-plan-to-rescue-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Scott Slams McConnell for Opposing His 11-Point &#039;Plan to Rescue America&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frick-scott-slams-mcconnell-for-opposing-his-11-point-plan-to-rescue-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-2021-Concordia-Annual-Summit-Day-1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on Wednesday slammed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for opposing his 11-point \u201cPlan to Rescue America,\u201d designed to be implemented after the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> op-ed, Scott took McConnell to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/beltway-cowardice-tax-cut-hike-social-security-medicare-mmt-inflation-deficit-2022-midterms-rick-scott-elites-woke-11646339706\">task<\/a> for opposing his action plan, mentioning the proposal requiring all Americans to pay income tax to reduce the deficit that McConnell has increased under his tenure as Senate leader:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019ve been told there are unwritten rules in Washington about what you can and cannot say. You can\u2019t tell the public that Social Security and Medicare are going bankrupt. You can\u2019t talk about term limits, because, while voters want them, nobody in Washington does. You can\u2019t talk about balancing the budget or shrinking the debt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>So, I went out and made a statement that got me in trouble. I said that all Americans need to have some skin in the game. Even if it is just a few bucks, everyone needs to know what it is like to pay some taxes. It hit a nerve. Part of the deception is achieved by disconnecting so many Americans from taxation. It\u2019s a genius political move. And it is bankrupting us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There will be many more attacks on me and this plan from careerists in Washington, who personally profit while ruining this country. Bring it on. The American people are fed up, and they will show that at the ballot box this November.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott contended that a plan is needed to govern effectively. \u201cIn the real world beyond the Beltway, Republicans and independents demand bold action and a plan to save our nation,\u201d Scott said. \u201cThey see no point in taking control of Congress if we are simply going to return to business as usual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s defense of his plan comes after McConnell\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/02\/poll-rick-scotts-11-point-senate-plan-roundly-supported-voters-mcconnell-unhappy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chided<\/a>\u00a0Scott on Tuesday for releasing the plan. McConnell also stated he will remain GOP leader if the Republicans reclaim the Senate, a position that Donald Trump has asked Scott to win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll decide in consultation with my members what to put on the floor,\u201d McConnell said.\u00a0\u201cAnd 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 within five years.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat will not be part of a Republican Senate majority agenda. We will focus instead on what the American people are concerned about: inflation, energy, defense, the border and crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown if Scott intends to contend for the Senate leadership position. Scott reportedly told Trump that his immediate focus is reclaiming the majority.<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s plan to \u201crescue America\u201d after the Republicans presumably reclaim the majority is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/02\/poll-rick-scotts-11-point-senate-plan-roundly-supported-voters-mcconnell-unhappy\/\">roundly<\/a> supported by voters. Among the most popular parts of the plan are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Setting term limits for members of Congress (79 percent support)<\/li>\n<li>Prioritizing domestic supply chains to reduce reliance on other countries (77 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Prioritizing domestic energy sources to reduce reliance on other countries (77 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Requiring voters to show voter ID to participate in elections (76 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Advocating for the teaching of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools (66 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Increasing funding for the police (65 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Eliminating requirements to disclose race, ethnicity, or skin color on government forms (63 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Promoting the idea that there are only two genders (52 percent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: A look at how voters feel about a handful of the objectives included in Sen. Rick Scott&#8217;s 11-point &#8220;Plan to Rescue America.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VHW6vuKOm3\">https:\/\/t.co\/VHW6vuKOm3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eLmE9Lkaej\">pic.twitter.com\/eLmE9Lkaej<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eli Yokley (@eyokley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eyokley\/status\/1499050612633264136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The nation has not fared will under McConnell\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Since McConnell assumed the leadership role,\u00a0the national debt has\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalance.com\/national-debt-by-year-compared-to-gdp-and-major-events-3306287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">grown<\/a>\u00a0by nearly $20 billion, illegal immigration has continued, and real wages for American workers have not risen from where they were in the 1970s. In 2010, Obamacare was enacted. Big banks were bailed out in 2008, and social media companies have silenced individuals without repercussions. In October, McConnell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/06\/democrats-accept-republican-cave-debt-ceiling\/\">caved<\/a>\u00a0to President Biden\u2019s demand to raise the debt ceiling, allowing Democrats to forward the president\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/gettr.com\/user\/wendellhusebo\">Gettr<\/a>\u00a0@WendellHuseb\u00f8<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on Wednesday slammed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for opposing his 11-point \u201cPlan to Rescue America,\u201d designed to be implemented after the midterms. 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