#shorts On 2/17/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “is about Rick Scott. As you saw, he edited his policy plan on sunsetting federal programs after five years to say it now exempts Social Security and Medicare. He says, to the President, to Democratic and Republican leaders, that it was never intended to refer to Social Security and Medicare. In the White House’s view, does that end this conversation? Is the discussion over this issue done?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What do you think? (Laughs.) So I thought you would ask this question, so I have a couple of things to say to — to the senator. So I’ll first say this: that the President congratulates Senator Scott on joining the post-State of the Union red wave … But make no mistake, his true colors are undeniable and on the record. They have been speaking out both sides of their mouths here. That’s what Republicans in the Senate, and Congress more broadly, have been doing. Cutting Medicaid and Social Security benefits is a longstanding passion
Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended his plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats, including President Joe Biden, repeatedly invoked it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security. Scott unveiled his original plan last year when serving as chair of the campaign committee for Senate Republicans. It called for all federal legislation to sunset in five years, and if a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again. His revised plan specifies exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services. The change comes as Democrats work to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on government programs for income and health insurance.
The White House wasn’t buying Scott’s explanation, though. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said cutting Medicare and Social Security was a “longstanding passion” for Scott.
“Make no mistake, his true colors are undeniable and on the record,” Jean-Pierre said.
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/5tVbZrWgp3k
Q: Rick Scott says exempts Social Security & Medicare, does that end this conversation? A: No, true colors