GOP Sen. Scott revises ‘sunset’ plan to exclude Social Security, Medicare – By Ben Whedon (Just the News) / Feb 17, 2023
“Everyone outside of Washington perfectly understood what my plan was trying to accomplish, but that hasn’t stopped Washington politicians from doing what they do best — lying to you every chance they get.”
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott has revised his plan to “sunset” all federal legislation after five years to exclude Social Security and Medicare amid fierce criticism from his Democratic detractors.
The revisions, he wrote in the Washington Examiner, include “specific exceptions of Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services.” The Florida Republican has contended that the plan was never intended to cut either Social Security or Medicare.
“That plank of my Rescue America plan was obviously not intended to include entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security — programs that hard-working people have paid into their entire lives — or the funds dedicated to our national security,” Scott asserted.
