President Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill “makes no sense” and is little more than a “payback to the radical left” Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla. said Sunday.
The Florida senator made the comment in response to fellow Senator Bernie Sanders’ confession that the attempt to accept Biden’s COVID-19 aid proposal without Republican backing takes precedence over the party’s pledge for “unity” and bipartisan legislation.
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‘We’ve been in administration for ten days, now he is [Biden] does he say he doesn’t care to work with Republicans? Scott said. You know, he’s going to try to get this done with Bernie Sanders with just 50 Democratic votes. That makes no sense. “
Biden and Sanders have both pointed to a legislative process known as “ budget reconciliation ” to hasten the bill through Congress if Republicans do not support the bill. Scott said the process is a halt to the Democratic Party’s commitment to the bipartisan Congress, but expressed no plans to back the proposal, citing the bill’s hefty price tag.
“This radical left agenda … doesn’t worry that we have $ 27 trillion in debt? We don’t even live near our capabilities. I mean, this makes no sense,” he told Fox News presenter Mike. Emanuel. “This is just a payback period for the liberal left.”
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Scott recognized that Congress must “work together to get something done. We must help the people who have lost their jobs, we must help our small businesses, we must open our schools and get the vaccine out,” he said. .
But, he said, it’s important to “remember [that] this is someone’s money. This is not free money. So let’s get it right, let’s take care of the people who need the help, and … let’s do the right thing for the American citizen. ”