In an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Scott, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, called out Democrats, and the Biden administration in particular, for policies that have led to struggles for much of the American people. “The Biden agenda is horrible,” Scott said, adding that the American people are “frustrated” by high inflation. “This hurts so many people in my state, so I think this is going to be a bloodbath for Democrats this year,” he added. MCCONNELL: WHITE HOUSE ‘DEFENDING THE LOST’ AS INFLATION RISES TO 1981 LEVELS Anchor Shannon Bream cited a recent MSNBC opinion piece that claimed Republicans have criticized Biden but have no inflation plan of their own. Scott dismissed that idea, stating that he has a plan of his own posted online at rescueamerica.com. Then he went into some detail. “We have to balance the budget. This is due to reckless spending,” he said. “Every proposal that the Democrats have is spend your money, spend more money. We need to cut taxes, cut fees, reduce the size of government. We need to become energy independent, don’t go to Saudi Arabia and beg them for fuel, go to Texas and ask them to get more fuel. Fix the supply chain. The Biden administration is a bunch of do-nothing people who all they do is blame.” Scott reiterates that balancing the budget is “the simplest thing to do,” while reducing “the cost of government. “It’s too high. Stop spending money,” he said. On July 7, President Biden accused Scott of crafting a plan that “makes the tax system less fair” by raising taxes on working families. Scott argued that he has always cut taxes and never voted to raise them. He said the key is “getting Americans back to work,” because workers pay income taxes and sales taxes and buy things. The story continues “Every proposal he has is to raise everybody’s taxes,” Scott said of Biden. “Their idea of how to lower someone’s premiums — it’s not to create a better health care delivery system, it’s not to raise your taxes.” POLL SHOWS DEMOCRATS BECOMING ELITE PARTY AS WORKING CLASS AND MINORITIES SWITCH TO DEMOCRATS The Florida senator then claimed that Biden’s agenda would increase the national debt from $30 trillion to $45 trillion. He also said that inflation — particularly high gas prices — is squarely the Democrats’ fault. “Why is natural gas going up so much? It’s because Biden and the Democrats have an agenda to get off fossil fuels. That’s horrible for this country, we should be energy independent.” Bream then shifted the discussion to November’s midterm elections and whether some controversial Republican Senate candidates could squander the momentum the GOP had gained during the Biden administration. Scott said the GOP has “excellent candidates” and said Republicans have the potential to win six Senate seats this fall. “We’re going to have a great year,” he said. Sen. Rick Scott speaks during a televised interview at the Russell Senate Building in Washington on Nov. 11, 2020. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Scott backed that up by showing how Democrats should respond to their constituents, particularly those like Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., who claim to be moderates and then vote with the Democratic leadership long after. “They need to go home and explain why they voted to raise gas prices,” Scott said. Inflation will ultimately be the key issue, Scott said, even if Trump launches a presidential campaign before November. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “It’s not going to be about ’24. It’s going to be about ’22,” he said, adding that the midterms will be a referendum on Biden, not Trump. “It’s going to be about three issues: inflation, whether my kids are getting a good education, living in a safe community,” Scott said, “and the Democrats are on the wrong side of those issues.”
