McConnell suggested that Senator Rick Scott could have difficulty securing re-election in Florida.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed the idea of “sunsetting” Social Security and Medicare in an interview on Thursday where he also appeared to take aim at Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida.
A plan released by Scott last year that would see all federal legislation subject to reauthorization by Congress every five years has been the subject of scrutiny after President Joe Biden referred to it in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Biden accused Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare, which Republicans including Scott have strongly denied, but McConnell appeared to suggest Scott’s plan would affect those programs.
Other prominent Republicans have also expressed support for cuts to Medicare and Social Security, including Senators Mike Lee, Lindsey Graham and Ron Johnson.
The White House Twitter account on Wednesday shared a thread naming GOP lawmakers who have threatened to cut the programs.
Speaking on The Terry Meiners Show, McConnell was asked about Scott’s proposals and Biden’s claims that Republicans “want to sunset Social Security and Medicare.
