Rick Scott entered the Republican Senate leadership election on Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially crowded race.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., officially announced his bid for Republican leader in the next Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for a crowded race.
« I have decided to run for Senate Republican leader because I believe now is a moment we need dramatic change, » he wrote in a letter to fellow Senate Republicans.
The Florida Republican joins both Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX, in the race, both of whom have already announced their own candidacy for outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s role.
Scott stressed the need for transparency among conference members in his appeal, claiming, « There have been far too many backroom deals cut in secret. » News of his campaign for leader was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
He criticized the failure of legislation to move through the committee process and the normalization of trillion-dollar spending bills voted on without consideration for amendments.
