Sen. Rick Scott amends sunset plan to exclude Medicare and Social Security
2/20/23
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from The Washington Post,
2/17/23:
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) amended a controversial plan to sunset federal legislation every five years to make exceptions for Medicare and Social Security after a barrage of criticism from both parties that spanned several months.
It comes a little over a week after President Biden called out the plan in his State of the Union address, putting Republicans on the defensive over the issue.
The revised version of Scott’s plan now reads: “All federal legislation sunsets in 5 years, with specific exceptions of Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services. If a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.”
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