The Senate Republican's campaign chairman unveiled his vision for the GOP's future on Tuesday, prompting a retort from the White House.
“I will warn you; this plan is not for the faint of heart,” writes Florida Sen. Rick Scott, chairman of the National Republican Senate Committee, in the introduction to his 11-point plan, which he said was hopeful. "Something will strike fear into the hearts of Republicans."
Among garnering the most attention of his proposals in the memo, which says it was paid for by his campaign, not the NRSC, is completing Donald Trump's border wall and naming it after the former president. as well as calling for all Americans to pay. An income tax "even if a small amount."
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took hold of the latter proposal, tweeting Tuesday that Scott and "Senate Republicans have just released an economic plan that does not include a single proposal to lower prices for the middle class." ,” and claiming “he wants to raise taxes “on Americans,” including senior citizens and working families.
In the plan, Scott leans into the so-called parental rights message the GOP has adopted in the wake of Governor Glenn Youngkin's victory in Virginia last year, which successfully captured the frustrations of parents with school disruptions related to the pandemic. Had taken. Scott, for example, calls for the closure of the Education Department, the end of teacher tenure in public schools, and calls for all children to say a pledge of allegiance and stand for the national anthem.
"Public schools will teach our children to love America because it's not perfect, it's extraordinary, it's good, and it's a beacon of freedom in an often dark world," the plans stated, while repeatedly calling for its Trying to fabricate the opposite. What Scott calls "left awake" and "awakening".
The GOP senator, a former governor who could harbor high political ambitions, called for an end to the label of "racial politics" in the rest of the country, saying that under GOP leadership, Americans were not allowed to live with their race, ethnicity or will not be asked to disclose. Skin color on official forms.
Republicans have repeatedly used the escalating offense to attack Democrats, often deceptively tying candidates to the "Defiance of the Police" movement. Scott strikes a similar chord, calling for full funding for the police and increased penalties for theft and violent crime.
As the GOP did throughout its 2020 cycle, Scott took aim at socialism, writing that it would be treated as "a foreign combatant aimed at destroying our prosperity and freedom." He adds that message to calls for the federal government to shrink, which includes reducing the government work force by 25% over five years and selling off government buildings and properties.
His call to clean house in Washington, D.C. extends to Congress, which he wants to give a 12-year limit for lawmakers. He wants "government bureaucrats" to have the same limits. And despite his call for more Americans to pay income tax, Scott wants to "immediately cut IRS funding and the workforce by 50%."
Trump's misinformation about mail-in ballots and his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him has prompted efforts in GOP-led states across the country to restrict the right to vote. Scott adopts similar rhetoric about Democrats trying to "manipulate elections" without evidence, and calls for the end of same-day voter registration and unmanned ballot drop boxes in public areas as well as counting votes. Called to be "totally". public view."
Scott shared his message about parental rights in schools to Republicans about opposing abortion rights, supporting the "nuclear family," and preventing transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams tailored to their gender. Connects to a familiar broader social message, which is a growing number of the GOP. -Leaded states have attempted to codify at the state level.
“We will reject both the roots and followers of the cancellation culture in America,” writes Scott, echoing the language Trump often uses, including calling for social media platforms that “behave like publishers.” and subject to legal action" content.
Scott's final point - "we are Americans, not globalists" - comes after the Biden administration imposed new sanctions on Russia on Tuesday in response to its actions in eastern Ukraine.