Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) predicts a difficult midterm season for the Democratic Party, arguing rising inflation will sink the party’s prospects of retaining unilateral control of the federal government.
The Florida senator blamed the Biden administration and its “horrible” agenda for increasing prices for many goods across the country, which he believes will lead to a “bloodbath” for Democrats in the November elections. To combat inflation, the government needs to balance its budget and to “stop spending money,” Scott said in a Sunday interview on Fox News.
“We have to balance the budget,” Scott said. “This is caused by reckless spending. Every proposal Democrats have is, ‘Spend your money. Spend more money.’ We’ve got to reduce taxes, reduce fees, reduce the size of government. We’ve got to become energy independent. Don’t go over 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, that all they do is blame.”
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The GOP’s midterm elections focus will not be on the 2024 presidential contest, Scott said, arguing the party must remain focused on problems affecting voters, such as education and community safety, which the Democrats “are on the wrong side of.”
The GOP has “great candidates” for the midterm elections, with Scott saying the GOP could gain six Senate seats.
“We are going to have a great year,” the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee said.
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Inflation rose 9.1% for the 12 months ending in June, according to the consumer price index, the highest level in four decades. The Republican Study Committee sent a memo to House members outlining seven steps to combat stagflation, or inflation combined with economic stagnation, including halting any increase in government spending, ending remaining global COVID-19 restrictions, and stimulating the economy with domestic energy production.
