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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia

GOP senator ditches plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare that Biden called out in State of the Union

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The Republican senator whom President Joe Biden singled out for wanting to sunset Social Security and Medicare, has changed his plan to stipulate that the two entitlement programs would not be affected.

Senator Rick Scott of Florida, who is running for reelection in 2024, updated the website for his 12-point plan to “Rescue America”. Previously, his website said “All federal legislation sunsets in 5 years,” adding that “If a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.”

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