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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Bryan Lowry

Scott wants to ‘rescue America’ through Pledge of Allegiance, strict gender roles

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rick Scott wants to rescue the nation by declaring men and women biologically different, raising taxes on low-income earners and spurring children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Florida senator and chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee issued his “11 Point Plan to Rescue America” Tuesday morning ahead of his appearance at this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando. The document released by Scott begins with a letter predicting the plan’s derision by his political opponents.

“I’ll warn you; this plan is not for the faint of heart. It will be ridiculed by the ‘woke’ left, mocked by Washington insiders, and strike fear in the heart of some Republicans,” Scott says. “At least I hope so.”

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