After months of tensions, there wasn't a whole lot Mitch McConnell could do to retaliate against Rick Scott. That is, until this week. (via MaddowBlog)
It was against this backdrop that NBC NewsSen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is upset that he has lost his seat on the Senate Commerce Committee, blaming the decision on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who quashed Scott’s leadership challenge late last year. “McConnell made the decision,” Scott told NBC News, “I got a text that I wasn’t on it. Nobody called me.”
It’s worth noting for context that as the new Senate gets to work in earnest, Scott wasn’t the only one removed from the Commerce Committee: Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson and Utah’s Mike Lee received the same news this week. Scott, in contrast, wasn’t given another slot, though he will maintain his other committee assignments.reluctant to pick fights with Senate party leaders because they feared the consequences. In general, the circumstances on Capitol Hill have changed: Scott, for example, doesn’t need McConnell for fundraising. He doesn’t need McConnell to line up appearances in conservative media.
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