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Rick Scott Threatens to Go to Battle With McConnell on Debt Ceiling

*GRABS POPCORN*

“I’m not going to back down,” he said.

Asta Hemenway
Asta Hemenway 

Former Politics Reporting Fellow

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) calls for the rescinding of the COVID-19 mandate for U.S. military during a news conference about the National Defense Authorization Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Asta Hemenway

Asta Hemenway

Former Politics Reporting Fellow

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