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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives as Senate Republicans gather in the historic Old Senate Chamber for debate as they choose their leadership, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., an ally of former President Donald Trump, is challenging longtime GOP leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader; Scott’s bid rejected

By Lisa Mascaro, Brian Slodysko and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, speaks to reporters briefly following a closed-door meeting where the Republican Conference held leadership elections, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rick Scott launches long-shot bid to unseat Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., arrives to speak before former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Rick Scott puts McConnell in crosshairs for losing Senate, won’t rule out bid for GOP leader

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., arrives to speak before former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Sen. Rick Scott mum on whether he will pursue GOP leader position

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2022. Mr. Scott, head of the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, said on June 23, 2022, that he will vote against the bipartisan gun bill that has won the blessing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, putting more distance between the two powerbrokers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

Rick Scott on future of safety net programs: ‘We have got to start being honest with the public’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2022. Mr. Scott, head of the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, said on June 23, 2022, that he will vote against the bipartisan gun bill that has won the blessing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, putting more distance between the two powerbrokers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

GOP Senate majority closer to reality because of Rick Scott’s leadership

By Michael McKenna

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Sen. Rick Scott condemns Paul Pelosi attack as ‘despicable’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event in Malvern, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson, File)

Rick Scott bullish on GOP retaking Senate, says Pennsylvania race ‘hardest’ for Republicans

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

This combination of photos shows North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., left, and Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley, right, during a televised debate on Oct. 7, 2022, at Spectrum News 1 studio in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

GOP’s Budd pulls ahead in N.C. Senate showdown, Beasley enlists Dave Matthews to energize Dem voters

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2022. Mr. Scott, head of the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, said on June 23, 2022, that he will vote against the bipartisan gun bill that has won the blessing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, putting more distance between the two powerbrokers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

Scott blasts McConnell, other GOP critics for ‘treasonous’ remarks on candidate quality

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2022. Mr. Scott, head of the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, said on June 23, 2022, that he will vote against the bipartisan gun bill that has won the blessing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, putting more distance between the two powerbrokers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

Gun bill drives another wedge between NRSC Chair Rick Scott and GOP leader Mitch McConnell

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2022. He was talking about President Joe Biden's first year as president. Two widely supported bills are encountering delays in the Senate. The House easily approved the measures last week with broad bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

NRSC Chair Rick Scott declares ‘I will vote no’ on bipartisan gun bill

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Democrats and the real source of higher taxes by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The Democrats want to increase both taxes and energy prices

By Michael McKenna

Democrats: The Party of Tax Increases Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Democrats, not Republicans, are the party of tax increases

By Alex Hendrie

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger, right, presents Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine with a silicon wafer on Jan. 21, 2022, in Newark, Ohio, where Intel announced it will invest $20 billion to build two computer chip factories on a 1,000-acre site in Licking County, Ohio, just east of Columbus. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

Senate Republicans chip away at $52 billion incentive for semiconductor manufacturers

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey gives his state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Republican ‘unforced errors’ threaten path to Senate control

By Steve Peoples and Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

Illustration on legislation for country-of-origin labeling and China by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Consumers deserve the chance to buy safe, American-made products

By Michael Stumo

In this March 25, 2020, file photo Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., attends a news conference about the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. Scrambling to address voting concerns amid a pandemic, election officials from Nevada to Florida are scaling back or eliminating opportunities for people to cast ballots in person. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Sen. Rick Scott blasts Kodak CEO for apologizing to China

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Arizona governor, Florida senator blast Biden over border

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

In this file photo, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to examine the January 6th attack on the Capitol. (Erin Scott/The New York Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Sen. Rick Scott woos CPAC to bridge divide between Trump, Mitch McConnell

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times