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On Medicare & Medicaid Anniversary Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Vows To Hold Rick Scott Accountable
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July 30, 2024
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On Medicare & Medicaid Anniversary Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Vows To Hold Rick Scott Accountable
Rick Scott Represents A State With One Of The Largest Populations Of Seniors, Yet He Continues To Double Down On His Plan To Sunset Medicare And Social Security
As Governor, Rick Scott Refused to Expand Medicaid, Leaving 1.4 Million Floridians Uninsured
Miami, FL – Today marks the 59th anniversary of Medicare, a critical health care program relied upon by over five million Floridians – and one that Rick Scott wants to cut. In response, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell released the following statement.
“Rick Scott is a thief who will stop at nothing to steal seniors’ hard-earned benefits,” said Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. “Seniors across the state have worked their entire lives to earn their Social Security and Medicare benefits, and yet Medicare fraudster Rick Scott thinks he has the right to rip them away in an instant. This fight is personal to me – I’ve seen firsthand how important these benefits are to my mother, and I promise that in the Senate I will protect Medicare and Social Security.”
Rick Scott will end Medicare as we know it, leaving millions of families uninsured and ripping away seniors’ hard-earned benefits.
- McConnell on Rick Scott’s plan to eliminate critical programs: “Unfortunately, that was the Scott plan, that’s not a Republican plan.” [The Hill, 2/9/23]
- “‘I think it will be a challenge for him to deal with this in his own reelection in Florida,’ McConnell quipped, adding that it is ‘a state with more elderly people than any other state in America.’” [The Hill, 2/9/23]
- Rick Scott tries to run from his record, but Americans know where he really stands. “That’s not true, Senator.” [CNN, 2/9/23]
- While Rick Scott lies to seniors on his record, his extreme agenda to eliminate critical programs has raised doubts with 75% of voters. [Florida Politics, 8/16/23]
