Sen. Rick Scott said Thursday that every Republican senator should be active in getting a debt ceiling deal across the finish line, as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and this team have taken a backseat in negotiations to let the newly empowered House Republican majority try to resolve the impasse with the White House.
“There is no solution in the Senate,” the Kentucky Republican said during a press conference on Tuesday. “The president and the speaker need to reach an agreement to get us past this impasse. That’s my message going down to the White House meeting.” “We are here to support what Kevin McCarthy is trying to do,” Scott said at the press conference on Wednesday, a similar message conveyed by every senator who spoke at the news conference.