Sen. Rick Scott is launching a plan for how the country should tackle its growing economic headaches as Republicans face rising voter affordability concerns heading into the midterms.
The Florida Republican, who has garnered 2028 White House speculation, will announce the “Rescuing America” project in a video to be published Tuesday, according to details first shared with POLITICO.
“I put together a project with one goal — to educate the American public on how our economy has drastically changed, how the American dream is out of reach for so many, and how we can fix it,” Scott says in the video.
Scott’s plan comes as the party is facing a wave of voter frustration about the economy — a dynamic he appeared to acknowledge in the video.
“The question is not whether people are angry — they are,” he says. “The question is who provides the answers.”
Scott’s project will include additional videos aimed at confronting America’s biggest economic challenges, as well as a lengthy speaking tour at economic events around the country, according to a person granted knowledge to describe Scott’s plans.
The pitch at those events will include laying out fiscal steps like cutting spending and the national debt, regulatory changes and reforms to social safety net programs as well as structural changes in Washington, including term limits, according to details reviewed by POLITICO.
Scott, in Tuesday’s video, added that his plan focuses on “holding Washington accountable” and “fixing this broken system.”
Scott’s decision to roll out an economy-focused project comes as GOP colleagues widely viewed him as being interested in running for the White House — a belief fueled in part by his recent travel to Iowa and plans to visit New Hampshire later this week.
It’s not the first time Scott has rolled out his own economic agenda. In 2022, he unveiled a “Rescue America” plan while he was also serving as chair of the Senate Republican campaign arm — a dynamic that sparked grumbling from fellow GOP senators who worried it would be used against their candidates.
Now Scott is chair of the conservative policy-focused Republican Steering Committee. He told POLITICO in an interview earlier this year that he is not planning to run for a third time this fall for Senate GOP leader.
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