Rick Scott Breaks with McConnell on Gun Bill

Playbook: “GOP announcements of opposition to the Senate gun bill are tumbling out of Congress. The latest to declare that he will vote against it is Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). Scott, of course, is not just the junior senator from Florida; he’s also the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.”

“In the wake of the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Scott signed a bill that has some similarities to what’s been drafted in the Senate. But it’s not similar enough, according to Scott. So once again, on a major national policy issue, Scott is parting ways with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who supports the gun bill.”