Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said Tuesday he has no timeline for launching a bid for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) role as the top Republican in the conference.
Scott, 71, has said he is “seriously considering” entering the contest for the top job, but he declined to discuss anything but his own reelection at a press conference held at the Conservative Partnership Institute, located just off the Capitol complex.
“It’s an honor to be here at this press conference for Rick Scott for majority leader,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said in what was the only mention of the senator’s leadership ambitions at the event organized by Scott’s team.
Instead, the Florida senator said he is focused squarely on his reelection this November and will not get into his plans beyond
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