After receiving bipartisan criticism over the income tax plan he released earlier in the week, Senator Rick Scott took the stage Saturday at CPAC and defended the proposal — while ignoring the most controversial part of it.
Critics accused Scott of wanting to raise taxes on tens of millions of people.
"I hope they do because my response is, 'Bring it on,'" Scott said."We have no fear for standing up for what is right to rescue this country."Scott didn't mention the tax portion of his plan, but the proposals he did touch on were popular with the CPAC crowd. The largest applause came when Scott talked about finishing the wall along the southern border that former President Donald Trump campaigned on.
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