U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) publicly thanked Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) for voting for Scott in Wednesday’s election for Senate Republican Leader.
“Thank you, @SenKatieBritt! Let’s get President Trump’s agenda done!” Scott posted to social media, confirming Britt’s support for him.
Lee – who is the chair of the conservative Steering Committee and a leading supporter of Scott’s candidacy – also posted, “Thank you, @KatieBrittforAL, for supporting @ScottforFlorida in his run for majority leader.”
Britt on Thursday morning joined “Alabama Morning News with JT” to discuss her support for Scott.
“[M]y biggest thing was I wanted change. I wanted to know how they would be different than the current leadership,” Britt explained of what she was looking for in leadership candidates.
“And for me, ultimately, that came down to Rick Scott,” she continued. “I had a list of questions. I wanted to know how the Senate could operate better, what they were going to do to advance the Trump agenda, how they were going to empower individual Senators – and not be a ‘super Senator’ like we see with Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell … So, I wanted to see who was ready for real change – and not just abstract conversation, but I wanted to hear, ‘What is your plan?’”
Britt outlined that after Lee’s candidate forum on Tuesday evening, she made her decision final to vote for Scott and called him before Wednesday morning’s vote to confirm her support.
“[T]here was no doubt, that when we look at needing change and we look at making sure that America’s voices are heard, that Rick was ready to just turn the applecart upside down and really move things in a different direction,” Britt remarked.
Britt concluded that Republicans are united and ready to advance President Trump’s agenda.
“The energy is just through the roof. People understand what the American people want, and I think everyone is ready to work diligently to get Trump’s agenda moving forward to actually make a difference. And look, we only have two years to do this, and that’s why we’ve got to get started.”
Despite a false list circulating on social media, only 9 Senators (in addition to Scott himself) have publicly stated they voted for Scott, who received 13 votes. Those 9 are: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Britt, Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Lee, Rand Paul (R-KY), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).
Grayson Everett is the state and political editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270
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