Rick Scott elected to lead bloc of Senate conservatives – Washington Examiner
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Rick Scott elected to lead bloc of Senate conservatives
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) will replace Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) as chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, a body representing the chamber’s most conservative members.
Scott was elected to the post unanimously in a Monday vote, according to a source familiar with the matter. As chairman, Scott will host weekly lunches attended by most of the Senate Republican Conference. The committee, an ideological caucus akin to the House Freedom Caucus, also helps conservatives strategize over policy and legislative floor tactics.
Lee ran the group for years but stepped down upon taking over the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
The election consolidates Scott’s role leading the Senate’s right flank. He lost a run to become majority leader in November but came close to placing second with the support of Steering members.
Scott also hosts weekly meetings with Senate conservatives and members of the Freedom Caucus at his home in Washington, D.C.
Lee relinquished his Steering role as the Senate began to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. The Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding confirmation hearings this week for two of them: Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior nominee, and Chris Wright, his choice for energy secretary.
Scott, for his part, took over the Senate Aging Committee at the start of the new Congress.
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