Capitol Report (Feb. 17): Sen. Scott Clarifies Stance on Cutting Social Security; Navy Removes Another Vaccine Requirement

Steve Lance
By Steve Lance
February 17, 2023Capitol Report
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) clarifies his budget plan, saying he never wanted to cut Social Security, after taking heat from members of his own party, including former President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers are questioning President Joe Biden’s decision to fire missiles at objects now deemed likely benign balloons. And the White House tells NTD whether the American public will eventually find out what they were.

A third of the Senate is out of the country. The United States has sent one of its largest delegations ever to the Munich Security Conference. Find out which country wasn’t invited—for the first time in 20 years.

Vaccine mandates are still in place across many sectors of society, but the U.S. military is taking another step in removing vaccine-related mandates in the armed forces.

Washington, D.C., is trying to change its criminal code. An expert joins us to discuss the current dispute and how a divided Washington is coming together, sort of.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is one of the highest-profile Republican attorney generals in the country. Paxton has been under investigation in his state, but now the investigation appears to be heading to Washington.

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