Bobby Scott actually said...

Republicans took away people’s health care, took away their nutrition benefits to cut taxes for the wealthy and ran up $3 trillion in debt. And so they’re getting people to talk about Epstein so that people won’t find it out. … Any discussion about Epstein diverts attention from what we ought to be talking about.

Context

Scott criticizes Republicans for using the Epstein issue to distract from health care cuts.

07/29/2025

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