Tag Archives: Mitch McConnell

McConnell: Infrastructure Bill Is Godsend For Kentucky

Lexington’s CBS News affiliate reports: Monday afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took a trip to Morehead to tour AppHarvest’s facility. After his tour with AppHarvest founder and CEO Jonathan Webb, Senator McConnell addressed dozens of the facility’s workers and gave a glowing review of the facility. He hopes money could come from the American Rescue Plan Act to help …

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McConnell Wrote Trump’s Foreword In His Own Memoir

The Guardian reports: Donald Trump once described Mitch McConnell as his “ace in the hole” and wrote, in a foreword to the Senate Republican leader’s autobiography, that he “couldn’t have asked for a better partner” in Washington. Except, according to Trump, he didn’t. Speaking to the Washington Post for a profile of the Senate minority leader published on Monday, Trump …

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McConnell Joins Trump In Endorsing Herschel Walker

Fox News reports: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday endorsed former NFL star Herschel Walker’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, a key battleground state the GOP hopes to flip from blue to red in next year’s midterm elections. In doing so, the Kentucky senator joins former President Donald Trump in backing Walker, who briefly played for …

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Republican Senators Again Block Voting Rights Bill

Reuters reports: A bill aimed at thwarting restrictive new voting laws enacted in Republican-led states failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers blocked a Democratic effort to begin debating the measure. The Senate voted 49-51 to end debate on whether to bring up the bill, known as the Freedom to Vote Act, falling short of …

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GOP Hypocrites Launch “Spending Spree” Attack Ads

The Washington Post reports: A Republican group with close ties to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will launch a new front Wednesday in the ad wars over the Democratic domestic policy bill, opening a $10 million ad campaign targeting three vulnerable senators. One Nation, the issue advocacy arm of the Senate Leadership Fund, plans to air television, radio and digital …

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Report: Most Senate Republicans Oppose Trump 2024

The Hill reports: Senate Republicans, with a few exceptions, are hoping that former President Trump does not announce his intention to run again for president. These GOP senators definitely don’t want to see Trump announce a bid before the 2022 midterm elections, fearing that could sink their hopes of winning back the Senate. More broadly, they’re generally reluctant to see …

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McConnell Vows To Block Next Debt Ceiling Vote

The Washington Post reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday vowed that Republicans will not offer any more assistance to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. In a letter sent to President Biden, McConnell made clear he would be willing to allow the United States to default on its national debt rather than work with Democrats. The letter came …

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Trump Rages About “Gutless Stupid Fucker” McConnell

The Federalist reports: As we sat down in his second-floor office, the former president was watching Fox News, where I’m a contributor. He asked me what I thought of various Fox personalities. When he got to Bret Baier, who hosts “Special Report,” I complimented him. Baier was interviewing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. I would later learn it was the …

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Senate Votes 61-38 To Increase Federal Debt Ceiling

NPR reports: The Senate has passed a bill to increase the federal debt ceiling, after weeks of tense cross-aisle negotiations regarding the looming threat of the country defaulting on its debt. The legislation was approved Thursday night along party lines, with a simple majority. An earlier procedural vote required Republicans to get to 60 votes. It got 61. House approval …

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Hannity Calls For Deposing McConnell As GOP Leader

“Now, if Mitch McConnell doesn’t believe in these principles then he really is not in the position to be the leader of the Republicans in the Senate, it’s that simple. Now we’ll have Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz on together in the top of the next hour, we’ll ask them where they stand. I know they’re both, you know, they’re …

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Schumer Announces Temporary Deal On Debt Ceiling

ABC News reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blinked after a three-month stalemate with Democrats. Democrats appear to have taken a deal that many in the caucus acknowledge is little more than kicking the can down the road. But as aides and members have made clear to over the course of the last 15 hours, what other choice was there? …

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McConnell Blocks Bid To Bypass Filibuster On Debt

The Hill reports: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) blocked an effort by Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to bypass the 60-vote legislative filibuster on a debt ceiling hike. Schumer tried to get an agreement to set up a simple majority vote on a bill to suspend the nation’s borrowing limit, which would bypass the filibuster and let Democrats raise …

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Senate GOP Blocks Bill To Raise Federal Debt Ceiling

CNN reports: Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate on Monday. The move comes after Republicans had insisted that Democrats act alone to address the debt limit and leaves Congress without a clear plan to keep the government open with the threat of a potential shutdown …

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McConnell “Glad To Share” That He Just Got Booster

The Insider reports: “I’m glad to share that a few minutes ago I received a booster vaccination for COVID-19,” McConnell said as he began his speech. “All throughout the pandemic, I’ve followed the best advice from experts, and especially from my own healthcare providers.” “It was an easy decision to receive a booster,” he continued. “I’m a survivor of childhood …

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Senate GOP To Block Vote On Raising Debt Ceiling

The Washington Post reports: Senate Republicans on Monday prepared to block a bill that would fund the government, provide billions of dollars in hurricane relief and stave off a default in U.S. debts, part of the party’s renewed campaign to undermine President Biden’s broader economic agenda. The GOP’s expected opposition is sure to deal a death blow to the measure, …

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WSJ: Trump Seeks Challenger To Depose McConnell

The Hill reports: Former President Trump is vetting possible candidates to remove Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) from his leadership position, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the situation told the Journal that Trump has been speaking with senators and allies to gauge if there is any interest in deposing McConnell, though lawmakers and aides told …

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McConnell Shrugs Off GOP Calls To Impeach Biden

Mediaite reports: Some Republicans have said Biden should be impeached over the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, including Senator Lindsey Graham and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. During an event in Kentucky, McConnell was asked about whether Republicans would push for impeachment. “The president is not going to be removed from office with a Democratic House and a narrowly Democratic Senate. That’s not …

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McConnell: It Serves No Purpose To Call Out Vax Lies

The American Independent reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked on Monday why he has not called out members of his caucus for their dangerous anti-mask and anti-vaccine rhetoric. The Kentucky Republican said he did not think speaking out against other people was helpful. “I don’t think it serves any particular purpose to start criticizing others,” told a reporter …

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McConnell Credits Biden For Infrastructure Passage

The Wall Street Journal reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell credited President Biden with helping to get the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed in the Senate, but said he doesn’t anticipate many more opportunities for Republicans to work with Democrats. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the Kentucky Republican also dismissed criticism from former President Donald Trump …

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Elaine Chao Named To Kroger’s Board Of Directors

Cincinnati Public Radio reports: Cincinnati-based Kroger is naming former U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to its board of directors. Chao was elected to serve until the board’s annual meeting next June, when she’ll stand for election by shareholders. Chao also served as the U.S. labor secretary under President George W. Bush, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to serve …

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