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24 Apr 2020, 11:00 am by doug
With tensions over corona virus and the financial meltdown left in its wake approaching the boiling point, on April 22, 2020 Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared ready to ditch the idea of bailing out strapped state governments, suggesting that the states might be better off filing bankruptcy cases instead. [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 9:49 pm by A
GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said straight out that his party's number one priority will be defeating President Obama in the next election. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 2:00 am by Jacob Dougherty
Early Wednesday morning, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took to the Senate floor to announce that they had reached a bipartisan deal. [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 5:13 am by Glenn Reynolds
(How does a right-thinking Christian go about asking Santa for Mitch McConnell’s head under the Christmas tree?) [read post]
17 Jul 2017, 1:02 pm by Barbara S. Mishkin
State bankers associations from all 50 states and Puerto Rico have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer urging them to support efforts to override the CFPB’s final arbitration rule under the Congressional Review Act. [read post]
4 May 2020, 5:32 pm by divi
Well, well, well, the Senator Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, made a statement on the Senate floor, saying that he will not consider any future aid dealing with the impact of COVID-19 unless the aid also includes liability or litigation protection for businesses and employees after businesses re-open. [read post]
13 Nov 2010, 7:53 pm by Glenn Reynolds
“Prominent leaders within the Tea Party movement have a warning for presumptive House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. [read post]
5 May 2011, 6:49 pm by James Hamilton
In a letter to President Obama, Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Banking Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby said that they would not consider confirming any person to be Director for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection until until the structure of the organization is changed. [read post]
8 May 2019, 4:40 pm by Howard Bashman
Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “Mitch McConnell Broke From Precedent Again To Confirm A Trump Judge; For the third time in history, the Senate advanced a judicial nominee over the objections of both home-state senators. [read post]
13 Sep 2010, 8:56 pm
By Mike Dorf With House minority leader John Boehner having indicated that, if push comes to shove, he would support extending the Bush tax cuts even without including extension for families earning over $250,000, and with Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell standing firm in opposing any extension that does not include the whole package, it's easy to get sucked into calculating political costs and benefits. [read post]
5 Jun 2007, 1:55 pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urging them to carefully consider the critical issues that affect the burgeoning innovation economy in California while developing comprehensive immigration reform that strengthens our borders and develops a practical way to deal with the undocumented residents who are already here. [read post]
25 Mar 2021, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated his support for a particular Kentucky state legislative proposal, which would reduce appointment power by the state’s governor (currently a Democrat) and increase power of the political parties with which the sitting senators are affiliated (currently the Republican party for both Kentucky senators). [read post]
12 Dec 2018, 6:08 am by David Markus
Mitch McConnell will bring the First Step Act to a Senate vote. [read post]
18 Nov 2014, 8:43 am by WIMS
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate Floor urging his colleagues to support Keystone XL jobs: "Later today, the Senate will vote on whether or not to send Congressman Cassidy's Keystone jobs bill to the President. [read post]