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1 May 2020, 9:29 am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, opposed what he called “blue state bailouts” and said the federal government should just let suffering ... [read post]
1 May 2020, 7:11 am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned of an “avalanche” of lawsuits that will stymie economic recovery efforts if Congress does not act quickly. [read post]
29 Apr 2020, 12:45 pm
The "liability shield" could loom large in league plans. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 4:55 pm
Here’s what will work,” John Bellinger, Washington Post op-ed, 4/23/20 “Congress hands Obama first veto override,” Politico, 9/28/16 MCCONNELL STATE BANKRUPTCY COMMENTS Clip: Mitch McConnell expresses support for allowing states to go bankrupt, Hugh Hewitt radio show, 4/22/20 “McConnell takes flak after suggesting bankruptcy for states rather than bailouts,” Washington Post, 4/23/20 SUPREME COURT Ramos v. [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 3:14 pm
Mitch McConnell’s staggering idiotic idea that states should declare “bankruptcy” in response to the economic disaster of the COVID pandemic. [read post]
26 Apr 2020, 4:17 pm
This could be the last coronavirus relief legislation until May, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the Senate plans to “take a pause” in order to carefully consider any further funding, over worries that states are using money meant to deal with COVID-19 for other matters. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 11:00 am
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]
24 Apr 2020, 7:13 am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said removing the immunity of foreign governments could have “unintended ramifications” and tried to blame the Obama administration for “failure to communicate early about the potential consequences. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 4:28 pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday opened the door to allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy to deal with economic losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that are punching big holes in their budgets. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 9:42 am
So Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says States should be able to file for bankruptcy, to get out of their pension obligations. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 10:01 am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly rejected the proposal. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 5:16 am
Mitch McConnell is probably not all that persuasive on Zoom. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 2:53 am
A spokesperson for Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said following the briefing that the senator had been in touch with the White House and “shared [the president’s] continued frustration with the process,” but also that “under Senate rules [he] will take consent from [Democratic Minority] Leader Schumer. [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 3:03 am
” He pointed to the relationship between One Nation, a 501(c)(4) group, and the Senate Leadership Fund (a so-called “527 Super-PAC”), closely associated with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and evidence — through political spending reports and voluntary disclosures — of corporate money flowing through One Nation to this Fund. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 10:16 am
In the April 20, 2020 issue of The New Yorker: Jane Mayer has “A Reporter at Large” article headlined “How Mitch McConnell Became Trump’s Enabler-in-Chief; The Senate Majority Leader’s refusal to rein in the President is looking riskier than ever. [read post]
5 Apr 2020, 4:26 am
On Senate floor Mitch McConnell rips a federal holiday for Election Day as part of a “power grab” by Democrats to win elections. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 2:00 am
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]
24 Mar 2020, 10:42 am
It is not tied to maintenance of employment in the McConnell bill. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 9:32 am
Only comity would suggest otherwise, and Mitch McConnell has indicated over and over again that he has no regard whatsoever for the norms of comity. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 12:29 pm
When asked about the potential for remote voting in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell responded simply, “We’ll not be doing that. [read post]
