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5 Oct 2022, 2:01 am by Jen Patja Howell
Experts are all but unanimous on the need to reform the law, and both proposals have at least some bipartisan support, including from Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. [read post]
19 May 2015, 12:49 pm
In a letter sent today, groups spanning the political spectrum spoke out loudly against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Intelligence Chair Richard Burr's attempt to reauthorize Section 215 of the Patriot Act through July 2015. [read post]
17 Feb 2016, 8:58 am by WIMS
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - [statement on the day Justice Antonin Scalia died] "The American people‎ should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. [read post]
3 May 2014, 3:20 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from www.newyorker.com WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - A broad-based coalition of millionaires converged on Washington today to defeat a bill that would have increased the minimum wage for American workers to $10.10 an hour.Leaving behind their mansions and yachts, the millionaires were motivated by what they saw as an existential threat to the country, Mitch McConnell, a spokesman for the millionaires, said. [read post]
13 Nov 2012, 3:44 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
The ringleader of obstructionism in the Senate is its Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). [read post]
29 Jan 2021, 3:16 am
 Bonus fact: Mitch McConnell's full name is Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. [read post]
15 Oct 2018, 5:37 am by Staci Zaretsky
" [NBC News] * Per President Trump, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is “the greatest leader in history” because he's so awesome at pushing through conservative federal judges with lifetime appointments. [read post]
5 Aug 2019, 5:21 am by Staci Zaretsky
[Wall Street Journal] * Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claims that he "saved the Supreme Court for a generation" by denying Judge Merrick Garland a confirmation hearing because those shouldn't be held during presidential election years -- unless the president up for election is Donald Trump. [read post]
15 Sep 2020, 9:54 am
Attorney Todd Robinson to the Southern District of California.Law360 has GOP Leader Makes Late Drive To Leave 'No Vacancy Behind'Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has just shy of four weeks left before his chamber's 2020 session is relegated to lame-duck status, and with dozens of court nominees still on tap, the question hangs over Washington as to how many he can get confirmed before the November election.More than 60 seats remain unfilled in the federal… [read post]
20 Dec 2017, 11:41 am by Rich Vetstein
Final Bill Not Nearly As Bad As Feared With Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell and their minions burning the midnight legislative oil, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is set to pass with President Trump’s signature before Christmas. [read post]
13 Nov 2020, 7:48 am by Sam Turco
Unless both Georgia senate runoff races are won by the Democratic Party candidates, it appears that the United States Senate will still be ruled by the Republicans and Mitch McConnell. [read post]
15 Jun 2022, 4:20 am by Emma Snell
DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS A tentative bipartisan deal to toughen federal gun laws gained momentum yesterday after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) lent public support to the framework. [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 3:01 pm by Wendy Wright (US)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled the draft Senate health care reform bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 7:42 am by Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
” Seventeen Republicans, including Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, joined Democrats in voting to move forward with HR 3684, the “INVEST in America Act,” which aims to authorize funds for federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, transit programs, and other infrastructure projects. [read post]
10 Nov 2016, 7:08 am by Michael Geist
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed yesterday that the TPP would not be brought up for a vote this year, leaving Trump to decide on its future. [read post]