Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday suggested that Senate Republicans aren’t anxious to consider Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 15-week national abortion ban even if the party takes the majority next year. The bill, unveiled by Graham earlier the same day and dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, would impose criminal penalties…
McConnell Suggests He’s Unwilling to Consider Graham’s 15-Week Abortion Ban
McConnell Suggests GOP Senators Not Keen to Consider Graham’s 15-week Abortion Ban
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday suggested that Senate Republicans aren’t anxious to consider Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 15-week national abortion ban even if the party takes the majority next year. The bill, unveiled by Graham earlier the same day and dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, would impose criminal penalties…
Grassley Optimistic About GOP Flipping Senate After Gloomy Predictions From McConnell
Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) suggested in a recent interview that he disagrees with past statements by GOP leadership downplaying Republican prospects in the 2022 midterms. Currently, members of both parties are preparing for a tough battle as Democrats seek to hold on to a slim majority in the evenly-divided Senate and Republicans…
Sen. Rick Scott Decries ‘Treasonous’ Republicans for ‘Trash Talking’ GOP Senate Candidates
September 2, 2022
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), took a jab at “treasonous” Republicans for “trash talking” GOP Senate candidates. The statement seemed to be in part a response to comments from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has suggested that “candidate quality” may prevent Republicans from retaking the majority…
Trump-Backed Senate Candidates Have A ‘Good Chance of Winning’: McConnell
August 30, 2022
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Aug. 29 opined that GOP Senate hopefuls with former President Donald Trump’s backing have a “good chance of winning” in November. McConnell has long had an adversarial relationship with the former president. That rift has only grown further in recent years as McConnell has tried to turn the…
McConnel Mum About Cheney’s Primary Defeat
August 18, 2022
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been mum about Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) primary loss to contender Harriet Hageman on Aug 16, in spite of several bids to defend her in the past. Both McConnell and a representative for the second-ranking Senate Republican, GOP Whip John Thune (R-S.D), refused requests for comment on the matter from Fox…
China Competition Bill Will Fail If Democrats Pursue Revised Build Back Better Bill: McConnell
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on July 7 that Republicans will block the passage of a bill to increase U.S. competitiveness with China if Democrats do not drop efforts to revive the Build Back Better (BBB) social spending package. In December 2021, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) effectively killed the $1.75 trillion BBB…
White House Criticizes Mitch McConnell For Threatening Semiconductor Bill
July 1, 2022
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The Biden administration has rebuked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for threatening withdrawal of Republican support regarding a semiconductor bill if Democrats move ahead with their economic reconciliation bill. “The Republican Senate leader is holding hostage a bipartisan package [semiconductor bill] to strengthen American competitiveness versus China, that would yield hundreds of thousands of…
McConnell Says Gun Bill Will ‘Protect Second Amendment Rights of Law-Abiding Citizens’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) defended the gun agreement worked out by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers during a June 22 speech on the Senate floor. McConnell said the bill would protect the rights of gun owners while also undercutting gun violence. In the wake of a school shooting that left 19 children and…
McConnell: Bipartisan Negotiations Looking at Mental Illness, School Safety After Mass Shooting
May 31, 2022
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says Republicans are working across the aisle to try to reach a compromise bill to respond to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting with a focus on mental illness and school safety. The Uvalde shooting left 19 children as well as two teachers dead, and has prompted lawmakers on both…
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