Category: Mitch McConnell

Republicans Won’t Support Rollback of Trump Tax Cuts to Pay for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan: McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan will face stiff opposition from Republicans if it involves raising taxes by undoing portions of the Trump administration’s landmark 2017 tax reforms. “The point of this is, this tax bill of 2017—undone—would create an extensive loss of jobs in…


McConnell-Aligned Super PAC Endorses Sen. Murkowski Amid Primary Threat

A top Republican super PAC endorsed Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) if she runs for reelection in 2022—after former President Donald Trump and Alaska’s GOP said they would work to primary her. The Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), said Murkowski has shown “conservative values” and noted that she voted…


McConnell Says Corporate Pushback Against Georgia Voting Law Is ‘Economic Blackmail’ and Disinformation

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday admonished corporate leaders for their criticism of Georgia’s new voting law, accusing them of falling for “absurd disinformation” and of “dabbling in behaving like a woke parallel government.” “Our private sector must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex,” McConnell said in a statement. “Americans do not need…


McConnell: Corporate Pushback Against Georgia Voting Law Is ‘Economic Blackmail’ and Disinformation

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday admonished corporate leaders for their criticism of Georgia’s new voting law, accusing them of falling for “absurd disinformation” and of “dabbling in behaving like a woke parallel government.” “Our private sector must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex,” McConnell said in a statement. “Americans do not need…


McConnell Responds to Speculation He’s Leaving Senate: ‘Not Going Anywhere’

“I’m not going anywhere” is how Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) responded after Kentucky’s legislature passed a law that he supported requiring an appointment to a Kentucky Senate seat vacancy be from the same political party as the lawmaker who is departing. Because McConnell supported the measure, it drew speculation that the 79-year-old senator, who…


McConnell: Democrats’ Infrastructure Proposal Will Be ‘Trojan Horse’ of Massive Tax Hikes, Job-Killing Policies

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday said that he expects Democrats’ infrastructure proposal will likely be a “Trojan horse” that includes other Democratic priorities such as tax hikes. “We’re hearing the next few months might bring a so-called ‘infrastructure’ proposal that may actually be a Trojan horse for massive tax hikes and other…


Pelosi Wants Commission Investigating Capitol Breach to Focus on ‘Domestic Terrorism’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended her proposal of a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, saying that the probe must focus on what she deemed “domestic terrorism,” rather than a broader scope of political violence. “We have a domestic terrorism challenge in this country,” Pelosi said during…


McConnell Says He’ll ‘Absolutely’ Back the GOP’s 2024 Presidential Nominee, Even If It’s Trump

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that he would “absolutely” vote for former President Donald Trump if he became the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. “There’s a lot to happen between now and ’24. I’ve got at least four members that I think are planning on running for president, plus some governors or others….


McConnell Says He’d Back Trump If He Wins 2024 Nomination

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that he would “absolutely” vote for former President Donald Trump if he became the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. “There’s a lot to happen between now and ’24. I’ve got at least four members that I think are planning on running for president, plus some governors or others….


Video: Facts Matter (Feb. 17): Trump Says GOP Won’t Win With Mitch McConnell, Plans to Back MAGA Primary Candidates

Former President Donald Trump released a statement, basically throwing down the gauntlet by calling Mitch McConnell a “dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack” who is responsible for his party’s devastating loss of the Senate. He then went on to note that Mitch McConnell cannot be trusted on China because of his family’s ties to the…