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Mitch McConnell

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Mitch McConnell is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a position he has held since 1985. A member of the Republican Party, McConnell has played a significant role in shaping legislative priorities and has served as the Senate Majority Leader since January 2015. Throughout his tenure, he has been involved in key policy areas including healthcare, tax reform, and judicial appointments. McConnell is known for his strategic leadership and has been a prominent figure in national politics, particularly during contentious legislative battles.

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Jun 20, 2021

One hundred percent of our focus is on stopping this new administration.

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Jun 20, 2021

There’s no rational basis for the federal government trying to take over all of American elections.

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Jun 18, 2021

I`m taking a look at all these new state laws. None of them are designed to suppress the vote.

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Jun 18, 2021

There will be, and I quote, zero Republicans who will vote for the infrastructure bill.

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Jun 18, 2021

I’ve taken a look at all these new state laws, and none of them are designed to suppress the vote. There’s no rational basis for the federal government trying to take over all of American elections in what is an extraordinarily dubious…

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Jun 18, 2021

The Times explains, 'Though some Republicans had previously expressed willingness to talk to Mr. Manchin about a potential elections compromise, it seems impossible to imagine even a few let alone 10 of them siding with Democrats on a…

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Jun 18, 2021

Mitch McConnell will go down as one of the most, if not the most effective legislators, if we measure legislative effectiveness in his capacity to impose his will.

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Jun 17, 2021

Senator Manchin, you aren’t going to get the ten Republican senators you would need to vote for your voting rights compromise.

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Jun 17, 2021

Mitch McConnell, the leader in the senate, pledged zero Republican senators will vote for a voting rights bill no matter what.

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Jun 17, 2021

It still turns the federal election commission from a judge and to a prosecutor equally unacceptable, totally inappropriate. All Republicans I think will oppose that as well.

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Jun 17, 2021

If the country is going to have any action, and you depends on voting rights, it is going to have to be without any Republicans.

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Jun 17, 2021

The plan endorsed by Stacey Abrams is no compromise.

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Jun 17, 2021

All Republicans I think will oppose that.

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Jun 16, 2021

I have taken a look at all these new state laws. And none of them are designed to suppress the vote. A revised version produced by one of the Democrats yesterday, which has been endorsed by Stacey Abrams, in what is extraordinarily dubious…

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Jun 15, 2021

As you know, Kentucky veterans have been waiting for a new VA medical facility in Louisville since 2006.

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Jun 14, 2021

I think it`s highly unlikely. In fact, no.

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Jun 14, 2021

My number one priority is make Barack Obama a failed presidency.

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Jun 14, 2021

Attorney General Barr served our nation with honor and with integrity. These latest attempts to tarnish his name bear the telltale signs of a witch hunt and the making.

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Jun 14, 2021

I`m 100 percent against Biden`s moving as agenda.

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Jun 14, 2021

It is highly unlikely I`d allow a confirmation vote in an election year.

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Jun 13, 2021

I do think the issue that you raise is the single most consequential thing I have done in my time as majority leader of the Senate. I preserved the Scalia vacancy for the Gorsuch appointment.

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Jun 13, 2021

I think, in the middle of a presidential election, if you have a Senate of the opposite party of the president, you have to go back to the 1880s to find the last time a vacancy was filled.

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Jun 11, 2021

Today`s report is one of the many reasons I`m confident in the ability of existing investigations to uncover all actionable facts about the events of January 6th. I`ll continue to support these efforts over any that seek to politicize the…

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Jun 9, 2021

We don’t have -- we don’t need a voting rights act because there’s -- we can’t discriminate on the basis of race.

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Jun 9, 2021

There`s no threat to the Voting Rights Law. It`s against the law to discriminate voting on the basis of race already.

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