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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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May 4, 2021

One percent of my focus is on stopping this new administration.

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May 4, 2021

Our president will not secure a lasting legacy through go-it-alone radicalism. Whatever the Democrats do get done through partisan brute force will be fragile, a president who talked a big game about cutting deals, bringing people…

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May 4, 2021

One hundred percent of our focus is on stopping this new administration. One hundred percent of my focus is on standing up to this administration.

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May 4, 2021

his only focus -- his words -- is stopping Joe Biden

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May 4, 2021

To sum it up, we`re happy to take a look at an infrastructure package that`s what basically both sides agree is infrastructure, and we`re not willing to pay for it by undoing the 2017 tax bill.

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May 3, 2021

I don’t think there’ll be any Republican support. Not zero for the $4.1 trillion grab bag, which has infrastructure in it but a whole lot of other stuff.

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May 3, 2021

Zero Republican votes promised in advance for infrastructure, for the American families plan, zero, none, no matter what talks happen.

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May 3, 2021

My view is our colleagues on the other side of the aisle just can't resist stretching out the pandemic using it as a rationale for additional spending far beyond what is best for the country.

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May 3, 2021

There will be zero Republicans voting for it.

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Apr 29, 2021

Well, I`m going to support the nominated Republican Party. I do predict however, there`s going to be a robust competition for the nomination.

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Apr 28, 2021

America heard a lengthy liberal daydream. We heard about the so-called Jobs Plan packed with punitive tax hikes at exactly the time our nation needs a recovery.

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Apr 25, 2021

Now`s the time we learn whether Democrats really want to jump-start actual public works projects, or whether infrastructure was only ever intended as a wrapping paper for unrelated gifts to the far left.

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Apr 21, 2021

Mitch McConnell had insisted, insisted, that there would be zero Republican votes for Vanita Gupta.

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Apr 21, 2021

Assemble a patchwork of left wing social engineering programs and want to label it infrastructure. Without serious permitting reform, Mr. President, it won`t build back better. It`ll build back never.

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Apr 20, 2021

The DNA of the Green New Deal is all over President Biden`s legislative proposals.

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Apr 15, 2021

McConnell has now said he would also support Trump if he was the Republican nominee in 2024 as well.

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Apr 14, 2021

This mistake in Afghanistan is one of several essences of this new administration surrendering leverage without making America our allies, or our interests more secure.

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Apr 13, 2021

Unfortunately, this mistake in Afghanistan is one of several instances of this new administration`s surrendering leverage without making America, our allies or our interests more secure.

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Apr 13, 2021

The House previously passed the statehood bill last year but Senate majority leader at the time, Mitch McConnell, is now a minority leader, refused to take it up in the Senate.

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Apr 11, 2021

Biden have won the nomination, but Sanders won the war over what the Democratic Party is these days.

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Apr 7, 2021

I didn`t say that very artful there yesterday. They`re certainly entitled to be involved politics. They are. My principal complaint is they didn`t read the darn bill.

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Apr 7, 2021

If I were running a major corporation, I would stay out of politics. I`m not talking about political contributions.

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Apr 6, 2021

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says corporations should stay the heck out of politics but keep the money coming to the GOP.

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Apr 6, 2021

I think this is quite stupid to jump in the middle of a highly controversial issue.

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Apr 6, 2021

My warning, if you will, to corporate America is to stay out of politics. It`s not what you`re designed for.

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