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Jan 20 2015
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Mitch McConnell urges Obama to use State of the Union to unify, not divide
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he hoped President Obama would use the State of the Union to highlight areas of agreement with the GOP-controlled Congress — but that’s not the tone he expects the president to strike.
“Any president in this situation has a choice. He can sort of act like he’s still running for office or he can focus on the things that we have a
Washington TimesDec 23 2014
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Mitch McConnell’s New Senate Goal: Turn Republican Dial to Yes
As he prepares to guide Republicans out of the wilderness of the Senate minority, Senator Mitch McConnell, the incoming majority leader, knows his real problem is not corralling mavericks in his party like Senator Ted Cruz. It is persuading other Senate Republicans conditioned to voting no that it is time to vote yes. “One of my challenges is to try to convince some of my members that passing
New York Times (News)Nov 06 2014
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John Boehner, Mitch McConnell Pledge Renewed Commitment To Obamacare Repeal
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Wednesday that a focus of the new Republican Congress would be repealing the Affordable Care Act.
HuffPostJan 07 2015
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Mitch McConnell: Obama will determine how much new Congress works
Ending gridlock in Washington will require a change of heart by President Obama, the Senate’s new leader said Wednesday in laying out terms for getting things done on Capitol Hill this year, now that Republicans have majorities in both chambers.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who was recognized as majority leader Tuesday, said in a commentary piece for CNN that Congress
Washington TimesMar 23 2021
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Senate filibuster reform would produce 'nuclear winter', says Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell, who was accused of laying waste to bipartisan co-operation in the Senate when he blocked a supreme court pick by Barack Obama then changed the rules to hurry through three picks for Donald Trump, has said that if Democrats do away with the filibuster, they will “turn the Senate into a sort of nuclear winter”.
The Republican minority leader, who himself invoked the “
The GuardianMay 15 2014
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Why Mitch McConnell, Senate's top Republican, is so vulnerable at home
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is revered among Kentucky Republicans. But anti-incumbent sentiment is abroad in the land for the 2014 midterms and a Democrat is charging hard.
Christian Science MonitorMay 16 2014
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Senate race: Mitch McConnell, Kentucky voters out of step on Obamacare?
Kentucky residents say Obamacare needs fixing, but they also find things to like about the states exchange kynect. That means the health care law may not be the spear tip that GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell up for reelection had hoped.
Christian Science MonitorJan 24 2014
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Bluegrass bravado: Untested Alison Lundergan Grimes takes on Mitch McConnell
POLITICO this week begins a yearlong series from the road on the hottest races of 2014. Today the second installment of a two-part look at the challengers seeking to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) the top target of tea party conservatives and national Democrats.
PoliticoFeb 28 2024
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Sen. McConnell To Step Away From Party Leadership
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky announced he is stepping down as the senate republican leader in November. Currently, McConnell is the longest serving senate leader in history. “He never really wanted to be anything else but the united states senate to never want to be president or vice president,” says Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson. Senator Mitch McConnell says
WEHT/WTVWNov 13 2014
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Nancy Pelosi Criticizes Media For Focusing On Her Age And Not Mitch McConnell's
Amid renewed focus on whether she should step down from leadership, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday sharply criticized what she said was a double standard for women in positions of power.
Pelosi was asked during her weekly press conference if she had given any thought to giving up her leadership post following tough losses for Democrats in last week's midterm
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