Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]

Guess Who Isn't Coming to Dinner

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

...holiday break, and few Republicans want to return to Washington for a party packed with Democrats. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell received an invitation but decided to skip the dinner. Some top Democrats also found themselves out of the loop. Se

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Pressure Builds Over Obama's Afghanistan Plan

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

“I had hoped — and I still hope — that the president's going to make the right decision here, which is to keep the pressure on,” Senator Mitch McConnell of ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Here's Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaking Saturday evening during the debate over the debate on health care reform: "We know that ...

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Carly Fiorina

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

CBS, Face The Nation: Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). • CNN, State Of The Union: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Brian Beutler reports on Talking Points Memo that Republican senators like Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.m Judd Gregg, RN.H., and John Ensign, ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

The Senate minority leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was in Kentucky Monday speaking to the Oldham County Chamber of Commerce and said he is fired up ...

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Bipartisanship can hinder progress

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Sen. Mitch McConnell, the minority leader in the Senate, said last week that every Republican would vote against cloture on the Senate health care bill ...

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Republican Senators Vow to Filibuster Election Day

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

In a move that surprised only David Gregory, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that members of his party will work to filibuster ...

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Attorney of Palin Critic Speaks Out

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Once perfected, Pinocchio serum also would be useful to find out whether Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell really supports health care reform and, ...

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'Special Report' Panel on Health Care Reform Debate in Senate; Sarah Palin's ...

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

I think the person who really deserves credit Mitch McConnell for keeping all Republicans onboard in opposition. He is going to at least — at this stage ...

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No rest for Sen. Reid in healthcare debate

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...the time it actually goes into effect." Senate Republicans nearly universally oppose the measure. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called the bill a "job killer" on Sunday's talk show circuit, The Washington Post reported. Reid said th

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell received an invitation but decided to skip the dinner. "Sen. mcconnell is with his constituents this week and will be ...

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Negotiations begin anew over health bill

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...ever is, and the time it actually goes into effect." With Republicans almost universally opposed — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the bill a "job killer" on CNN's State of the Union— advancing the bill will require Reid to focus on th

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Hey Republicans, Where's the Beef?

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

They were topped only by Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's final speech right before the cloture vote. He did what family therapists call the ...

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Geithner defended himself and the actions taken by the Obama administration aimed at improving the economy. Sen. Mitch mcconnell (R., Ky. ...

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McConnell: Dems Proceed at 2010 Peril

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

29, 2008 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. answers a question ...

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Historic health care bill passes key Senate hurdle

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

...to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, center, shows copy of the Democratic health care reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

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Senators Size Up Next Steps in Health Care Debate

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

"If you expect Mitch mcconnell to roll in a wheelbarrow with a Republican 2000-page bill, it's not going to happen," Alexander told "Fox News Sunday. ...

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Lawmakers Say More Needs to Be Done on Jobs, Economy

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Rather than passing this job-killing health-care bill, why don't we concentrate on getting the economy in better shape,” Sen. Mitch mcconnell (R., Ky. ...

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Health Care Bill Still Faces Huge Hurdles in the Senate

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

...on the Senate floor, but still harbored serious reservations about provisions in the bill. Republicans - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and senators Tom Coburn, Kay Bailey Hutchison and Lamar Alexander - asserted that the public is opposed to th

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