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Frontline PBS: ‘How Mitch McConnell Helped Pave The Way For Donald Trump’s Presidency’

Source:PBS– then U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) “Through his actions in 2016, “Mitch McConnell brought about the election of someone who, in almost every particular, he deplored,” conservative columnist George Will says in this excerpt from the … Continue reading

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: Motion-To-Vacate

Source:C-SPAN– Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) talking to reporters. “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) praised former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Wednesday, the day after the historic 216–210 House vote to remove him from office. “We had … Continue reading

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Politico: Caitlin Emma: ‘Senators Reveal Bipartisan Plan To Avert Shutdown For 7 Weeks’

Source:Politico– left to right; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat, New York) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) “The measure effectively punts bigger fights on Ukraine aid and disaster relief in order to move the agreement more quickly … Continue reading

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Forbes Magazine: ‘Lindsey Graham Blasts Rand Paul For Holding Up Aid To Ukraine’

Source:Forbes Magazine– left to right: U.S. Senator’s Rand Paul (Republican, Kentucky) & Lindsey Graham (Republican, South Carolina) Source:The New Democrat “In remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke about aid to Ukraine.” From Forbes Magazine As I … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Senator John McCain On Senator Rand Paul: ‘The Senator From Kentucky is Now Working For Vladimir Putin’

Source:C-SPAN– U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican, Arizona) Source:The New Democrat “Senator John McCain (R-AZ) on Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) following the Senator’s objection to a bill advancing Montenegro’s bid to join NATO. “The Senator from Kentucky is now working for … Continue reading

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The Onion: ‘Trump Base Celebrates President For Standing Up To The Constitution’

Source:The New Democrat “WASHINGTON—Enthusiastically praising the commander-in-chief for holding firm in the face of opposition, Donald Trump’s political base cheered on the president Friday for standing up to the U.S. Constitution. “He stayed strong and really showed the Constitution who’s … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Matt Welch: ‘Republicans: We Have To Cut Taxes Because We’re Too Cowardly To Cut Spending’

Source:The New Democrat According to Wikipedia. ‘Fiscal conservatism is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt. Fiscal Conservatives advocate the avoidance of deficit spending, the reaction of overall government spending and national debt, and ensuring balanced budgets.’ … Continue reading

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The Ripon Society: Gregory Koger: ‘Preserve The Filibuster- Protect People From Political Parties’

Source:The Ripon Society– Gregory Koger. Source:The New Democrat “Should Senate Republicans abolish the filibuster? The filibuster is not specifically established by the U.S. Constitution. Then again, neither are political parties. Indeed, one could argue that the filibuster has persisted because … Continue reading

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Slate: Issac Chotiner Interviewing Norm Ornstein- The Fight Over Antonin Scalia’s SCOTUS Replacement

Source:The New Democrat I would love to say I’m even surprised to see Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and Chairman Chuck Grassley and their flat-out obstructionism when to comes to filling Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. But … Continue reading

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The Federalist: David Harsanyi: Republicans, Don’t Be Hypocrites On The Filibuster

Source:The New Democrat Senate Republicans, have all the motivation in the world to not only be in favor of the filibuster, but to want to keep it even though they’re current in the majority in this Congress. They could easily … Continue reading

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