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McConnell: It’s Time to Start Addressing the Country’s Priorities

October 26, 2007





Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Friday regarding the President’s call for action on spending bills. Friday marked the first time in 20 years that the Congress failed to send a single appropriations bill to the President this late in the year.



“Friday marks the first time in 20 years that Congress has gone this long without sending even a single appropriations bill down to the President for his signature.



“In addition, Congress is woefully behind in passing a clean veterans’ bill, fixing the middle-class tax hike, and working together to pass an SCHIP bill that the President will sign.



“Unless Congress acts soon, we’ll have troops in the field without a commitment from Congress to fund their mission. We ought to immediately provide our troops the funding they need.



“It’s time to start addressing the country’s priorities. All of these things need to be done, and soon.”



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McConnell: Rangel Tax Increase ‘Dead on Arrival’ in Senate

October 25, 2007





Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement regarding Congressman Rangel’s proposed $1.3 trillion tax hike, which, if passed, would be the largest tax hike in U.S. history:



“The last thing the American people need right now is a $1.3 trillion tax increase that would be a dangerous jolt to our economy. If such a proposal were to pass the House, it would be dead on arrival in the Senate.”



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McConnell: Democratic House Leadership Says ‘No’ to Bipartisan Solution, ‘Yes’ to Politics

October 25, 2007



‘Republicans are committed to finding common ground on this issue, but we cannot do it alone’



Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the flowing statement regarding House passage of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the urgent need to responsibly reauthorize this program:



“Today the Democratic leadership of the House missed a real opportunity. They said ‘yes’ to politics and ‘no’ to a bipartisan solution.



“Senate Republicans are committed to finding common ground on this issue, but we cannot do it alone. We must forge a bipartisan compromise to maintain current coverage and extend coverage to additional low-income kids which the President can sign.”



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