Post by CMF Newsman on Jul 24, 2012 5:44:53 GMT -5
WASHINGTON, DC -- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday said the Senate will be “much busier” in 2013 should the GOP take control of the upper chamber, criticizing what he said is the Democrats’ penchant for closing up shop at 6 p.m.
In an interview with The Hill, McConnell detailed how he would run the Senate, vowing to pass a budget, repeal “Obama-Care” and reform entitlement programs.
He thinks Senate lawmakers need to work harder, which means keeping longer hours and taking politically difficult votes. This might cause grumbling among his rank and file, but McConnell has warned them to buckle down for a heavy lift next year.
“What has done significant damage to the institution is not doing the things that we’re supposed to do — passing a budget, for example,” he said.
thehill.com/homenews/senate/239645-mcconnell-promises-busy-senate-under-gop
In an interview with The Hill, McConnell detailed how he would run the Senate, vowing to pass a budget, repeal “Obama-Care” and reform entitlement programs.
He thinks Senate lawmakers need to work harder, which means keeping longer hours and taking politically difficult votes. This might cause grumbling among his rank and file, but McConnell has warned them to buckle down for a heavy lift next year.
“What has done significant damage to the institution is not doing the things that we’re supposed to do — passing a budget, for example,” he said.
thehill.com/homenews/senate/239645-mcconnell-promises-busy-senate-under-gop