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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcConnell looks at longer workweeks for Senate to keep Dems from campaigning: report
More dirty tricks from this asshole.http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/383855-mcconnell-looks-at-longer-workweeks-for-senate-to-keep-dems-from-campaigning
McConnell looks at longer workweeks for Senate to keep Dems from campaigning: report
By Max Greenwood - 04/18/18 07:29 PM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reportedly looking to hold longer workweeks as a way to keep vulnerable Democratic senators off the campaign trail.
White House legislative director Marc Short told a group of GOP donors this week that McConnell planned to prolong the Senate's workweek in order to reduce the amount of time vulnerable Democrats spend campaigning, according to The Washington Examiner.
One GOP donor told the Examiner that the tactic is intended to keep Democrats, like Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Claire McCaskill (Mo.), "tied up from campaigning."
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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/383855-mcconnell-looks-at-longer-workweeks-for-senate-to-keep-dems-from-campaigning
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McConnell looks at longer workweeks for Senate to keep Dems from campaigning: report (Original Post)
babylonsister
Apr 2018
OP
Senators can just make sure they miss some of them he votes but come back for really
blake2012
Apr 2018
#3
Oh good...so that means Republicans don't get to campaign either right? He really is fucking
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#10
Will Turtle consider this to be his second greatest accomplishment
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Apr 2018
#15
dalton99a
(81,492 posts)1. Why does evil live so long?
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)2. STUNNING, what a huge filthy fucking PRICK
blake2012
(1,294 posts)3. Senators can just make sure they miss some of them he votes but come back for really
Critical votes. Fuck McDickwad.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,412 posts)4. Doing what, though?
What about vulnerable Republicans? Oh, wait a minute, don't care about them.
Ace Rothstein
(3,163 posts)14. Unfortunately there are only like 2 or 3 of them.
madamesilverspurs
(15,804 posts)5. Swamp monster
mccconnellism--n. -- deliberately destructive governance, most often fueled by greed or a need to flaunt malicious power for political gain.
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bluestarone
(16,940 posts)6. After winning control in 2018 we
better NEVER FORGET THIS EVIL!!!!
Fullduplexxx
(7,863 posts)9. By remembering why we got here
Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)7. Oh, good. EVERYONE suffers.
And mitch always wants to be the guy who makes this happen.
This so-called administration has been the biggest waste of everyone's precious time & precious lives. You can never get this time back.
lame54
(35,290 posts)8. Will he increase it to 2 days a week
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)10. Oh good...so that means Republicans don't get to campaign either right? He really is fucking
disgusting...him and his maneuvers.
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)11. only 6 incumbent republicans in the run.
Of those 6x, only 2x (Heller and Cruz) are in any real run (even considering the blue wave). I have a feeling McTurtle will find a way to "excuse" those 2 from the extra work.
Most of the seats that the blue wave has real potential of capturing are retiring members.
MagickMuffin
(15,942 posts)12. YEA, keep Ted Cruz in DC, so Beto can campaign against him
That will hopefully seal the deal and kick Lyin' Ted Cruz off to the nearest lobbying firm. As if someone would want him.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,986 posts)13. It still isn't going to help you stop the blue wave
You old fossil.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)15. Will Turtle consider this to be his second greatest accomplishment
behind denying Obama his constitutionally-mandated right to appoint someone to fill Scalia's seat?