McConnell downplays all-male healthcare working group
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday downplayed criticism of the GOP's 13-senator healthcare working group that contains no women, saying the entire Republican conference is involved.
"The working group that counts is all 52 of us, and we're having extensive meetings, as I said a few minutes ago, every day," McConnell told reporters after being pressed about the all-male working group.
"Nobody is being excluded based upon gender," he added, saying the focus on the 13-member group exaggerates its importance.
McConnell criticized the press for asking about who met with GOP leaders before a broader conference-wide lunch meeting. He told reporters to pay more attention to the policy discussion and less on gender politics.
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Translated: Now you poor little dears don't worry about this. Us menfolk will make sure you ladies are well taken care of.