McConnell shrugs off questions about preferential treatment by Chao
Source: Politico
By MARIANNE LEVINE 06/11/2019 03:23 PM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell shrugged off a question Tuesday about whether he received special treatment from the Transportation Department because of his marriage to the agency's secretary, Elaine Chao.
I was complaining to her just last night, 169 projects and Kentucky got only five, he deadpanned. I hope well do a lot better next year.
McConnells remarks at a weekly news conference came one day after POLITICO reported that Chao appointed a special liaison to assist with grant applications for the state of Kentucky. The special liaison, Todd Inman, offered guidance on grants that were of particular importance to McConnell, who is also up for re-election in 2020.
The agency has provided at last $78 million in grants for the states projects, according to the POLITICO report, which fueled a wave of criticism from ethics officials.
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LiberalLovinLug
(14,154 posts)Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Rounding down to closest integer, the average state got 3 projects, the one he claims to represent got 5.
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Mr.Bill
(24,104 posts)the size and population of the states, and what they pay in federal taxes.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)accusations of favoritism?
TeamPooka
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(51,432 posts)JudyM
(29,122 posts)Whatever it takes. He is ground zero.
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(22,649 posts)Rachel Maddow reports on another Trump administration scandal that would sink any other presidency.
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