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As the leading Republican senator, McConnell confronted and pressured other Republican senators who were willing to negotiate with Democrats and the Obama administration. [55] According to Purdue University political scientist Bert A. Rockman, "pure party line voting has been evident now for some time ... but rarely has the tactic of ...
Republican Texas: House Yes 67.0 17 Buddy Carter: Republican Georgia: House Yes 66.5 18 Jim Risch: Republican Idaho: Senate Yes 41.8 19 Mitch McConnell: Republican Kentucky: Senate Yes 34.1 20 Steve Daines: Republican Montana Senate Yes 32.9 21 Scott Peters: Democratic California House Yes 60.5* 22 Rick W. Allen: Republican Georgia House Yes 52 ...
Under McConnell, the Republican-led Senate voted to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. [39] In 2018, McConnell called for entitlement cuts and raised concern about government deficits. He blamed the deficit on government spending, and dismissed criticisms of the tax cuts bill he passed the year prior, which added more than $1 trillion in debt.
McConnell's announcement comes roughly a year after he ceded his role as Republican leader in the Senate, ultimately to be replaced by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
McConnell was elected to lead his caucus in 2006, during Republican President George W. Bush's second term, and served as minority leader during Democratic President Barack Obama's first six years ...
Longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he will not seek reelection next year. McConnell, who turned 83 today, was largely expected to end his Senate tenure at the ...
Republicans had regained control of the chamber in the 2024 election, flipping one Independent and three Democratic seats and securing a 53–47 majority. Incumbent Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has served in the position since 2007, announced in February 2024 that he would step down at the start of the next session ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker "Grim Reaper" as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said on Thursday he will not seek ...