Associated PressDecember 2, 2020
7min322
President-elect Joe Biden is calling upon lawmakers to pass a relief bill now, with more aid to come next year.
Tag: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Associated PressDecember 2, 2020
Joe HendersonJune 7, 2018
5min236
If you don’t believe Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s move to cancel that body’s August recess was a snarky political stunt aimed at Democrats, hey, I’ve got some swamp land for sale. It’s undrained but you’ll love it, believe me. Still, it was unseemly and even a little whiny for Florida Democrat Bill Nelson to […]
Mitch PerryNovember 14, 2017
5min409
UPDATED Agriculture Commissioner and GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam denounced U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, of Alabama, following reports that he had a sexual encounter with an underage girl nearly four decades ago. “I find the accusations repulsive,” Putnam said in a statement. “I believe that for the good of the people of Alabama, Roy […]
Joe HendersonOctober 5, 2017
6min211
Don’t politicize tragedy. That’s on page 1 in the standard response manual for how gun rights supporters respond to a mass murder like the one Sunday morning in Las Vegas. That’s where U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell turned when reporters asked if he might consider tougher controls on weapons now that 59 more people were dead. […]
Jac VerSteegApril 18, 20169min341
As a preacher’s kid who grew up in the South, I value politeness. Yes, sir. Yes, ma’am. Let me get that door for you. It is a given that, when you encounter a governor in a coffee shop, you do not yell, “You are an a**hole!” Nevertheless, Cara Jennings’ crude outburst in a Gainesville Starbucks […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 20, 20155min176
The U.S. Senate’s refusal to debate or vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is a national embarrassment. The culprit is clear: the 60-vote threshold required to stop a filibuster. It’s time to end the filibuster, a relic of the past that is contributing to gridlock and dysfunction. This week I sent a letter to Senate […]