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Mitch McConnell plans longer weeks to keep vulnerable Democrats off campaign trail
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Apr 18, 2018 06:34pm |
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| Author | David M. Drucker |
| News Date | Wednesday, April 18, 2018 11:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., could seek to hold the Senate in session longer each week to keep vulnerable incumbent Democrats off the campaign trail.
McConnell this month began threatening Senate Democrats with longer workweeks if they continue to slow-walk the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees. Marc Short, White House point man for legislative affairs, told a small gathering of Republican donors this week that the majority leader plans to use this tactic in the weeks ahead to squeeze Democrats running for re-election in red states.
“McConnell wants to increase the days the Senate is open for business to keep” Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Bill Nelson of Florida, and Claire McCaskill of Missouri “tied up from campaigning,” a Republican donor told the Washington Examiner, relaying what Short communicated. |
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