Chuck Schumer is reported to have asked President Trump to consider Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, as a possible replacement for Justice Kennedy.
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell nailed the response to that report.
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U.S. Senate August Recess Cancelled – Democrat Obstruction Blamed
The party of progress just got their summer vacation canceled due to their all-out effort to prevent progress.
Senators will receive “a state work period” the first full week of August, but must come back to D.C. after that.
This is bad news for the incumbent Democrat senators since they will not have the ability to campaign during the month. Democrats have 26 seats up for re-election in November along with independent seats in Maine and Vermont, both belonging to senators who caucus with the Democrats.
Steve Bannon – Donald Trump Got Mitch McConnell His Job
Steve Bannon, speaking at the 603 Alliance fundraiser, points out that the only reason Mitch McConnell is still Majority Leader in the US Senate is that Donald Trump dragged at least three Republican Senators to victory in November 2016.
[Updated] Why You Should Contact Senator Mitch McConnell
[ UPDATED Senator McConnell has officially come out against earmarks:“Today, I am announcing that I will join the Republican leadership in the House in support of a moratorium on earmarks in the 112th Congress,” he said].
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Senator Mitch McConnell (R- KY) is said to be working to undermine an effort at banning earmarks in the US Senate. This is not surprising. Senators, as a rule, abuse the privilege more. And while appropriations of this nature amount to a fraction of the total budget, it is an impressive fraction that rarely serves the interests of anyone more than the Seantor themselves.
Was it Carol Shea-Porter, 2012 congressional candidate in waiting who said that earmarks are necessary so that the state can get back it’s fair share of the federal taxes it’s residents pay? Or was that Hodes? Does it matter? Sure, congressman abuse them as well, even those who swear they have sworn them off.