McConnell ups pressure on Democrats: Shutdown solution ‘staring us right in the face’

Published January 22, 2019 6:45pm ET



Congressional Democrats should support and pass President Trump’s compromise government funding plan, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., urged lawmakers Tuesday.

“The opportunity to end all of this is staring us right in the face,” McConnell said Tuesday, minutes after the Senate floor opened for business. “All that needs to happen is for our Democratic friends to agree it’s time to put the country ahead of politics, take yes for an answer.”

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