Tag: Mitch McConnell

Both Democrats and Republicans say that selling off some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which contained nearly 694 million barrels of oil as of June 26, according to McConnell's office, could help pay for other priorities.Â (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

Republicans eye emergency oil supply as a piggybank

Zack Colman · July 22, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen expressed skepticism about using the funds to fund highway spending in congressional testimony last week, telling Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., that she worried about the "unintended consequences" of lowering the dividend. Shelby also indicated opposition to using the dividend as a pay-for.

Highway bill would cut dividends paid by Fed to banks

Joseph Lawler · July 21, 2015 10:09 pm

âWe need to keep at it,â McConnell said, after the bill failed to move through the Senate. (Washington Examiner File Photo)

McConnell vows weekend work on six-year highway bill

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2015 10:02 pm

Dems stopped the measure from moving to the Senate, even though it was co-authored by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. (Getty)

Democrats block bipartisan highway funding bill

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2015 9:20 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,Â brokered aÂ long-term highway funding measure withÂ top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. (Graeme Jennings/WEX)

Senate highway deal faces roadblocks

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2015 7:37 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced a deal to authorize highway funding for the next six years. (AP Photo)

McConnell announces six-year highway funding deal

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2015 5:10 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got into a tiff about who's playing the "gender card." (AP Photo)

Mitch McConnell, Hillary Clinton argue about the ‘gender card’

Kelly Cohen · July 21, 2015 12:35 pm

The Senate this week will try to pass a five-year highway funding bill. (iStock Photo)

Congress faces highway funding impasse as deadline nears

Susan Ferrechio · July 20, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, left, talks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Haspel)

Senate, once again, looks to bring back CISA

Charlie Mitchell · July 20, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is lead sponsor in the Senate, where it's unlikely to get the 60 votes required to pass. (AP Photo)Â

Senate plans vote on 20-week abortion ban

Paige Winfield Cunningham · July 15, 2015 10:18 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by from left, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wy., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas., speaks to media after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Cruz and Cuccinelli call on McConnell to block Ex-Im votes

Timothy P. Carney · July 15, 2015 4:54 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that lawmakers await receiving the "full transmission" of the 100-plus page agreement.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

McConnell promises to ‘thoroughly review’ Iran nuke deal

Susan Ferrechio · July 15, 2015 2:39 pm