Tag: Mitch McConnell

"We are still in shutdown. We are waiting for the Senate Democrats to open the government back up," House Speaker Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan: House ready to accept deal to re-open government until Feb. 8

Kelly Cohen · January 21, 2018 4:51 pm

"The other night, Mitch McConnell walked on to the floor of the Senate, and he knows the rules better than anybody. He did not have 60 votes. He barely had 50 votes," Bernie Sanders said.

Bernie Sanders puts the blame for the shutdown on Mitch McConnell

Kyle Feldscher · January 21, 2018 3:52 pm

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced late Saturday that Democratic objections to speedy consideration of the Feb. 8 measure means the Senate will vote on the bill Monday morning at 1 a.m. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress to stay in session all weekend as parties trade blame for shutdown

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · January 21, 2018 1:04 am

During the last government shutdown in 2013, Congress passed legislation in advance that kept troops paid and allowed about 350,000 furloughed Defense Department civilians to return to work. This time, bills were filed in both the House and Senate in the hours before the deadline and went nowhere. (Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force / Defense.gov via Wikimedia Commons)

Congress barrels into shutdown without protecting military pay

Travis J. Tritten · January 20, 2018 9:08 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., claimed on Saturday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., (pictured center) had promised to bring a DACA-related bill to the floor if a federal spending bill got done. McConnell's spokesman, David Popp, however, says that it is not true. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell says no deal on DACA legislation

Kelly Cohen · January 20, 2018 8:26 pm

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said his caucus would accept a Senate bill to fund the government through Feb. 8 amid the onset of a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Not picky anymore’: House Republicans signal openness to three-week funding bill

Al Weaver · January 20, 2018 5:12 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in the early hours of Saturday morning that the Senate would vote to keep the government funded through Feb. 8, but gave no details as to when the vote would occur. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell promises vote on funding bill through Feb. 8 to end shutdown

Susan Ferrechio · January 20, 2018 6:03 am

A bitterly-divided Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown this weekend. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Government shutdown begins after most Democrats block spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · January 20, 2018 3:30 am

His tweet came after a 90-minute talk with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at the White House where they did not cut a deal on spending and immigration, though Trump described it an "[e]xcellent preliminary meeting." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump: ‘Making progress’ on averting a shutdown, a four-week extension ‘would be best’

Daniel Chaitin · January 19, 2018 10:38 pm

Several House lawmakers said they want Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to take up House appropriations bills. The House passed 12 appropriations bills in September to fund the government, some of which included defunding Planned Parenthood. "If it fails, then at least we will have a recorded vote," said Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio (pictured center). (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House lawmakers search for strategy on defunding Planned Parenthood

Robert King · January 19, 2018 8:36 pm

House of Representatives Lingers While Shutdown Looms

Haley Byrd · January 19, 2018 6:11 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats of favoring a fast remedy for illegal immigration over the need to keep the government, including the military, fully funded. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell asks Democrats to support funding: ‘Stop the wild goose chase’

Susan Ferrechio · January 19, 2018 4:48 pm