Stories tagged: "Mitch McConnell"

Commentary Sens. Raphael Warnock and John Ossof of Georgia.
Commentary How Georgia’s Blue Flip Will Affect Michigan

Both Georgia Senate seats flipped from red to blue, and that’s shaking up the Senate in ways that could help Michiganders.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel January 11, 2021 1:04 pm EST
Economy Rep. Justin Amash, formerly a Republican and currently an Independent, is among the five Michigan members of Congress to vote against the $2,000 coronavirus stimulus. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Economy These Five Michigan Reps. Voted Against $2,000 Coronavirus Relief

The House passed a measure to boost coronavirus relief payments to $2,000 on Monday. But five Michiganders in the lower house of Congress opposed it.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 29, 2020 2:19 pm EST
Politics Mitch McConnell
Politics 8 Bills Senate Republicans Are Ignoring as They Fight to Fill RBG’s Seat

The list of bills passed by the Democratic-controlled House that are languishing in the Republican-led Senate totaled 395 in February, and has grown longer with the pandemic.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright September 23, 2020 4:04 pm EDT
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Politics The Democrats Have a New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill. Here’s What’s In It.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said there’s no “urgency” to pass another bill and that Republicans are “assessing what we’ve done already.”

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil May 13, 2020 12:40 pm EDT
Money Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Money McConnell’s Refusal to Help States and Cities Could Plunge U.S. Into Depression, Experts Say

Pleas for help have gone largely unanswered thus far, even though a lack of action could lead to steep cuts in state and local services such as education, housing, and health programs

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 28, 2020 11:49 am EDT

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Drugs Here’s How Much McConnell Got From Big Pharma After Nixing a Bill to Lower Drug Prices

"Socialist price controls will do a lot of left-wing damage to the healthcare system. And of course we're not going to be calling up a bill like that," he told reporters.

Josh Israel February 27, 2020 4:15 pm EST