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Loading ...Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) says no bills will get through the Senate until every bill dealing with energy issues is handled. The Hill:
Senate Republicans have threatened to block nearly all other bills pending before the August recess if Democrats refuse to vote with them on expanding offshore drilling.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said bills that do not pertain to energy can wait until after the August recess, with gas prices now surpassing $4 per gallon.
McConnell and top Republicans indicated Wednesday they would oppose any procedural votes to take up other legislation, which require 60 votes to succeed.
“We think there is nothing more important that we can do right now than to deal with the Number One issue of the country,” McConnell said. “This is the biggest issue since terrorism right after 9/11. People are pounding on their desks, saying, ‘Why don’t these people get together and do something about this problem’?”
The hardball tactics reflect Republican confidence that they can pull off a major election-year victory with gas prices at record highs, after they have been battered at the polls and have lost on several recent high-profile legislative battles.
As usual, McConnell is right. The Senate has no business doing anything other than dealing with the number one issue facing American families right now - except for maybe confirming judges that have been waiting years to be confirmed.
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July 26th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Is it the truth or is it politics? That is what I ask myself everytime I hear Nancy Pelosi open her mouth. Unfortunately, it is not about the truth, it is about aking Bush look bad. I know this is a little off topic because she is in the House and McConnell is in the Senate, but the same sentiments apply to Harry Reid.
We must do what we can to remove the extremists from the leadership in both the house and the senate. And if we can win on this issue in the fall (and Democrats are making it easy pickings.) then we can take back the house and senated, get some sane energy policies in place and put down this wave of environmental extremism that has strangled our economy!
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