June 9, 2020 McConnell questions church restrictions amid protests, says pols ‘picking and choosing within' First Amendment Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday slammed politicians for “picking and choosing within the First Amendment,” as large-scale police brutality protests have broken out across the country, while most states have kept places of worship closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
June 8, 2020 McConnell blasts 'defund the police' movement as 'outlandish' amid George Floyd anger Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday slammed the growing liberal momentum behind the “defund the police” movement as “outlandish.”
June 2, 2020 McConnell, Schumer block each other's resolutions on response to George Floyd death, unrest Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday blocked each other's resolutions -- one to condemn President Trump for his visit to St. John’s Church after federal law-enforcement officers in riot gear cleared protesters in Lafayette Square a day earlier, and one calling for peace and order.
June 1, 2020 McConnell: George Floyd protests 'hijacked' by rioters committing 'unjust violence’ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the previously peaceful protests over George Floyd's death in police custody have been “hijacked” by rioters committing “unjust violence.”
May 26, 2020 House majority leader blasts McConnell for holding Senate sessions, ignoring health experts House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for holding regular Senate sessions during the pandemic and defending the use of proxy voting in the House to protect members and staff from the coronavirus.
May 21, 2020 McConnell says Senate 'not quite ready' to craft new stimulus: 'It won't be a $3 trillion left-wing wish list' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Thursday, where he addressed the American economy and the next coronavirus economic stimulus and what it could include.
May 21, 2020 McConnell says Pelosi 'not in a position to be lecturing us' about what to spend time on after impeachment Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fired back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on "The Story" Thursday after she criticized Senate Republicans for focusing on issues related to Hunter Biden and Ukraine while Democratic lawmakers push for another round of coronavirus legislation.
May 21, 2020 Pelosi ramps up pressure on McConnell to pass coronavirus legislation House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ramped up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass another round of coronavirus legislation, arguing that public opinion is in favor of a massive relief effort.
May 21, 2020 Schumer compares Mitch McConnell to Herbert Hoover, calls Obamagate a 'discredited conspiracy theory' Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticized his Republican colleagues on Thursday, claiming they were wrong to focus on Obamagate, which he called a discredited conspiracy theory, during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 20, 2020 McConnell defends Trump move to can State Department IG: 'Certainly within his authority' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday defended President Trump's move to fire the State Department inspector general (IG), as Democrats and even some Republicans demand more information on the controversial move.