April 29, 2020 McConnell says senators will return Monday: Many 'brave Americans' are working and we can too If essential employees and health care workers on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus are working, then the Senate will too, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., asserted Wednesday.
April 28, 2020 McConnell vows next coronavirus aid bill 'won't pass the Senate' without business liability protection Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told ӣƵ Tuesday he will not consider any additional coronavirus aid legislation unless it includes liability or litigation protections for businesses and employees seeking to come back to work.
April 28, 2020 Reporter's Notebook: In age of coronavirus, how soon is too soon for Congress to return? “I look forward to seeing all my colleagues next Monday,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said this week, as some in Congress wondered if it was as much a declaration as it was a threat.
April 27, 2020 House, Senate poised to return to Capitol Hill next week Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the Senate will reconvene May 4, in-person, and will modify routines on Capitol Hill in “smart and safe” way amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 27, 2020 Cuomo: New York has been 'bailing out' other states for decades New York’s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday New York has been “bailing out” other states for decades as he pressed the federal government for more relief to state and local governments amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 24, 2020 New York Rep. Peter King blasts McConnell over bankruptcy suggestion: 'We subsidize Kentucky' Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., ripped Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on "The Story" Friday for suggesting that states hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic declare bankruptcy rather than ask for a federal bailout.
April 24, 2020 House Republican dubs Mitch McConnell the 'Marie Antoinette of the Senate' Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., had some harsh words for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., after the latter suggested that state governments should be able to declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 24, 2020 Pelosi slams McConnell for resisting funding for hard-hit states: 'What's gotten into him?' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew battle lines Friday for the next negotiation for coronavirus stimulus funds insisting that state and local governments must get federal funds to safeguard the jobs of public employees and first responders.
April 23, 2020 Greg Gutfeld slams Democratic governors over bailout requests: 'I just, I don't buy it' Greg Gutfeld on Thursday criticized Democratic governors as being "unable to make an adult decision" despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
April 23, 2020 NJ's Murphy rails against McConnell for being open to states declaring bankruptcy during coronavirus Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., doubled down on attacks against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday, a day after the Republican lawmaker said he'd rather allow states to declare bankruptcy than send additional federal relief to support struggling states hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.