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McConnell won't allow vote on election reform bill
Source: Politico
McConnell won't allow vote on election reform bill
By MARIANNE LEVINE 03/06/2019 04:42 PM EST Updated 03/06/2019 06:19 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t shied away from publicly criticizing House Democrats’ electoral reform bill and the Green New Deal. But he’ll only allow the Green New Deal to get a Senate vote on the floor.
Republicans ripped into the House Democrats’ electoral reform bill, H.R. 1, at a press conference Wednesday, arguing that the legislation was merely a tactic to tilt elections in favor of Democrats. McConnell, who has dubbed the bill the “Democrat Politician Protection Act,” said that the bill is “offensive to average voters” and will not get any floor time in the Senate.
When asked at a press conference why he wasn’t bringing the House electoral reform bill to the Senate floor, McConnell responded, with a grin: "Because I get to decide what we vote on.”
“What is the problem we’re trying to solve here?” McConnell asked. “People are flooding to the polls.”
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By MARIANNE LEVINE 03/06/2019 04:42 PM EST Updated 03/06/2019 06:19 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t shied away from publicly criticizing House Democrats’ electoral reform bill and the Green New Deal. But he’ll only allow the Green New Deal to get a Senate vote on the floor.
Republicans ripped into the House Democrats’ electoral reform bill, H.R. 1, at a press conference Wednesday, arguing that the legislation was merely a tactic to tilt elections in favor of Democrats. McConnell, who has dubbed the bill the “Democrat Politician Protection Act,” said that the bill is “offensive to average voters” and will not get any floor time in the Senate.
When asked at a press conference why he wasn’t bringing the House electoral reform bill to the Senate floor, McConnell responded, with a grin: "Because I get to decide what we vote on.”
“What is the problem we’re trying to solve here?” McConnell asked. “People are flooding to the polls.”
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Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/06/mcconnell-election-reform-bill-1207702