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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMoscow Mitch pitches another fit
McConnell: Biden Isn't 'Serious' About Bipartisanship After Infrastructure Bill Veto ThreatSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky claimed Thursday that President Joe Biden isn't "serious" about reaching a truly bipartisan infrastructure deal.
"Less than two hours after publicly commending our colleagues and actually endorsing the bipartisan agreement, the President took the extraordinary step of threatening to veto it," McConnell said on the Senate floor, and then later tweeted. "That's not the way to show you're serious about getting a bipartisan outcome."
Link to tweet
Biden announced via tweet leading up to a press conference Thursday that a bipartisan group of senators had reached an agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure package: "We've struck a deal. A group of senatorsfive Democrats and five Republicanshas come together and forged an infrastructure agreement that will create millions of American jobs."
McConnell seemed to be referring to Biden's clarification during a White House press conference soon after his tweet that he expects lawmakers to pass a separate reconciliation bill "in tandem" with the current infrastructure bill in order for the deal to move forward.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-biden-isnt-serious-about-bipartisanship-after-infrastructure-bill-veto-threat/ar-AALpET2
Some pretty good replies to McConnell's Tweet.
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Moscow Mitch pitches another fit (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2021
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Dems should strip out any money from the Reconciliation Bill that would go to Kentucky and put it in
OnDoutside
Jun 2021
#4
The Grim Reaper whose sole goal is a failed Presidency whines about not enough bipartisanship.
Midnight Writer
Jun 2021
#7
Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)
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ProudMNDemocrat
(16,789 posts)2. That's rich coming from you, Mitch.
He who obstructs at every turn complaining about bipartisanship?
Bev54
(10,071 posts)3. Shouldn't his twitter handle be @minority leader?
a kennedy
(29,706 posts)5. I know, what's up with that??? He ISN'T the majority leader. 😡 😡 😡
Bev54
(10,071 posts)6. Somebody should open a parody account
MoscowMitch@minorityleader
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)8. Was Schumer's @minority???
I think Mitch can keep that @leader as he is still the leader of the Senate GOP.
Good question though.
Bev54
(10,071 posts)9. Schumer does not have the big ego like Moscow Mitch
His is just @Sen
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)10. Just checked his account
@LeaderMcConnell
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell
Your right Schumer should technically have the @Leader account. Just shows how petty McConnell is.
OnDoutside
(19,969 posts)4. Dems should strip out any money from the Reconciliation Bill that would go to Kentucky and put it in
the Bipartisan one. Let's see Turtle torpedo that one then !
Midnight Writer
(21,794 posts)7. The Grim Reaper whose sole goal is a failed Presidency whines about not enough bipartisanship.
We laugh, but it seems to work for him and his sponsors.