McConnell: Russia probe must stay bipartisan to be credible

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 12/22/17 11:43 AM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he wants to give the Senate Intelligence Committee as much time as possible to finish its Russia investigation and stressed it must remain bipartisan.

Asked if he was worried about the probe stretching into the heart of next year’s campaign season, McConnell said, “I’d like to see them wrap it up when they finish.”

“I trust Sen. Burr and Sen. Warner to do our part,” he said referring to Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), the chairman and vice-chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

“It’s not up to me to say when it’s over, it’s up to them to say when it’s over,” he said. “What I hope is that in the end we have a bipartisan report. If it’s purely partisan, I don’t think anyone will give it any credibility. “I hope those guys can stay together and tell us what happened and what we need to do to prevent it from happening again,” he added.

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McConnell encourages Graham, Cassidy to continue ObamaCare repeal push

BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL - 12/22/17 11:39 AM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday encouraged two key senators to continue working on legislation to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

McConnell encouraged Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to keep working to cobble together enough votes to pass their ObamaCare repeal legislation.

“I wish them well,” McConnell said and added that if the senators can get the votes next year, he’d encourage the Senate to vote on the bill. McConnell’s comments mark a slight shift tone, as they come a day after he said that the Senate will likely be moving on from ObamaCare repeal next year.

"Well, we obviously were unable to completely repeal and replace with a 52-48 Senate," McConnell told NPR on Thursday. "We'll have to take a look at what that looks like with a 51-49 Senate. But I think we'll probably move on to other issues."

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/366182-mcconnell-encourages-graham-cassidy-to-continue-obamacare-repeal-push

[ffr]

1. He said what?

[still_one]

2. No you POS. The Russian probe MUST BE INDEPENDENT

[Iliyah]

3. Inasmuch as the GOPers are nothing but complete liars

should I give McTurtle the benefit of doubt. NO

[Irish_Dem]

4. Bipartisan equals whitewash. nt

[Merlot]

5. " If its purely partisan, I dont think anyone will give it any credibility."

translations: the repubs will in lockstep not support any findings that implicate trumpft, therefore making it "not credible."

He's laying the groundwork to dismiss the report.

[C Moon]

6. They'd blow it off even if Trumpty was caught killing an infant.

[Skittles]

7. you got what you wanted, you sick greedy fuck

NOW SHUT THE FUCK UP