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McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’
A vote on a stopgap funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown is expected to fail in Congress, a consequence that does not sit well with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin explains why House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing criticism from his own party over his resolutions.
McConnell Warns It'd Be 'Politically Beyond Stupid' To Shut Down Government Before Election
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said it is in the best interest of his party to avoid a government shutdown, adding that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for the GOP to go down this route ahead of the presidential election.
McConnell breaks with Trump, says its ‘beyond stupid’ to shutdown govt. over voter integrity
"It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election because certainly, we’d get the blame.”
McConnell Takes Issue With Trump On Govt Shutdown: ‘Always A Bad Idea’
The federal government is on the verge of shutting down and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is taking issue with former President Donald Trump. McConnell doesn’t agree with Trump’s call to shut down the federal government later this month unless the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is included in a stopgap spending bill.
‘Politically Beyond Stupid’: McConnell Breaks With Trump Over Government Shutdown, Urges GOP to Avoid At All Costs
"One thing you cannot have is a government shutdown. It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election, because certainly we'd get the blame."
Mitch McConnell Mocks Donald Trump's 'Beyond Stupid' Request to Shut Down the Government Over Baseless Illegal Voter Claim
Former President Donald Trump made baseless claims about Democrats registering illegal voters to participate in the 2024 presidential election and has urged Republicans to shut down the government since last week.
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Mitch McConnell's Senate GOP votes for the US to default on its debt and for the government to shut down
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McConnell takes issue with Trump on shutdown: ‘Always a bad idea’
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House fails to pass six-month government funding bill as shutdown looms
The House of Representatives voted down a six-month stopgap government funding bill paired with a GOP-backed voter ...
What happens if a government shutdown happens on Oct. 1? The impact will be swift.
As Congress nears a shutdown, find out how it could impact federal workers, Social Security, national parks and more. What ...