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"Once they learned the government was going to help, the miners just sat on their rear ends collecting wages for not working," chimed in Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Paul Abrams: Republicans Slam Chilean Miners: "They Should Have Climbed Up on Their Own" Paul Abrams 2010

"Once they learned the government was going to help, the miners just sat on their rear ends collecting wages for not working," chimed in Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Paul Abrams: Republicans Slam Chilean Miners: "They Should Have Climbed Up on Their Own" Paul Abrams 2010

After former House speaker Newt Gingrich told the Conservative Political Action Conference that cap and trade is a “code word” for an “energy tax,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called it a “light switch tax” and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) said it was a “code for increasing taxes and killing American jobs.”

Wonk Room » Washington Post Obeys Right Wing Talking Points, Calls Cap And Trade System A ‘Tax’ [UPDATED] 2009

"Once they learned the government was going to help, the miners just sat on their rear ends collecting wages for not working," chimed in Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Paul Abrams: Republicans Slam Chilean Miners: "They Should Have Climbed Up on Their Own" Paul Abrams 2010

Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced the “Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009,” a new bill prohibiting Medicare or Medicaid from using “comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage.”

Wonk Room » GOP Introduces Bill To Derail Comparative Effectiveness Research 2009

In fact, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has also penned a letter to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) extending Republicans “a seat … at the table”:

Wonk Room » Reid To McConnell On Health Care: ‘This Issue Is Too Important To Be Manipulated For Political Purposes’ 2009

"Behavior Issues" -- Kentucky Republicans are looking for a replacement for Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) because he's acting strangely.

Short Takes 2009

Accordingly, last summer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell R-KY threatened to block a free trade deal with South Korea unless the White House dropped the provision for the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which helps retrain displaced workers.

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– Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY): “An increase in electricity and gas prices would disproportionately affect people at the lower end of the economic ladder, and American families cannot afford a tax increase at a time when many are struggling to make ends meet.”

Wonk Room » Evoking False Concern For The Poor, GOP Attacks Obama’s Pollution Cap 2009

Several weeks ago, when Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wrote a letter to President Obama effectively taking the public option off the table, Grassley signed on.

Wonk Room » What Kind Of Public Option Compromise Would Grassley Support? 2009