Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday morning said President Obama's plan to raise taxes to pay for a $447 billion jobs bill had no chance of passing the Senate.Technorati tags: politics Congress McConnell Kentucky Democrats Obama Barack Obama boondoggle arra stimulus government democrat
He called Obama's jobs package — announced last week to a joint session of Congress — a political exercise, describing it as "disappointing."
McConnell's forceful criticisms of the plan signal Obama will have a difficult time passing any of his proposal through Congress.
There is also brewing Republican opposition to an extension of the payroll tax holiday, which GOP lawmakers have viewed skeptically as a temporary fix.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
McConnell: Stimulus II is DOA in the Senate
That's all folks. Stimulus II is DOA in the Seante. From The Hill:
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