Mitch McConnell: 'Democrats Inherited a Tide that Was Already Turning'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized his Democrat colleagues Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) kicks off what has been described as her two-week plan to turn the lower chamber into a “factory for Democratic policies,” the Kentucky Republican assessing that Democrats “inherited a tide that was already turning.”

“We’re already set to come roaring back — not due to this liberal spending spree. Democrats inherited a tide that was already turning,” McConnell said Friday as the Senate awaits a vote on the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation.

“We could have worked together to do something smart & bipartisan to finish this fight ASAP. Democrats decided to do something else,” he added:

We're already set to come roaring back — not due to this liberal spending spree. Democrats inherited a tide that was already turning.

We could have worked together to do something smart & bipartisan to finish this fight ASAP.

Democrats decided to do something else.

This week, McConnell warned Republicans would fight the Democrat proposal “in every way that [they] can,” repeating the concerns highlighted by other Republicans, who noted the vast majority of the bill goes toward projects that have little to nothing to do with the Chinese coronavirus.

The minority leader described the bill as “wildly expensive” and “largely unrelated to the problem.”

The Democrat-led House passed the massive piece of legislation last week, earning no support from Republicans.

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