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Mitch McConnell removes GOP lawmakers who challenged his leadership from Senate panel
NY Post ^ | 1 Feb 2023 | Victor Nava

Posted on 02/01/2023 10:31:57 PM PST by Chad C. Mulligan

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell booted two Republican lawmakers from a powerful Senate committee on Wednesday after an unsuccessful attempt last year to oust him from his leadership position.

Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are no longer members of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees issues related to interstate commerce, science and technology policy, and transportation, and according to Scott, it’s personal.

“This is what happens when you challenge leadership,” Scott said in a statement to The Post on Wednesday.

“It was McConnell’s decision to remove someone who has actually run businesses and ran the third largest state from a committee I’ve served on for four years. You’ll have to ask him why,” he added.

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According to the Hill, McConnell will appoint first-term Sens. Ted Budd (R- N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) to the Commerce Committee in place of Scott, Lee........

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mcconnell; rino; senate; vance
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To: Jim Noble
Tweed shot back, “So I’m supposed to reward my enemies?”

The problem is, McConnell doesn't have enemies on the left...

41 posted on 02/02/2023 6:16:24 AM PST by Magnatron
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To: Paladin2

Only because I think he blackmails them or intimidates them, especially the newbies. It’s his way or no way. He’s a POS.


42 posted on 02/02/2023 6:57:34 AM PST by JoJo354 (We need to get to work, Conservatives!)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

No surprise here. “China” McConnell is supporting those who are paying him.


43 posted on 02/02/2023 7:01:14 AM PST by Agatsu77
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To: Fury
Quit jackassin'.

It's a backstab.

You can do better, Fury.

44 posted on 02/02/2023 7:04:16 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Ann Archy

“He is NOT a RINO!”

Okay Ann whatever you say. Many of us disagree BASED ON FACTS AND HIS ACTIONS!

I once respected Kentucky. Continuing to vote for that Chinese/Democrat owned rino two-face liar is changing that.


45 posted on 02/02/2023 7:07:56 AM PST by Agatsu77
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To: newfreep
Actually, McConnell willingly partnered with Schumer - there was no "rolling" involved in his treason.

Exactly.

Backstabbing their conservative voters is how these GOPee "puddles of yellow" do their dirty work.

46 posted on 02/02/2023 7:08:02 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Agatsu77

Yeh, he just doesn’t lie as well as Shiff yet, but the a$$hole keeps practicing!


47 posted on 02/02/2023 7:10:15 AM PST by Agatsu77
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To: frank ballenger

I think that’s pretty reasoned thinking.

I opposed him also. In the quest for “my way”, I try to leave healthy room
for understanding that although I don’t get it the way I want, I may get a
good portion of what I wanted the way I had not preferred.

It’s my hope we won’t see too much retribution from McCarthy. He may
surprise us.

I’ll admit to being pretty leery of him. What I’ve seen out of him so far,
makes it look like some sense may have actually been beaten into him
during the nomination process.

His public comments have been much much better than I had expected.
The other day he was defending Trump from a standpoint about 180° off
what his comments were in the past.in the past

His most recent comments about dealing with the Democrats, are
somewhat troublesome from the standpoint of what has happened in the
past. There is a process though. We have to wait and see what comes
from it. Then we’ll have to ask ourselves if we could’ve done better.

I hope we’re pleasantly surprised, but then we’ve hoped that a lot in the past
too.


48 posted on 02/02/2023 7:35:51 AM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: Agatsu77

SWTF are you talking about?? i said VANCE was NOT a RINO! Mitch is a DEMOCRAT!


49 posted on 02/02/2023 9:15:30 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: dadfly

Tell that to Kentucky.


50 posted on 02/02/2023 9:21:56 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David.)
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To: Agatsu77; Ann Archy; Magnatron

Mitch McConnell is NOT a “RINO”.

He is the essence of Republicanism, and if you are staying in that party believing it is, it can be, or it will be different - it’s YOU that’s the RINO.


51 posted on 02/02/2023 11:36:45 AM PST by Jim Noble (You have sat too long for any good you have been doing)
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To: kiryandil

LOL.

You don’t even know what jackassin’ is, apparently.


52 posted on 02/02/2023 12:07:46 PM PST by Fury
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To: Fury
You don’t even know what jackassin’ is, apparently.

All I have to do is read your posts to see examples.     

53 posted on 02/02/2023 12:20:43 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: kiryandil

LOL! Just like I thought, no idea what it means.

You’ll find it in The Grapes of Wrath.

Now scoot along, youngster. Read and become informed.

Do better.


54 posted on 02/02/2023 12:36:08 PM PST by Fury
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To: Fury
LOL! Just like I thought, no idea what it means.

As I wrote before, "All I have to do is read your posts to see examples".

Deflection doesn't change that fact, child.

55 posted on 02/02/2023 12:56:03 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: kiryandil

LOL!


56 posted on 02/02/2023 2:41:26 PM PST by Fury
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To: Fury
LOLOL!!!


57 posted on 02/02/2023 2:50:28 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: kiryandil

Good one!


58 posted on 02/02/2023 3:51:05 PM PST by Fury
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To: wildcard_redneck

You are of course right but we may still need things to talk about in the semis some night heading to the remote concentration camps for conservative patriots. A united Dem enemy is setting us up for that.


59 posted on 02/02/2023 4:31:19 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Jim Noble

WTF are you saying.....I said Mitch McConnell was a DEMOCRAT! YOU are TWISTING word.


60 posted on 02/02/2023 4:42:16 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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