Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says his main focus is making sure that Republicans regain control of the Senate.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., praises support for Ukraine as the Senate is on track to pass $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott …
Mr. McConnell, who announced in February that he would step down from his leadership position in November, said the “single most important thing I can do is make sure my successor is the majority leader, no matter how the presidential election comes out.” “I’m going to be advocating increasing the defense budget no matter who gets elected and preparing ourselves for the long term, which is China, Russia, and Iran,” Mr. McConnell said. “This administration’s budget requests for defense haven’t even kept up with inflation.”
“What I’m doing is trying to change the Senate so that we have a majority and trying to produce a majority of the majority of the importance of defense spending, no matter who wins the presidential election,” he said.
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