McConnell tells Demrats to grow a pair. Mitch still hunting for his.
The Latest: Senate GOP leader says Dems need to 'grow up'
The Associated Press
FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The government's ethics office says several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices have not completed a review to avoid conflicts of interest even as Senate Republicans move rapidly to hold at least nine confirmation hearings next week. In a letter to Senate leaders, Walter Shaub, the director of the Office of Government Ethics, described the current status of several nominees, many of whom are billionaires and millionaires, in the ethics process and expressed concern about the lack of ethics reviews just days from committee hearings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):
12:05 p.m.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Democrats need to "grow up" and "get past" the election.
The Kentucky Republican is objecting to concerns raised by Democrats that Congress this week will hold hearings to consider nominees for the incoming administration who haven't completed ethics reviews. The director of the Office of Government Ethics says in some cases, the nominees haven't submitted even draft financial disclosures.
McConnell tells CBS' "Face the Nation" that "all of these little procedural complaints are related to their frustration in having not only lost the White House, but having lost the Senate."
He added: "I understand that, but we need to sort of grow up here and get past that."
http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-01-08/the-latest-obama-says-he-and-trump-are-sort-of-oppositesSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday rebuffed Democratic calls to slow down rapid confirmation of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, even after a nonpartisan federal watchdog raised “great” concerns about moving ahead with hearings for nominees without their ethics reviews completed.
Walter Shaub, the director of the independent Office of Government Ethics, laid out his warning in a letter disclosed by Senate Democratic leaders on Saturday. Among Shaub’s concerns: Some of Trump’s nominees — particularly those with a complex web of financial interests and little background in public service — are left with “potentially unknown or unresolved ethics issues” before their hearings.
Despite those warnings — and calls from Democrats to delay hearings — McConnell wants Democrats to buck up and move on.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/senate-mcconnell-cabinet-confirm-233330
