Conservative GOP senators say time is up on McConnell and his ‘failing’ leadership
By
Samantha-Jo Roth
February 6, 2024 2:56 pm
A group of conservative Republican senators is taking a victory lap after it appeared a bipartisan proposal intended to decrease border crossings had no path forward in the Senate on Tuesday while also questioning Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) leadership for allowing a deal to emerge that the majority of the conference has rejected.
“We need a different governing model for our conference. This one person making all the decisions, keeping everything close to the vest. It’s obviously failing. It’s not working,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told reporters Tuesday, flanked by other McConnell foes.
In a dramatic turn of events, McConnell recommended to Republican senators in a closed-door meeting on Monday night that they vote against a procedural step toward advancing the legislation, which was unveiled by a working group on Sunday.
The reversal comes after the Senate Republican leader praised the deal on Sunday, saying it included “direct and immediate solutions to the crisis at our southern border.”
According to sources familiar, McConnell’s original goal was to have a deal that could receive the support of at least half the conference, which includes 49 members.
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