Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on Tuesday that it would be “politically beyond stupid” if a government shutdown is allowed to happen before the 2024 election, suggesting that Republicans would suffer more than Democrats when voters head to the polls.
With a deadline coming up at the end of the month, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) appear to be at odds on what form a continuing resolution (CR) takes, but McConnell refused to make a stand when pressed by a reporter.
.@LeaderMcConnell: “The one you cannot have is a government shutdown. It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election because certainly we’d get the blame.” pic.twitter.com/Al0yD8ztLM
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 17, 2024
“My only observation about this whole discussion is the one thing you cannot have is a government…
