He'll run on sympathy until he dies because he is unable to sustain an honorable record that actually improve the lives of people. The only record he has is supporting profits to Wall Street and padding his own pockets.
Normal Trade Relations for the People's Republic of China - Voted Yes
In September of 2000, the Senate voted on a bill to normalize trade relations with China. Mitch McConnell voted in favor of normalizing trade relations with China.
Amendment - Congressional-Executive Commission - Voted No
Amendment - Congressional-Executive Commission - Voted No
In September of 2000, the Senate voted on an amendment to the bill to normalize relations with China that would require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting. The measure failed 24-74. This was the second vote on such an amendment. Mitch McConnell voted against the amendment to monitor issues in China.
Amendment - Business Code of Conduct - Voted No
Amendment - Business Code of Conduct - Voted No
In September of 2000, the Senate voted on an amendment to require the Secretary of Commerce to consult with leaders of American businesses to encourage them to adopt a code of conduct for doing business in the People's Republic of China. The amendment failed 23-73. Mitch McConnell voted against the amendment.
Amendment - Religious Freedom - Voted No
Amendment - Religious Freedom - Voted No
In September of 2000, the Senate voted on an amendment to require the President to certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has taken certain actions with respect to ensuring religious freedom, as recommended by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Mitch McConnell voted in favor of the amendment religious freedom.
Amendment - Human Rights - Voted No
Amendment - Human Rights - Voted No
An amendment to require the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has taken certain actions with respect to ensuring human rights protection. The amendment failed 32-63. Mitch McConnell voted against the amendment.
Amendment - Export-Import Bank - Voted No
Amendment - Export-Import Bank - Voted No
In July of 2005, the Senate voted on an amendment to prohibit any funds from being used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to approve a loan or a loan guarantee related to a nuclear project in China. The amendment failed 37-62. Mitch McConnell voted against the amendment.
No Additional Exports for USA Companies! No more job support for the unemployed, elections are coming.
No Additional Exports for USA Companies! No more job support for the unemployed, elections are coming.
Vote reauthorizing Export-Import Bank fails (click here)
The Senate failed to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank on Tuesday, setting back efforts to expand the agency’s borrowing limit to boost U.S. exports.
The agency’s charter expires in May and it is on the verge of hitting its $100 billion borrowing limit this month. The proposal voted down Tuesday, 55 to 44, would have raised the bank’s borrowing limit to $140 billion over the next three years. Sixty votes were needed to successfully amend a bipartisan jobs bill set for final passage.
Reauthorization of the bank, a self-funding agency that helps promote U.S. firms doing business abroad, is one of several changes senators hope to make to the jobs measure before sending it back to the House,which approved the bill two weeks ago with White House support.
But several Republicans are opposed to expanding the bank’s borrowing limit, arguing that it’s the latest example of unchecked federal spending. Before the vote, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged his GOP colleagues to vote against the measure....
