McConnell Threatens to Trip Up Obama’s Nominees

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff

Feb. 12, 2009, 4 p.m.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday threatened to filibuster any of President Barack Obama’s executive branch nominations if they do not meet what he deemed a series of “standards” for installment.

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