United States Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says the future of the Build Back Better plan passed recently by the House of Representatives remains in the hands of two critical Democratic senators.
McConnell provided a number of updates during the Kentucky Farm Bureau annual meeting in Louisville Saturday. The Minority Leader says Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will only call for a vote if the Build Back Better plan has a chance of passing.
click to download audioSenator McConnell says the Republican leadership is continuing to work with Senators Manchin and Sinema.
click to download audioHe said if the Senate Democrats pass a Build Back Better plan, it could be hard to get a compromise in the House of Representatives.
click to download audioMcConnell says he is hoping the proposal will be defeated.
click to download audioThe Senator also discussed trade, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and a number of other issues during his remarks to the Farm Bureau delegation.
