A move by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell backfires . McConnell pushed for a vote on a debt ceiling idea he first proposed last year . After a move by Majority Leader Reid , McConnell wound up objecting to a vote on the idea . The result was that no one got any votes and it failed.
A move by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell backfires . McConnell pushed for a vote on a debt ceiling idea he first proposed last year . After a move by Majority Leader Reid , McConnell wound up objecting to a vote on the idea . Democrats said it was another sign that Republicans are losing the battle on the fiscal cliff .