Recognizing that , McConnell objected to voting at the lower threshold , meaning he was filibustering the bill he had just pushed for a vote . 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 . The result was that no one got any votes and it failed.