The stack, a symbolic replication of the bills McConnell refuses to bring to a vote, is roughly the size of a 3-year-old.
U.S. Senators are sharing photographs of the growing pile of bills passed by the House only to stymie on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's desk.
The do-nothing strategy spearheaded by McConnell's office seems intentional, Democrats claim. Back in September, McConnell promised to be a"grim reaper" to any and all progressive legislation. But, as multiple Senators pointed out Wednesday, more than 275 of these"dead" bills cleared the House with bipartisan support.
"Unfortunately, though, that is not what's happening because the Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard," she added.emails and calls requesting comment about why he hasn't brought the packages to a vote in his chamber and whether he intends to in the foreseeable future.
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