Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's brutal assessment last week was that Republicans may not win back the Senate in 2022 because of a lack of "candidate quality." Dean Obeidallah .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, (HJ Res 123), A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate McConnell was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. In her campaign ads, McGrath often highlighted herKentucky rootsand how she'd fight to get McConnell out of office. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema made remarks about bipartisanship as a guest of Sen. Mitch McConnell during an event at the McConnell Center on the campus of the University of Louisville in Louisville . During that election cycle, McConnell's campaign committee raised a total of $30,845,825 and spent $30,435,557. Mitch McConnell Easily Wins Reelection As Senate GOP Leader width: 35px !important; The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. [85] The House passed the bill on May 15, 2015. } On September 15, 2015, the Senate voted for a second time to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of 56-42. As long as he is in the Senate, hes going to want to be the leader, in the minority or the majority, Braun said. .votebox-results-cell--number { But She spent a large portion of that money in ads against her primary challenger, Charles Booker, a state representative. Not even from the Obama presidency, not even from the convention of a Clinton presidency. padding-bottom: 3px; .widget-row.Republican { The conference members then voted for McConnell to lead them again, which will make him the longest-serving Senate party leader when the new Congress convenes in January. Heres how. list-style-type: circle; McConnell has come under withering criticism from former President Trump over the past year after blaming Trump for inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. padding-left: 10px; He also led the confirmations of 53 district court judges, three of whom are Kentuckians. People assumed that Mitch McConnell will be up for re-election in 2022 following his election in 2020, which he won.