McConnell Highlights Items Ripe for Compromise – Roll Call

McConnell Highlights Items Ripe for Compromise

By JM Rieger

Posted January 13, 2015 at 4:57pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opened his weekly news conference Tuesday touting agenda items ready for “bipartisan progress” following an earlier meeting with the White House, including Trade Promotion Authority, cybersecurity and an Authorization for Use of Military Force in the fight against the Islamic State.

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