McConnell: ‘I’ve Negotiated’ the Only Bipartisan Bills During Obama Era

BASH Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ your relationship with the ░░░░░░░░ McConnell The first two ░░░░░░░░ he had huge majorities ░░░░░░░░ the House and Senate ░░░░░░░░ last four years they ░░░░░░░░ the Senate They guaranteed ░░░░░░░░ never got anything he ░░░░░░░░ t like Now he ░░░░░░░░ to talk to us ░░░░░░░░ that s good because ░░░░░░░░ American people elect a ░░░░░░░░ government they re not ░░░░░░░░ they don t want ░░░░░░░░ done What they are ░░░░░░░░ is they want things ░░░░░░░░ in the political center ░░░░░░░░ that both sides can ░░░░░░░░ on We talk about ░░░░░░░░ things where there may ░░░░░░░░ some agreement BASH There ░░░░░░░░ to be some level ░░░░░░░░ trust right McConnell Um ░░░░░░░░ BASH Is there Do ░░░░░░░░ trust the president as ░░░░░░░░ negotiating partner McConnell I ░░░░░░░░ the only agreements that ░░░░░░░░ been made during these ░░░░░░░░ on a bipartisan basis ░░░░░░░░ negotiated December 2010 two ░░░░░░░░ extension of the Bush ░░░░░░░░ cuts the August 2011 ░░░░░░░░ control act and December ░░░░░░░░ 2012 fiscal cliff deal ░░░░░░░░ I m not opposed ░░░░░░░░ negotiating with the administration ░░░░░░░░ those particular instances the ░░░░░░░░ sort of picked the ░░░░░░░░ president to do it ░░░░░░░░ I don t object ░░░░░░░░ negotiating with him I ░░░░░░░░ done it in the ░░░░░░░░ BASH How often are ░░░░░░░░ speaking to the vice ░░░░░░░░ these days McConnell You ░░░░░░░░ I see him from ░░░░░░░░ to time BASH You ░░░░░░░░ able to negotiate with ░░░░░░░░ vice president because the ░░░░░░░░ said that was okay ░░░░░░░░ gave the green light ░░░░░░░░ The vice president is ░░░░░░░░ a free agent He ░░░░░░░░ whatever the president asks ░░░░░░░░ to BASH Exactly I ░░░░░░░░ do you have the ░░░░░░░░ that they will unleash ░░░░░░░░ vice president and allow ░░░░░░░░ to McConnell Laughter I ░░░░░░░░ t know that will ░░░░░░░░ up to the president ░░░░░░░░ decide who he wants ░░░░░░░░ use.”