McConnell: Nuclear Option Vote a ‘Power Grab’ to ‘Advance Obama’s Agenda’

McConnell on Filibuster Vote: ‘Power Grab’ to ‘Advance Obama’s Agenda’ (Mediaite)

An angry Senate Minority Leder Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke to reporters following the Senate’s vote to dismantle the non-talking filibuster, which he called a “power grab in order to try to advance the Obama administration’s regulatory agenda.”

“We thought he said if you like the Senate rules, you can keep them,” McConnell said. “But instead…they just broke the Senate rules in order to exercise the power grab.”