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June 12, 2019, 11:53am
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Transportation Secretary Failed to Sever Financial Ties to Construction Company
But a financial disclosure report released this month by her husband, Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who is the Senate majority leader, showed that Ms. Chao had somewhere between $250,000 and $500,000 worth of Vulcan stock. She owned this stock because in April 2018 Vulcan paid her for her stock options in the company’s stock instead of cash, the company said in a statement. Details of her continued ownership of Vulcan stock were reported on Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal.
They’re both corrupt a shit, but just par for the course for this administration.
And naturally, like clockwork, on the heels of that comes:
McConnell dismisses report that his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, steered funds to Kentucky
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) dismissed a report that his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, designated one of her top staffers to help steer federal funds to McConnell’s home state.
Asked whether he had received any special consideration for transportation grants because of his status as Chao’s husband, McConnell turned the tables, suggesting that he had discussed federal projects with Chao and that she hadn’t steered enough funds to his state.
“You know, I was complaining to her just last night: 169 projects, and Kentucky got only five. I hope we’ll do a lot better next year,” McConnell told reporters Tuesday at his weekly news conference.
Politico reported Monday that Chao had tapped a top aide and former McConnell campaign staffer, Todd Inman, to serve as a “special intermediary” for Kentucky, helping to steer at least $78 million in federal grants to projects favored by the Senate majority leader. Critics have argued that the arrangement provides special political benefit to McConnell, who is up for reelection in 2020.
McTurtle is good. He knows that the best lies contain a kernel of truth. I’m sure they did talk about it. Right. Only five? But what was the $$$ value of those projects, Mr. Turtle?
And 5 out of 169… that’s about 1 in 34. When one state out of 50, that’s 1/73 the population of the whole nation, is getting 1/34 of the road construction projects, that’s evidence that they’re not getting enough ?
“Democrats make McConnell Public Enemy No. 1 in bid to take back Senate”
Amy McGrath, who is challenging the Kentucky senator, and other Democrats are trying to make the 2020 election not only a referendum on President Trump, but also a chance to oust entrenched Republicans.
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The latest critiques reflect a growing movement within Democratic ranks to make the 2020 election cycle not just a referendum on Trump, but also a purging of McConnell and entrenched Republicans who have given conservatives immense sway over policy and judicial vacancies while enabling Trump’s priorities, from hard-line immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border to sweeping deregulation.
Yeah, baby! Bring down the puppet master!