Mitch McConnell climate, drug bill

Mitch McConnell climate, drug bill

This week, Democrats foiled Mitch McConnell’s attempt to stop their new $430 billion energy and pharmaceuticals bill, handing the U.S. Senate Republican leader a rare setback. McConnell’s parliamentary skills have destroyed many Democratic ambitions. Having served in the Senate for nearly half his 80 years, McConnell had vowed to block bipartisan backing for a broad measure to subsidize the U.S. semiconductor industry as long as Democrats sought…