McConnell announces post-leadership role chairing defense budget panel

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McConnell announces post-leadership role chairing defense budget panel
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In January, McConnell will become a rank-and-file member after 18 years leading Republicans in the Senate, but his committee assignment guarantees he will maintain a prominent role in shaping U.S.“America’s national security interests face the gravest array of threats since the Second World War. At this critical moment, a new Senate Republican majority has a responsibility to secure the future of U.S. leadership and primacy,” McConnell said in a statement.

It is not yet clear how outspoken McConnell plans to be outside of leadership. But he has so far attempted not to outshine incoming Majority Leader John Thune . On Tuesday, he declined to express a view on how Thune should handle the question of recess appointments, a way for Trump to place his nominees without Senate confirmation.

Outside of defense, McConnell announced that he will chair the Senate Rules Committee, a lower-profile body responsible for contested elections and the administration of Senate rules and procedures. as an institution and protecting the right to political speech in our elections remain among my longest-standing priorities,” McConnell said.

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