McConnell to Dems: Don’t Rush the Stimulus

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged Democrats in a statement Friday not to rush a stimulus bill through Congress, warning that taxpayer money could be wasted if the bill didn’t get a bipartisan review.

McConnell earlier this week said he supported an economic stimulus but said that it shouldn’t become a vehicle for undeserved projects.

Below is McConnell’s full statement on the stimulus package, which his office called “the Proposed Trillion-Dollar Spending Bill.”

“We agree with President-elect Obama that taking action to turn the economy around is job one. We also agree, though, that every dollar needs to be spent wisely and not wasted in the rush to get it spent. And we believe that his admonition to