McConnell threatens to sink China bill if Democrats proceed with budget reconciliation

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Thursday threatened to withhold Republican support for a bipartisan China-focused competitiveness bill if Democrats proceed with using a filibuster-proof method to pass a bill with elements of their economic agenda. “Let me be perfectly clear: there will be no bipartisan USICA as long as Democrats are pursuing a partisan reconciliation bill,” McConnell said on Twitter , referring to the Senate-passed U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. Democrats, who hold a slim majority in both...