What did Mitch McConnell predict about the economy in November 2014?
Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader (R-KY), incoming Majority Leader ·
There will be no government shutdowns and no default on the national debt.
2 shutdowns under him, incl. 34 days
McConnell promised no government shutdowns once Republicans ran the Senate. With him as Majority Leader, funding lapsed twice in 2018, once for 34 days.
With McConnell as Majority Leader, federal funding lapsed from January 19 to 22, 2018, and again from December 21, 2018 to January 25, 2019, a partial shutdown that lasted 34 full days (Congressional Research Service, RS20348).
Prediction vs. outcome · Economy
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- Post-election news conference at the University of Louisville, the day after Republicans won control of the Senate.