SENATE CONSERVATIVES REBEL AGAINST McCONNELL

Fellow Conservative: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has done it again. Yesterday, he preemptively surrendered the power of the purse, vowing to give the Democrats whatever they want to avoid a government shutdown. “Let me say it again, no more government shutdowns,” he told reporters. This guy has to be the worst negotiator ever. This means that he won't block taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood because he thinks avoiding brinksmanship with the Democrats is more important than stopping this organization. It means that he won't block funding for sanctuary cities or for the president's unlawful executive amnesty program because he thinks avoiding brinksmanship with the Democrats is more important than the rule of law. It means he won't block funding for the EPA's new "clean power" rule because he thinks avoiding brinksmanship with the Democrats is more important than protecting American jobs and family budgets. And of course it means he won't block funding for Obamacare because he thinks avoiding brinksmanship with the Democrats is more important than protecting Americans' health care decisions. Surrender. Surrender. Surrender. Surrender. Sadly, Senator McConnell's refusal to fight against liberal policies in the annual spending bills represents yet another broken promise. A year ago, when Senator McConnell was running for re-election, he vowed to shut down the president's agenda by adding restrictions to the "must-pass" appropriations bills. "We're going to pass spending bills, and they're going to have a lot of restrictions on the activities of the bureaucracy," McConnell said. "That’s something he won't like, but that will be done. I guarantee it." That was a simple lie. The vote earlier this week on the bill to defund Planned Parenthood was nothing more than a drive-by "show vote" designed to make people think the GOP establishment cares about this issue. Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in DC won't fight for our principles and values when it really matters. They won't use their leverage to stop funding for Planned Parenthood in the "continuing resolution" (CR) in September. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), McConnell's sidekick, even went so far as to say that stopping Planned Parenthood was not worth a shutdown. "I realize some people want to write this is going to be shutdown material … It's not," Cornyn said. It's not shutdown material? Tell that to the Americans whose taxes are being used to abort over 300,000 innocent children each year and auction off their body parts for profit. HELP US CLEAN HOUSE If you're tired of being lied to and completely ignored by the leadership of the Republican Party, please help us elect true conservatives. Make a contribution to the Senate Conservatives Fund so we can elect principled leaders who will stand up to the liberals in both parties. No group is a bigger threat to the career politicians who control the Republican Party and no group is doing more to elect conservative candidates. If you can't contribute, please forward this email to your friends and family so they can sign up for our updates and help change Washington. Thank you for standing strong for freedom! Sincerely, Ken Cuccinelli II President Senate Conservatives Fund @KenCuccinelli / @SCF Share on Facebook and Twitter.