WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted Thursday a resolution soon to the impasse over tax breaks and the federal budget that has pitted congressional Republicans against the White House and Democratic lawmakers.
“Sooner rather than later,” the Kentucky Republican said in an interview with The Courier-Journal. “I think the issue in the end is going to be is how long we extend the current tax rates.”
Lawmakers are negotiating over extending expiring tax cuts enacted during the presidency of George W. Bush.