We might work with Obama: US Senate Minority Leader
WASHINGTON: US Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday it might be possible to work with President Barack Obama in the coming year to do "important things" for America if Obama could adhere to a centrist path.
"I'm hoping the president's pivot to the center will be more than just rhetoric and we can actually do some important things for the country," McConnell, a Republican, told the "Fox News Sunday" program.
But when asked about Obama's suggestion that Republicans and Democrats sit together during the US leader's State of the Union address on Tuesday to demonstrate bi-partisanship, McConnell said "I'm going to sit where I usually sit."
"More important than the appearance of sitting together is what we do together. The American people are more interested in actual accomplishments on a bi-partisan basis in the next six to nine months than they are in the seating arrangements in the state of the union."
The State of the Union address, which Obama will deliver to a joint session of Congress, is a roadmap for the president's policy priorities for the coming year that will shape his re-election prospects for 2012.
"I'm hoping the president's pivot to the center will be more than just rhetoric and we can actually do some important things for the country," McConnell, a Republican, told the "Fox News Sunday" program.
But when asked about Obama's suggestion that Republicans and Democrats sit together during the US leader's State of the Union address on Tuesday to demonstrate bi-partisanship, McConnell said "I'm going to sit where I usually sit."
"More important than the appearance of sitting together is what we do together. The American people are more interested in actual accomplishments on a bi-partisan basis in the next six to nine months than they are in the seating arrangements in the state of the union."
The State of the Union address, which Obama will deliver to a joint session of Congress, is a roadmap for the president's policy priorities for the coming year that will shape his re-election prospects for 2012.
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