House Dems mourn bills buried in McConnell’s ‘legislative graveyard’

Halloween-timed display tweaks Senate leader for boasts of killing House bills

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries is stepping up his office’s Halloween decorations while expressing his frustration with a stalled agenda he blames on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Throughout the week, the chairman’s office has been displaying a “legislative graveyard,” featuring decorative tombstones inscribed with bills that have passed the House, but have yet to move in the Republican-controlled Senate.

The tombstones represent more than a dozen bills, including ones addressing climate change, pensions and gun purchase background checks.

View the complete October 31 article by Clyde McGrady on The Roll Call website here.