McConnell Calls Election Bill a Democratic ‘Power Grab’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that a Democratic bill that would make Election Day a federal holiday is a “power grab,” the Washington Post reports.

McConnell said Democrats “want taxpayers on the hook for generous new benefits for federal bureaucrats and government employees,” including making Election Day a “new paid holiday for government workers.”

“The far-reaching legislation would also prohibit the purging of voter rolls, require presidential and vice-presidential candidates to release their tax returns, compel states to adopt independent redistricting commissions and create a matching system for small-dollar donations to congressional campaigns, among other changes.”