McConnell nears record for beating dead horses

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is nearing the record for bringing up again and again issues that have already failed to get the 60 votes needed to pass U.S. Senate, according to Politico.

The Washington D.C. newspaper and website says that McConnell has already recalled five issues that Democrats were able to filibuster -- only to have the issues defeated again.

The record of five was first set in 1997 when Sen. Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, was majority leader, according to the Politico story.

Don Stewart, McConnell's chief-of-staff, blamed the Senate Democrats. "It’s not a surprise that Democrats have continually filibustered everything from troop funding to border security to protection for women and children sold into sex slavery. But that doesn’t mean we won’t keep working to overcome their partisan filibusters and complete the work that needs to be done," he said.