





Mitch McConnell told Breitbart News that his sizable minority in the Senate is not going to roll over and give in to tax hikes, even with the fiscal cliff looming:

One issue I’ve never been conflicted about is taxes. I wasn’t sent to Washington to raise anybody’s taxes to pay for more wasteful spending and this election doesn’t change my principles. This election was a disappointment, without doubt, but let’s be clear about something: the House is still run by Republicans, and Republicans still maintain a robust minority in the Senate. I know some people out there think Tuesday’s results mean Republicans in Washington are now going to roll over and agree to Democrat demands that we hike tax rates before the end of the year. I’m here to tell them there is no truth to that notion whatsoever.

Breitbart also adds that Speaker Boehner has not agreed to tax hikes either despite the media taking him out of context: