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McConnell downplays all-male healthcare working group
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday downplayed criticism of the GOP's 13-senator healthcare working group that contains no women, saying the entire Republican conference is involved."The working group that counts is all 52 of us, and we're having extensive meetings, as I said a few minutes ago, every day," McConnell told reporters after being pressed about the all-male working group.
"Nobody is being excluded based upon gender," he added, saying the focus on the 13-member group exaggerates its importance.
McConnell criticized the press for asking about who met with GOP leaders before a broader conference-wide lunch meeting. He told reporters to pay more attention to the policy discussion and less on gender politics.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-downplays-all-male-healthcare-working-group/ar-BBAWM9O?li=BBnb7Kz
Translated: Now you poor little dears don't worry about this. Us menfolk will make sure you ladies are well taken care of.
