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Hey, teachers, cops, etc. — Mitch McConnell wants your job, pension. Will he kill the GOP instead? | Will Bunch

McConnell’s vow to let states go bankrupt instead of getting a bailout will clobber essential workers. What’s behind the GOP death wish?

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington last month after a deal had been reached on a coronavirus bill.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington last month after a deal had been reached on a coronavirus bill.Read moreAndrew Harnik / AP
    by Will Bunch | Columnist
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