Sen. Wicker sees Sen. Reid slow-walking spending talks to keep Senate in session until Election Day

Republicans Charge Reid With Slowing Spending Talks

Harry Reid is holding Patrick J. Toomey hostage.

At least that is what a growing number of Republicans are openly speculating, promoting the notion that the Senate’s departing minority leader is slow-walking spending talks to keep the most vulnerable GOP incumbents tethered to the Capitol and away from the campaign trail.

“If I were a partisan Democrat, I would want to keep the Senate in session until Election Day, and he’s a partisan Democrat,” said Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

The one piece of must-pass business before the election is a continuing resolution to patch government funding into December.

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