Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid knocked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s views on fossil fuels by calling Mr. McConnell himself “a lump of coal.”
Mr. Reid, who recently announced he is not seeking re-election in 2016, said he doesn’t begrudge Mr. McConnell for advising states not to go along with certain energy regulations from the Obama administration.
“He comes from a coal state,” Mr. Reid said in an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood. “I don’t mean to be mean-spirited, but he is a lump of coal. He believes that coal is the salvation of the world. I don’t believe that.”
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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