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Mitch McConnell: We've always dealt with that in the past in a compassionate way and I assume we will again.

On the recordJune 11, 2019
We've always dealt with that in the past in a compassionate way and I assume we will again.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell expressed confidence that the Senate would handle the funding for 9/11 first responders compassionately.

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