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Mitch McConnell

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Mitch McConnell is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a position he has held since 1985. A member of the Republican Party, McConnell has played a significant role in shaping legislative priorities and has served as the Senate Majority Leader since January 2015. Throughout his tenure, he has been involved in key policy areas including healthcare, tax reform, and judicial appointments. McConnell is known for his strategic leadership and has been a prominent figure in national politics, particularly during contentious legislative battles.

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Jul 7, 2021

Kentucky will get close to $700 million or $800 million.

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Jul 7, 2021

You’re going to get a lot more money.

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Jul 7, 2021

This is not going to be done on a bipartisan basis. This is going to be a hell of a fight over what this country ought to look like in the future and it is all going to unfold here in the next few weeks.

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Jul 7, 2021

Not a single member of my party voted for it.

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Jul 6, 2021

And, my friends, this is not going to be done on a bipartisan basis. This is going to be a hell of a fight over what this country ought to look like in the future.

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Jul 6, 2021

The era of bipartisanship on this stuff is over.

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Jul 6, 2021

Not a single member of my party voted for it.

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Jul 5, 2021

We should be strengthening the teaching of American history and civics in our schools, not divisive, radical, and utterly debunked propaganda that uses lies about our founding to divide us and teaches kids that the color of our skin…

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Jul 1, 2021

Members of Congress realize that this is a piece of legislation that has worked. And one of my favorite sayings that many of us use from time to time is that if it isn't broke, don't fix it. And this is a good piece of legislation that has…

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Jun 28, 2021

Well, I wouldn`t choose Jimmy Carter. Yes, I would pick Biden.

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Jun 28, 2021

democrats want to hold a bipartisan bill hostage over a separate and partisan process.

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Jun 28, 2021

We now have a debt the size of our economy. I don`t know how many times I need to repeat this. We`re playing Russian roulette with the American economy.

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Jun 28, 2021

Mitch McConnell reportedly urged Barr to speak out against Donald Trump`s false voter fraud claims.

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Jun 28, 2021

I appreciate the president saying that he`s willing to deal with infrastructure separately, but he doesn`t control the Congress and the Speaker and the majority leader of the Senate because none of the Republicans during the negotiations…

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Jun 24, 2021

It was a tale of two press conferences, endorsed the agreement in one breath, and threatened to veto it in the next.

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Jun 22, 2021

One hundred percent of our focus is on stopping this new administration.

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Jun 22, 2021

There is no effort in any state in America to suppress votes based upon support suppression of minority participation. What is really about is an effort for the federal government to take over the way we conduct elections in this country…

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Jun 22, 2021

Please provide an update on the new Robley Rex Louisville VAMC, including the expected timeline for construction.

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Jun 22, 2021

As you know, Kentucky veterans have been waiting for a new VA medical facility in Louisville since 2006.

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Jun 21, 2021

There's nothing broken around the country. The system upheld very well during intense stress in the latter part of the previous Congress.

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Jun 21, 2021

I'm okay with the state sorting this sort of stuff out. You know, the most important election in the country is the presidential election. It's not decided in Congress, it is decided in the Electoral College.

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Jun 21, 2021

We`re starting to see that our colleague`s latest rationale for S1 can be flexible when needed. Prominent Democrats have railed against voter ID requirements for years. But now that voter ID is among the sticking points, keeping the…

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Jun 21, 2021

For Senate Democrats to enter June with an agenda that was designed to fail, the Democratic Leader plan votes on a host of the left`s most radical priorities. And then one particular radical proposal took priority, S1 is the same bad bill…

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Jun 21, 2021

They made abundantly clear that the real driving force behind S.1. is a desire to rig the rules of American elections permanently, permanently in Democrats` favor. That`s why the Senate will give this disastrous proposal no quarter.

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Jun 21, 2021

Will proposed budget cuts to the European Deterrence Initiative diminish Army's capacity to maintain and strengthen these important capabilities?

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