Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]

Senate approves $2.85 million for first responders

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...high-tech equipment to help them provide safety and response services to communities across the Bluegrass State,” Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said in a news release. The biggest chunk of the $2.5 million was a $2 million grant for the University of

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California Senate: The Next NY-23?

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...this month, include the GOP's 2008 presidential nominee and the Senate's minority leader and whip: John McCain (Ariz.), Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Jon Kyl (Ariz.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Olympia Snowe (Main

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Baker Fundraiser Set For National GOP Group In D.C.

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...of the committee, is listed as a host of the Nov. 19 fundraiser for Baker along with Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, and David Vitter, of Louisiana. Baker, a state senator from Conway, is among seven Republicans s

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Omnibus For Combining Unresolved Spending Bills Likely, Sen. Durbin Says

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...package (CongressDaily, 11/4). Durbin said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has warned Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that the Senate will stay in session this weekend if Republicans try to delay consideration of some of the bi

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Senate candidate Mark Kirk sought Sarah Palin's backing when she's in town to appear on 'Oprah Winfrey Show'

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...“We’ll see. We’ll see. Yeah. Yeah. I’ve got a lot of folks coming in. I think I’ve got (Senate Republican Leader) Sen. (Mitch) McConnell coming in shortly.” In a statement, Kirk campaign spokesman Eric Elk said the memo was part of a briefin

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House health bill totals US$1.2 tril.

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...on the issue until the week before the Thanksgiving holiday in late November. Additionally, the Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has hinted at efforts to extend the debate for weeks if not months, a timetable that could extend into 2

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Fiorina Enters California Senate Race

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...as The Hill reports she will attend a Washington fundraiser hosted by a number of senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and McCain. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee isn't waiting for the primary to conclude to begin kno

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Four Weeks Later, Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...files cloture on a vote to proceed to the bill. 5) Oct. 26: Reid asks for GOP consent to pass the bill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) objects. 7) Oct. 29: Reid asks for consent to pass the bill. McConnell objects. Oct. 29: Reid files t

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Health debate might drag on

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...beset by delays in Congress because of Republican opposition and lack of unity among Democrats. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky indicated he wants at least four weeks of floor debate on the measure, which would mark the biggest expa

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Bennett: Earmarks not bankrupting country

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...from George Washington's campaigns in the American Revolution, Bennett said Senate Republicans, under the leadership of Sen. Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) are not engaging in frontal assaults on the administration, but rather picking and choosing fights, suc

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Health bills face rocky road

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...vote with him - twice. (He could reduce the threshold to 51 votes with a procedural maneuver, but it's problematic.) Led by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), Republicans have argued preemptively - and correctly - that a vote for cloture is a vote for the

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House’s health care bill to cost $1.2T over decade

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...may not be able to begin debate on the issue until the week before Thanksgiving. Additionally, the Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has hinted at efforts to extend the debate for weeks if not months, a timetable that could extend int

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Sources: House health bill totals $1.2 trillion

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...not be able to begin debate on the issue until the week before Thanksgiving. Additionally, the Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has hinted at efforts to extend the debate for weeks if not months, a timetable that could extend into 20

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The Most Important Vote on Health Care

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...a Paul-to-Damascus epiphany on their way to vote the second time. The Republican leader in the Senate -- Minority Leader Mitch McConnell -- says the GOP is going to view a vote for cloture on health care as a vote for the bill. During his press con

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U.S. funds to boost Louisville projects

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Obama’s signature, is included in the fiscal 2010 Interior Appropriations bill, according to a news release from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. It includes: • $8.2 million to help operate the Land Between the Lakes in Western Kentucky. • $1.15 millio

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Voice From the Republican Past

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Edward Brooke was at the Capitol yesterday to receive the Congressional Gold Medal from President Obama and scold Mitch McConnell for his failure to be bipartisan. Brooke, the first African-American ever elected to the Senate in 1966 as a Republican fro

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Weekend TV Talk Shows: Timoth Geithner will 'Meet the Press' on Sunday

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...the Washington Post. The economy, jobs: Christina Romer, the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Healthcare: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Author Nancy Aossey ("A Thousand Words"). (N) 3 p.m. CNN State of the Union With John King Afghanistan, hea

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The Senate Needs More Mavericks Like Ed Brooke

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...standard to this day." In turn, Brooke admonished the politicians in attendance – with a special nod to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell -- to work together to solve the country's problems. Good luck there. Health care? Republicans and Democra

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Congress honors Senate pioneer

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...put aside partisan divisions and take action. ``We've got to get together,'' Brooke said, turning to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell who sat near him on the stage. ``We have no alternative. It's time for politics to be put aside on the back burne

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Centrist Democrats Are Cool To Reid's Plan For Public Option

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...if he had changed his view of the public plan's chances. 'I just really don't know.' ... The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said that in his view a vote to debate the legislation would be tantamount to supporting it, which he sai

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