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

Crusade plans second telethon to boost endowment

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

...The live telecast will include numerous recorded testimonials from officials including Mayor Jerry Abramson, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and University of Louisville President James Ramsey. The Crusade is a nonprofit organization set up to be inde

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Poll might have given Beshear Thanksgiving indigestion

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

...SurveyUSA poll, only 3 points less than Beshear. Ouch. Beshear’s numbers are “upside down” (a phrase I learned from Sen. Mitch McConnell who knows a thing or two about polls and elections) in every region of the state, including in Jefferson Count

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GOP turns the page on health bill inflation

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

...full debate, five Republican senators displayed the massive legislation on their desks and one of them, Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, piled the House and Senate bills together to represent a nightmarishly bureaucratic double-whammy. The

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Poll might have given Beshear Thanksgiving indigestion

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

...in another SurveyUSA poll, only 3 points less than Beshear. Beshear’s numbers are “upside down” (a phrase I learned from Sen. Mitch McConnell who knows a thing or two about polls and elections) in every region of the state, including in Jefferson

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White House defends costs, cuts in health bill

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...and cutting Medicare. The goal is to drive down health care costs, not increase them along with taxes, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said. In a conference call with reporters, Orszag said such critics are overlooking key provisions in t

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Senators away for holiday continue health debate at home

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...your health insurance prices,' he said. 'That doesn't sound to me like a good start'" (Dargan, 11/24). Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told WYMT in Kentucky that the bill will remain on the Senate floor for "many, many weeks with lots and lots o

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

... Leader Mitch McConnell. Other endorsers who would like for her to join them in the World's Most Exclusive Club range from health care apostate Sen. ...

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Obama Stiffs Republicans, Brings Hollywood to First State Dinner

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell received an invitation but decided to skip the dinner. “Sen. McConnell is with his constituents this week and will be ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell received an invitation but decided to skip the dinner. Some top Democrats also found themselves out of the loop. Sen. ...

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Guess Who Isn't Coming to Dinner

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

...holiday break, and few Republicans want to return to Washington for a party packed with Democrats. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell received an invitation but decided to skip the dinner. Some top Democrats also found themselves out of the loop. Se

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Kentucky Farm Bureau meeting to be held at Galt House

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Featured speakers will include US Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell, R-Ky., and Kentucky Sen. David Givens, R- Greensburg, chairman of the Kentucky ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

wymt's Mackenzie Bates talked with US Senator Mitch mcconnell in Somerset Tuesday about the legislation. Lawmakers are on Thanksgiving break, ...

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Hey Republicans, Where's the Beef?

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

They were topped only by Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's final speech right before the cloture vote. He did what family therapists call the ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell received an invitation but decided to skip the dinner. "Sen. mcconnell is with his constituents this week and will be ...

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Republican Senators Vow to Filibuster Election Day

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

In a move that surprised only David Gregory, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that members of his party will work to filibuster ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

If inflicting Joe Lieberman on our televisions is Mitch mcconnell's best threat, health care reform just might survive. I just hope that the cable networks ...

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No rest for Sen. Reid in healthcare debate

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...the time it actually goes into effect." Senate Republicans nearly universally oppose the measure. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called the bill a "job killer" on Sunday's talk show circuit, The Washington Post reported. Reid said th

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Pressure Builds Over Obama's Afghanistan Plan

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

“I had hoped — and I still hope — that the president's going to make the right decision here, which is to keep the pressure on,” Senator Mitch McConnell of ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

The Senate minority leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was in Kentucky Monday speaking to the Oldham County Chamber of Commerce and said he is fired up ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Here's Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaking Saturday evening during the debate over the debate on health care reform: "We know that ...

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