Senator Mitch McConnell

Republican  •  Kentucky  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1985
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
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11/24/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

... 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. ...

Source: Washington Examiner (blog)
11/24/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

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. ...

Source: FOXNews
11/24/09
Kentucky Farm Bureau meeting to be held at Galt House

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

Source: Louisville Business First
11/24/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

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

Source: WYMT
11/24/09
Obama Stiffs Republicans, Brings Hollywood to First State Dinner

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 ...

Source: David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog (blog)
11/24/09
Guess Who Isn't Coming to Dinner

...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

Source: FOX News
11/23/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

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 ...

Source: Air America
11/23/09
The National Review: The Republican War Still Rages

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in ...

Source: NPR
11/23/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Brian Beutler reports on Talking Points Memo that Republican senators like Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.m Judd Gregg, RN.H., and John Ensign, ...

Source: Slate
11/23/09
'Special Report' Panel on Health Care Reform Debate in Senate; Sarah Palin's ...

I think the person who really deserves credit Mitch McConnell for keeping all Republicans onboard in opposition. He is going to at least — at this stage ...

Source: FOXNews
11/23/09
Republican Senators Vow to Filibuster Election Day

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 ...

Source: dagblog (blog)
11/23/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

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 ...

Source: Washington Times
11/23/09
Attorney of Palin Critic Speaks Out

Once perfected, Pinocchio serum also would be useful to find out whether Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell really supports health care reform and, ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/23/09
Negotiations begin anew over health bill

...ever is, and the time it actually goes into effect." With Republicans almost universally opposed — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the bill a "job killer" on CNN's State of the Union— advancing the bill will require Reid to focus on th

Source: USA Today
11/23/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

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 ...

Source: WAVE
11/23/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

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

Source: Chicago Tribune
11/23/09
Pressure Builds Over Obama's Afghanistan Plan

“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 ...

Source: New York Times
11/23/09
No rest for Sen. Reid in healthcare debate

...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

11/23/09
Bipartisanship can hinder progress

Sen. Mitch McConnell, the minority leader in the Senate, said last week that every Republican would vote against cloture on the Senate health care bill ...

Source: UT The Daily Texan
11/23/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Prior to the vote, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., addressed the Chamber. "The American people are looking at the Senate tonight," he said. ...

Source: CitizenLink
11/23/09
Hey Republicans, Where's the Beef?

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 ...

Source: FOXNews
11/23/09
Carly Fiorina

CBS, Face The Nation: Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). • CNN, State Of The Union: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/22/09
Lawmakers Say More Needs to Be Done on Jobs, Economy

“Rather than passing this job-killing health-care bill, why don't we concentrate on getting the economy in better shape,” Sen. Mitch mcconnell (R., Ky. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal (blog)
11/22/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Geithner defended himself and the actions taken by the Obama administration aimed at improving the economy. Sen. Mitch mcconnell (R., Ky. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal (blog)
11/22/09
McConnell: Dems Proceed at 2010 Peril

29, 2008 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. answers a question ...

Source: Newser
11/22/09
Senators Size Up Next Steps in Health Care Debate

"If you expect Mitch mcconnell to roll in a wheelbarrow with a Republican 2000-page bill, it's not going to happen," Alexander told "Fox News Sunday. ...

Source: FOXNews
11/22/09
Historic health care bill passes key Senate hurdle

...to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, center, shows copy of the Democratic health care reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

Source: Taiwan News
11/22/09
GOP senators unload on health legislation the morning after

"If you expect Mitch mcconnell to roll in a wheelbarrow with a Republican 2000-page bill, it's not going to happen," Alexander said. ...

Source: The Hill
11/22/09
Health Care Bill Still Faces Huge Hurdles in the Senate

...on the Senate floor, but still harbored serious reservations about provisions in the bill. Republicans - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and senators Tom Coburn, Kay Bailey Hutchison and Lamar Alexander - asserted that the public is opposed to th

11/22/09
eddobloggo: Live from D.C. it's Saturday Night

...a vote to proceed on this bill is a vote for higher premiums, higher taxes, and massive cuts to Medicare," Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky added to the Ohio senator's remarks. "That’s a pretty hard thing to justify supporting.” Senato

Source: Town Hall

Official website: http://mcconnell.senate.gov/
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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2541
Fax: 202-224-2499

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