Senator Mitch McConnell

Republican  •  Kentucky  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1985
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04/01/07
Lawmakers Argue Over Impact of Bush Veto on Iraq War

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he wants a final version ready for the president's pen as soon as possible. "What needs to happen here is the ...

Source: MyFox Washington DC, DC
04/01/07
Dems Say No To Gonzales Date Change Bid

Asked directly if he has confidence in Gonzales, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said: ``I can honestly say the president does.'' ...

Source: Guardian Unlimited, UK
04/01/07
Beshear voices a 'deep-seated desire to serve'

... Democratic establishment asked him to put his successful Lexington law practice on hold to run against then two-term Republican US Sen. Mitch McConnell. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
04/01/07
Senate Democrats reject White House push to move up Gonzales ...

Asked directly if he has confidence in Gonzales, Sen. Mitch McConnell said: "I can honestly say the president does." "What I can tell you at the moment is ...

Source: International Herald Tribune, France
04/01/07
Senate Democrats reject White House push to move up Gonzales ...

Asked directly if he has confidence in Gonzales, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said: "I can honestly say the president does." ...

Source: North County Times, CA
03/31/07
• Fineman: GOP Stick to Their Guns on Iraq

March 31, 2007 - “The war,” Sen. Mitch McConnell told me last week, “is the reason you are speaking to the Republican leader, not the majority leader. ...

Source: Newsweek
03/30/07
Senate votes for troop pullout

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky rebutted quickly. “Nothing good can come from this bill," he said. “It’s loaded with pork that has no ...

Source: Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL
03/30/07
FOX News Sunday

We get the latest analysis from the Senate Republican Leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell and a 2008 presidential candidate and influential Democratic Chairman of ...

Source: FOX News
03/30/07
REMARKS BY SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY) TO THE ...

SEN. MCCONNELL: Well, thank you very much, David. It's great to see you again and to be with all of you. And Chuck, good to see you -- see you all. ...

Source: Federal News Service (subscription), DC
03/29/07
Repeat Iraq votes put GOP senators at '08 risk

Americans United for Change, a Democratic-allied group, is already targeting Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, up for re-election next ...

Source: Glens Falls Post-Star
03/29/07
Senate OKs War Bill With Iraq Timeline

"Surely this will embolden the enemy and it will not help our troops in any way," said Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. Forty-eight Democrats and independent ...

Source: Chippewa Herald, WI
03/29/07
Ad assails McConnell for backing Iraq war

A national group that advocates liberal causes is running television ads throughout Kentucky criticizing US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
03/29/07
ROCK OUR HOUSE

Then Senate spoilsport Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., objected, and sent the request to the rules committee indefinitely. That's where we come in. ...

Source: Philadelphia Daily News, PA
03/28/07
Senate passes war spending bill that includes timetables

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, said Tuesday he hopes to finish the bill as quickly as possible so Bush can veto it and Congress can begin ...

Source: Examiner.com
03/28/07
Ad Attacks Sen. Mitch McConnell's War Support

... the withdrawal of troops from Iraq planned to begin airing an ad Wednesday, critical of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky). ...

Source: Free Market News Network
03/28/07
Democrats' timetable clears Senate

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Republicans will not filibuster the bill, but, if it passes, they have the votes to sustain the president's ...

Source: Washington Times, DC
03/28/07
Bush Repeats Veto Threat on Spending Bill That Includes Iraq ...

But Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the GOP won't hold up the debate because they want to get the bill out of the Senate, into the conference committee to ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
03/28/07
US Senate sets “surrender date” in Iraqi campaign

According to the leader of Senate minority, Republican Mitch McConnell, this is practically a “surrender date” in the Iraqi campaign, CNN reports. ...

Source: Regnum, Russia
03/28/07
Senate Approves March 2008 Pull Out Of Iraq

"This is like sending a memo to our enemies to tell them to rest, replan until they day that we leave," said Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, according to ...

Source: Washington Post
03/28/07
Ohio Employees File Intimidation Charges Against Union

Senate Republicans, led by Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, failed in their attempt to remove a March 31, 2008 "surrender date" from bill funding US military ...

Source: CNSNews.com, VA
03/27/07
Senate's Iraq vote likely to come down to the wire

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Monday he had the votes to strike the withdrawal language. But even if he fails to keep it out of ...

Source: Fremont Tribune, NE
03/27/07
Senate's Iraq vote likely to come down to the wire

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Monday he had the votes to strike the withdrawal language. But even if he fails to keep it out of ...

Source: Arizona Republic, AZ
03/27/07
Senate Iraq vote likely to come down to the wire

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, predicted Monday he had the votes to strike the withdrawal language. But even if he fails to keep it ...

Source: CNN
03/27/07
Senate's Iraq vote likely to come down to the wire

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Monday he had the votes to strike the withdrawal language. But even if he fails to keep it out of ...

Source: KARE, MN
03/27/07
Senate's Iraq vote likely to come down to the wire

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Monday he had the votes to strike the withdrawal language. But even if he fails to keep it out of ...

Source: Beatrice Daily Sun, NE
03/27/07
Senate Iraq vote likely to come down to the wire

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Monday he had the votes to strike the withdrawal language. But even if he fails to keep it out of ...

Source: Baltimore Sun, MD
03/27/07
Senate Republicans want Iraq bill without withdrawal By Anne Flaherty

Washington | Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he will try to block a Democratic effort to force troop withdrawal but won't stand in the ...

Source: Wilmington Morning Star, NC
03/27/07
Republicans say they won't block bill with Iraq deadline

WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he will try to block a Democratic effort to force troop withdrawal but won't stand in the ...

Source: The Olympian, WA
03/27/07
GOP senators ready to let troop withdrawal bill go to president

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, announced the shift in strategy Monday, as the chamber took up a $122 billion war spending ...

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH
03/27/07
GOPs push Iraq spending bill

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he will try to block a Democratic effort to force troop withdrawal but won't stand in the ...

Source: Rutland Herald, VT

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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2541
Fax: 202-224-2499

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