Senator Mitch McConnell

Republican  •  Kentucky  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1985
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11/10/09
Sen Dodd seeks more muscle in US financial reforms

...the capital market crisis that last year pushed the financial system to the brink of disaster. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters there were no signs yet of Republican support for the bill. Dodd would create a single bank regulator

11/10/09
Bill Clinton to Senators: Health Reform "Imperative"

...Health Care Progress Report. Reid is prepared to push hard to pass the bill by his deadline, however. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told his conference to be prepared for six-day work weeks in December, Politico reports. Sen. Dianne F

Source: CBS News
11/09/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

"Senate Republicans will be offering amendments that ... target the real problem, which is the cost of health care," said Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of ...

Source: MiamiHerald.com
11/09/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Fiorina has the backing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell (R-KY), Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. John mccain (R-AZ) -- for whom Fiorina had been ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/09/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Fiorina has the backing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell (R-KY), Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. John mccain (R-AZ) -- for whom Fiorina had been ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/09/09
Ovide Lamontagne announces New Hampshire Senate bid

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (R-Texas) headlined a fundraiser on ...

Source: Politico
11/09/09
The Constitution Doesn't Change with the Circumstances

[Senate Floor Speech, 3/11/03] Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky): "My Democratic colleagues want to change the rules. They want to reinterpret the ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/09/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Fiorina has the backing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell (R-KY), Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. John mccain (R-AZ) -- for whom Fiorina had been ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/09/09
Who has a fighting chance in this prolonged health care debate?

Though she may be the only Republican senator to vote yes, her assent would still be a trophy of Senate Democrats. Sen. Mitch mcconnell (R-Kentucky) ...

Source: North by Northwestern
11/09/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell, R-Ky., said that the narrow margin by which the measure passed the House, a vote of 220 to 215 with 39 Democrats ...

Source: RTT News
11/09/09
Sheriff's Department allocated $100000 for safety, equipment

Sen. Mitch mcconnell announced Thursday that he secured $2.85 million in funding through the legislation aimed at protecting first responders and equipping ...

Source: Murray Ledger and Times
11/09/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

"Senate Republicans will be offering amendments that ... target the real problem, which is the cost of health care," said Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell of ...

Source: MiamiHerald.com
11/09/09
Obama to grant request for more troops in Afghanistan: Report

October 11th, 2009 Senate GOP leader says he would back troop requestwashington — Senate Republican leader Mitch mcconnell says that if President Obama asks ...

Source: Gaea Times
11/09/09
House health care vote was easy part

...that will be the starting point of Senate debate — a blend of versions produced by two committees. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Sunday noted that the 39 House Democrats who voted against the bill — mostly conservatives and law

11/06/09
Baker Fundraiser Set For National GOP Group In D.C.

...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

Source: 4029tv.com
11/06/09
Senate approves $2.85 million for first responders

...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

11/06/09
California Senate: The Next NY-23?

...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

11/06/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

US Senate Republican Leader Mitch mcconnell of Kentucky gave a short speech on the Senate floor Monday, blasting HR 3962—The Affordable Health Care for ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/06/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will sign Republican Leader: A Political Biography on Senator Mitch McConnell by Kentucky author John David Dyche at Campbellsville ...

Source: ReadMedia (press release)
11/06/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) gained about $9.2 million. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) gained about $3 million, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) ...

Source: Politico
11/05/09
Democrats Pose Health Bill Hurdle

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) predicts Mr. Reid will have difficulty persuading moderate Democrats. "I think the majority leader's ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/05/09
Senate to vote on blocking US trials for Gitmo detainees

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter last week to Senate leaders Harry Reid, D-NV, and Mitch McConnell, R-KY, ...

Source: Foreign Policy
11/05/09
PREPARED REMARKS OF SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY) ON THE FLOOR ...

SEN. MCCONNELL: Most Americans recognize that our continued success in preventing another terrorist attack on US soil depends on our ability as a nation to ...

Source: Federal News Service (subscription)
11/05/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) predicts Mr. Reid will have difficulty persuading moderate Democrats. "I think the majority leader's ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/05/09
Omnibus For Combining Unresolved Spending Bills Likely, Sen. Durbin Says

...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

11/05/09
PREPARED REMARKS OF SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY) ON THE FLOOR ...

SEN. MCCONNELL: The last two years haven't been easy ones for the American people. Millions have lost jobs and homes, and many have had the bitter ...

Source: Federal News Service (subscription)
11/04/09
RE: Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) objects. 6) Oct. 27: The Senate votes to proceed to the bill by a tally of 87 to 13. ...

Source: The Washington Independent
11/04/09
Health debate might drag on

...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

11/04/09
House health bill totals US$1.2 tril.

...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

Source: China Post
11/04/09
Four Weeks Later, Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits

...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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