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Senator Mitch McConnell
Republican • Kentucky • 5th Term • Sworn In 1985
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Senate Republicans push to let any employer deny coverage for any health service on 'moral' grounds
...a bill similar to Blunt's because of something he heard in church—and give employers yet another way to shaft their workers. Mitch McConnell is right. This fight is bigger than contraception. It always has been, because women's health isn't just a min
Senate Republicans push to let any employer deny coverage for any health service on 'moral' grounds
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is putting his weight behind Sen. Roy Blunt's amendment to the Affordable Care Act that would allow employers to deny coverage not just for contraception but for any treatment or any condition they claimed ...
Mitch McConnell Wants Vote On Birth Control Mandate
WASHINGTON — Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying ... to the American tradition." Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.,
White House expects another budget battle
...had been reluctant to put Obama's spending plans up for a vote in the past because they were largely ineffective. Sen. Mitch McConnell , R-Ky., said on CBS' "Face the Nation" he anticipated the Democrat-controlled Senate would not even come up with its
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread
...Nation" - Religion, and the right; GOP presidential race; contraception regulations: GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Lew CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" - GOP presidential race; 2012 elections: Santoru
McConnell: Any Employer Should Be Able to Deny Contraceptive Services
...of a controversy over a requirement that religious institutions provide contraceptive coverage, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) now supports a bill that gives any employer the right to exclude any type health service that they find objecti
Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate
...Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP) Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Barack Obama's birth
McConnell wants vote on birth-control mandate
...Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding Presi
Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate
...saying he'll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of government meddling. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. right, accompanied by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washing
Nothing To See Here, Folks — This Isn't Actually About Contraception
...Blunt (R-MO) that permits any employer to deny birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Sunday… The Blunt amendment… would “ensure that health care stakeholders retain the right to
Mitch McConnell: WTF?
...(R-MO) that permits any employer to deny birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Sunday. “If we end up having to try to overcome the President’s opposition by legislation, of course
CPAC recap: As much talk about big-hatted Pilgrims as the economy
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) of Kentucky focused on the Democratic ... ourselves to the growth of the United States economy in the years ahead.” Senator Rubio talked only in gauzy terms about the power of the free enterprise system and ...
Ky. lawmakers seek action on Paducah uranium plant
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and other Kentucky congressional leaders are pressing the Department of Energy to offer a plan for the future of Paducah's government-owned nuclear enrichment plant, which could cease operations and cut its workforce ...
Sen. Mitch McConnell Takes On Obama's Agenda At CPAC
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Sen. McConnell honors 1st Lt. Yates
Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., honored one of WKU’s own, 1st Lt. Eric Yates, during a senate session on Thursday. Yates was in WKU’s ROTC program and was later deployed to Afghanistan, where he was killed in action in September 2010.
Sen. McConnell chooses sides in Obama’s war against Catholics [Opinion: The Arena]
Another champion of people of conscience entered the battle waging between President Obama and the Catholic Church yesterday, as Kentucky’s senior senator, Republican Mitch McConnell stood up in the U.S. Senate and defended the First Amendment ...
Mitch McConnell takes aim at ‘liberal thugs’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to launch a fierce attack on the Obama ... Without singling him out directly by name, McConnell will point the finger at New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer for seeking public hearings into super PACs ...
Senate GOP mulls 2012 strategy
...a more aggressive platform before they have a presumptive nominee. The concern , expressed privately by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and others, is that a detailed agenda could be stepped on by a presidential nominee — and that the f
For Kyl, One Last Stand in the Crossfire
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, has made Mr. Kyl, the No. 2 Senate Republican, his No. 1 negotiator. In that role, he is the emissary of the Republican leadership, a gatekeeper of conservatism, and a bridge between ...
Rick Santorum Challenges Carl Bernstein's Accusation He Wasn't Popular With GOP Colleagues
Couldn't have been unpopular to achieve that. In addition, as he noted to Bernstein, Santorum was in position to possibly take Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) position as Whip if he had won in 2006. But the bigger issue here is that with Santorum ...
McConnell Still Warring With Manchin Over Big 12 Bid
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is reportedly holding a grudge against U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-Wv., over a fight between their alma maters to get into the Big 12 Conference. Last fall, the University of Louisville was jockeying ...
Mitch McConnell still mad at Manchin for Big 12 gambit
On paper, Sen. Joe Manchin would seem to be Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ideal ally: He’s a red-state Democrat who is distancing himself from President Barack Obama just as the GOP leader is trying to derail the White House’s agenda.
Interception: McConnell still mad at Manchin
On paper, Sen. Joe Manchin would seem to be Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's ideal ally: He's a red-state Democrat who is distancing himself from President Barack Obama just as the GOP leader is trying to derail the White House's agenda.
Why the Right Wing Is Petrified of Letting Voters, Instead of the Electoral College, Pick Presidents
Sign up to stay up to date on the latest Election 2012 headlines via email. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell calls it “absurd and dangerous.” The Wall Street Journal says it deserves to “die.” The Heritage Foundation calls it “unconstitutional.
'Congress Will Act': Fight Over Birth Control Coverage Moves To The Hill
...Ohio, said in a speech on the House floor Wednesday. That echoed a similar vow made a day earlier by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: "This is a huge mistake that I hope the administration is currently reconsidering, and if they do not, Co
'Congress Will Act': Fight Over Birth Control Coverage Moves To The Hill
...Ohio, said in a speech on the House floor Wednesday. That echoed a similar vow made a day earlier by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: "This is a huge mistake that I hope the administration is currently reconsidering, and if they do not, Co
'Congress Will Act': Fight Over Birth Control Coverage Moves To The Hill
...R- Ohio, said in a speech on the House floor Wednesday. That echoed a similar vow made a day earlier by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: "This is a huge mistake that I hope the administration is currently reconsidering, and if they do not,
'Congress Will Act': Fight Over Birth Control Coverage Moves To The Hill
...Ohio, said in a speech on the House floor Wednesday. That echoed a similar vow made a day earlier by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: "This is a huge mistake that I hope the administration is currently reconsidering, and if they do not, Co
CPAC Will Have Record Turnout
...adds. Besides the presidential candidates, speakers will include Sen. Jim DeMint, Sen. Marco Rubio, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner, Sen. Rand Paul, Rep. Paul Ryan, Sen. John Cornyn, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, R
Closed-door payroll-tax holiday deals now the norm
...Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona, accompanied by fellow Republicans Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming (left) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky (right), criticizes Democrats on the deadlocked bipartisan payroll-tax conference panel Tuesday at a n
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