Senator Mitch McConnell

Republican  •  Kentucky  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1985
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
  • Votes with party 89%
  • Abstains: 0%

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
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
11/05/09
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

11/04/09
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
Senate candidate Mark Kirk sought Sarah Palin's backing when she's in town to appear on 'Oprah Winfrey Show'

...“We’ll see. We’ll see. Yeah. Yeah. I’ve got a lot of folks coming in. I think I’ve got (Senate Republican Leader) Sen. (Mitch) McConnell coming in shortly.” In a statement, Kirk campaign spokesman Eric Elk said the memo was part of a briefin

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
Fiorina Enters California Senate Race

...as The Hill reports she will attend a Washington fundraiser hosted by a number of senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and McCain. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee isn't waiting for the primary to conclude to begin kno

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

11/03/09
Health bills face rocky road

...vote with him - twice. (He could reduce the threshold to 51 votes with a procedural maneuver, but it's problematic.) Led by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), Republicans have argued preemptively - and correctly - that a vote for cloture is a vote for the

11/03/09
Bennett: Earmarks not bankrupting country

...from George Washington's campaigns in the American Revolution, Bennett said Senate Republicans, under the leadership of Sen. Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) are not engaging in frontal assaults on the administration, but rather picking and choosing fights, suc

11/03/09
House’s health care bill to cost $1.2T over decade

...may not be able to begin debate on the issue until the week before Thanksgiving. 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 int

11/02/09
Sources: House health bill totals $1.2 trillion

...not be able to begin debate on the issue until the week before Thanksgiving. 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 20

Source: Boston Herald
11/02/09
The Most Important Vote on Health Care

...a Paul-to-Damascus epiphany on their way to vote the second time.   The Republican leader in the Senate -- Minority Leader Mitch McConnell -- says the GOP is going to view a vote for cloture on health care as a vote for the bill.  During his press con

10/30/09
U.S. funds to boost Louisville projects

...Obama’s signature, is included in the fiscal 2010 Interior Appropriations bill, according to a news release from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. It includes: • $8.2 million to help operate the Land Between the Lakes in Western Kentucky. • $1.15 millio

10/30/09
Voice From the Republican Past

...Edward Brooke was at the Capitol yesterday to receive the Congressional Gold Medal from President Obama and scold Mitch McConnell for his failure to be bipartisan. Brooke, the first African-American ever elected to the Senate in 1966 as a Republican fro

10/30/09
Weekend TV Talk Shows: Timoth Geithner will 'Meet the Press' on Sunday

...the Washington Post. The economy, jobs: Christina Romer, the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Healthcare: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Author Nancy Aossey ("A Thousand Words"). (N) 3 p.m. CNN State of the Union With John King Afghanistan, hea

10/30/09
The Senate Needs More Mavericks Like Ed Brooke

...standard to this day." In turn, Brooke admonished the politicians in attendance – with a special nod to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell -- to work together to solve the country's problems. Good luck there. Health care? Republicans and Democra

10/29/09
Public-Option Liberals Hold Sway

...a Democrat-led health overhaul.Senate Republicans are united in their opposition to a public option, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) reiterated Wednesday his view that it would drive private insurers out of business. "Supporters of the gov

10/29/09
Former senator Edward Brooke receives Congressional Gold Medal

...was Brooke, the president said, that his "fan base includes Gloria Steinem, Barney Frank and Ted Kennedy -- as well as Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney and George W. Bush," who awarded Brooke the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004. "He didn't care whethe

10/29/09
McConnell: Dems Not Sharing Health Care Bill With GOP

...October 28, 2009 To comment on this video or click the "Comments" link below. Sen. Mitch McConnell on the health care bill: "Nobody's seen it, other than a handful of Democrats who were in the conference room with the Majority Leader writing this thing

10/29/09
Congress honors ex-Sen. Brooke

...providing Americans with adequate housing. “We’ve got to get together,” Brooke said, turning his eyes to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. “We have no alternative. There’s nothing left. It’s time for politics to be put aside on

10/29/09
Congress honors Senate pioneer

...put aside partisan divisions and take action. ``We've got to get together,'' Brooke said, turning to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell who sat near him on the stage. ``We have no alternative. It's time for politics to be put aside on the back burne

Source: Miami Herald
10/29/09
Centrist Democrats Are Cool To Reid's Plan For Public Option

...if he had changed his view of the public plan's chances. 'I just really don't know.' ... The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said that in his view a vote to debate the legislation would be tantamount to supporting it, which he sai

10/28/09
Congress awards high honor to former Sen. Brooke

...providing Americans with adequate housing. "We've got to get together," Brooke said, turning his eyes to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. "We have no alternative. There's nothing left. It's time for politics to be put aside on the back bur

Source: Deseret News
10/28/09
Democrats struggle to find unity on health plan

...by Republicans - just to bring the bill up, a parliamentary maneuver so routine that a vote is rarely required. But Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, announced that in this case, even procedural votes will count. That's because, i

10/28/09
Obama honors Brooke as bridge builder

...by popular vote to the U.S. Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, House Republican Leader John Boehner and Sen. John Kerry joined President Obama at a ceremony to present Brooke

Source: MSNBC
10/28/09
John McCain coming to University of Louisville

...visit the on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to present a speech and attend the dedication of a new archives housing the papers of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his wife, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao. McCain’s speech will be held at 9 a.m. in Cardin

10/28/09
Democrats struggle to find unity on health plan

...by Republicans — just to bring the bill up, a parliamentary maneuver so routine that a vote is rarely required. But Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, announced that in this case, even procedural votes will count. That’s becaus

Source: Boston Herald
10/28/09
Sen. Reid's decision yields no Democratic unity on public option

...Landrieu of Louisiana, Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, both of Arkansas, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska. The minority leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said that, in his view, a vote to debate the legislation would be tantamount to supporting it, which

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