Senator Mitch McConnell

Republican  •  Kentucky  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1985
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
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11/19/09
Congress: Reid gets his score

...Barack Obama and his allies on one side and Republicans, outnumbered but unflinching, on the other.” Delay, delay, delay? Mitch McConn...

Source: MSNBC
11/19/09
Senate unveils its health reform plan

...reduction are encouraging.” Republicans, who have bitterly opposed similar initiatives, vowed to fight; Senate Minority Leader Mitch M...

11/19/09
Historic debate set for Senate hea...

...of Obama's longtime goal of signing legislation by year's end. "This bill has been behind closed doors for weeks," said Sen. Mitch M...

11/19/09
Critical early vote looms for Sena...

...of the Senate's 40 Republicans are expected to try to block the measure from coming to the floor for a vote. Minority leader Sen. Mitc...

Source: MarketWatch
11/19/09
Byrd sets record after 56 years, 1...

...me not to get a big head.” It wasn’t immediately clear why the Republicans were absent for Byrd’s big moment. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McCo...

11/18/09
Robert C. Byrd Becomes Longest Ser...

...people of West Virginia, and the Byrd family in celebrating this historic occasion. Senator Byrd, congratulations," said Sen. Mitch Mc...

Source: WBOY-TV
11/18/09
It's official: Byrd becomes longes...

...record to baseball’s Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-games record of 2,130 in 1995.  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McC...

Source: USA Today
11/18/09
Washington Sketch: Republican sena...

...But the rest abandoned their deeply held views of just a few years ago. There was, for example, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.)....

11/18/09
Byrd becomes longest-serving Congr...

...me not to get a big head." It wasn't immediately clear why the Republicans were absent for Byrd's big moment. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McCo...

11/18/09
Byrd becomes longest-serving Congr...

...Byrd's big moment, unaware that he was speaking or of the impending resolution vote, said a spokesman for Republican Leader Mitch McCo...

Source: Miami Herald

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11/19/09
Stupak the Democrats Anti-Hero-AND...

And, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called the amendment "discriminatory" and represented a "grave risk" to women. The strong reaction ...

11/19/09
Mahoney Out, Field Set (?) In NH -...

Leader Mitch McConnell, NRSC chair John Cornyn and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Ayotte is positioning herself as a mainstream conservative...

11/19/09
Michael Roston - Newsbroke – Does ...

But if you're Senator Mitch McConnell on your way to lead the Senate's Republicans up against a commanding Democratic majority, isn't you...

Source: Newsbroke
11/19/09
Senate Democrats unveil bill with ...

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell warned that “this will not be a short debate.'' Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, has al...

11/19/09
Allvoices.com - Senator Reid's New...

and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) each portrayed himself “on the right side of history.” Reid trumpeted the Democrats' $849 bil...

11/19/09
nky.Com | Kentucky Enquirer | Kent...

The forum caps off a heated and fast-paced week between the candidates: last Wednesday, Grayson attacked Paul's Republican credentials af...

11/19/09
ARRA News Service: Today in Washin...

Unfortunately, as Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell explained this morning, it's clear that Democrats were not listening to the Am...

11/19/09
Senate Dems To Make Gov't Plan Wid...

"Now it's America's turn, and this will not be a short debate," Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, warned after Maj...

11/19/09
Senate Girds For Historic Debate O...

"Now it's America's turn, and this will not be a short debate," warned Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader. "Higher p...

11/19/09
Reid offers up $849 billion health...

... will not be a short debate,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. But Reid said Wednesday night that he is “cautiously ...

Official website: http://mcconnell.senate.gov/
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361-a Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2541
Fax: 202-224-2499

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