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Republican from Kentucky
Mitch McConnell is a U.S. Senator from Kentucky and the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate.
Recent statements involving Mitch McConnell
On a bipartisan task force on ways to improve fiscal policy.
The Senate health care bill does not contain limits on medical malpractice lawsuits.
Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women."
"The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, disagrees with the decision" Judge Sotomayor made in the Ricci vs. DeStefano case.
A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option."
Recent stories featuring Mitch McConnell
PolitiFact's Five Surprising "True" ratings:
With our Lie of the Year, we focused on the biggest falsehoods of 2009. But we also want to highlight our findings at the other end of the Truth-O-Meter.
Democratic attack distorts McConnell's record:
The Democrats say McConnell opposes jobs, health care for kids and equal pay for women. We conduct a reality check.
McConnell's fuzzy math doesn't compute:
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the Democrats spent more in a month than the combined cost of Hurricane Katrina and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We crunch the numbers and find that's wrong.
Your guide to the economic stimulus bill:
For two weeks, you've heard claims that the bill includes lots of goodies — millions for Filipino veterans, ACORN and programs for sexually transmitted diseases. We sort out the truth.
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