Honorable Mitch McConnell
United States Senator, Kentucky, Republican
Senator McConnell was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984. He served as County Judge Executive in Jefferson County, Kentucky, from 1977 to 1984. He is the Senate Majority Leader. The following is from the February 3, 2015, Senate floor debate on H.R. 240, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. When the new Senate convened, I stated my view that democracy is not about what you can get away with, it is about what can be achieved together. Exercising raw power is easier, no question about that. Changing the…
