In light of recent reports that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering spending additional funds for a public relations campaign to prop up the badly failing Obamacare exchanges, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell asking for those valuable resources to instead be used to combat the Zika virus in the United States.
Recent Press Releases
McConnell Works with WKU to Secure Federal Education Grant to Help Low-Income Students
August 17, 2016
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that Western Kentucky University (WKU) has received a $236,900 competitive grant which will allow WKU to continue providing college admission and financial aid counseling to low-income students in several Kentucky counties. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Educational Opportunity Centers TRIO grant program.
“I was pleased to work with Western Kentucky University to support this important program,” Senator McConnell said. “The funding will be used by WKU to continue to provide counseling and financial assistance to low-income students in an effort to help them overcome barriers to obtaining quality higher education and help them as they prepare to enter the workforce.”
Charlene Manco, Director of the WKU’s Educational Opportunity Centers TRIO Projects, said, “The WKU Educational Opportunity Centers Office (EOC) was pleased to hear of the refunding of its EOC TRIO Project for another five years. With this continued funding WKU will provide 1,000 nontraditional adults academic help for returning to the workforce each year. We know that the support provided by Senator McConnell was instrumental in this refunding. It is support from Kentucky's political leaders and Community leaders that help the project continue the vital work of assisting low-income nontraditional adults within a ten county target area.”
The target counties are Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, and Warren.
McConnell Statement on Captain Khan
‘Captain Khan was an American hero, and like all Americans I’m grateful for the sacrifices that selfless young men like Capt. Khan and their families have made in the war on terror.’
July 31, 2016
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement:
“Captain Khan was an American hero, and like all Americans I’m grateful for the sacrifices that selfless young men like Capt. Khan and their families have made in the war on terror. All Americans should value the patriotic service of the patriots who volunteer to selflessly defend us in the armed services. And as I have long made clear, I agree with the Khans and families across the country that a travel ban on all members of a religion is simply contrary to American values.”