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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday reiterated his opposition to the spending in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package but nonetheless acknowledged it’s a financial windfall for local governments – and his own state.
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 23: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) heads to the weekly … [+]
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McConnell, during a step at Pikeville Medical Center in Kentucky, conceded the relief package will include “a heck of a lot of money” for Kentucky, urging counties to “spend it wisely.”
“Frankly, from a financial point of view, it’s going to be like Christmas in late spring,” McConnell added,…
