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McConnell mantra: ‘No’

Sen. Mitch McConnell spent the last eight years perfecting the art of obstructionism, and even though he is now the leader of the majority party, he is still at it.

In spite of widespread evidence that Russia intervened in our most basic democratic processes, McConnell refuses to support an independent commission to investigate what could be considered an act of war. Apparently he has just said no for so long that that is all he is capable of.

It is time for McConnell to be an American first and a Republican second.

Howard Stovall

Lexington

This story was originally published June 7, 2017 at 8:39 PM with the headline "McConnell mantra: ‘No’."

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