Having A Kentuckian In The Room When Resources Are Doled Out Matters
Senator Mitch McConnell has worked tirelessly to ensure Kentucky families are financially protected and have access to health care during this coronavirus pandemic. Through Senator McConnell’s leadership, the Senate passed a historic economic relief package for Kentuckians and all Americans, and this relief is in addition to the millions in relief Kentucky has already received.
Here’s what they are saying about Senator McConnell’s leadership to provide much-needed relief to families, hospitals, and small businesses:
“I would like to thank Mitch McConnell for his leadership.”
“Congress’s coronavirus relief package is a win for McConnell and the economy”
Washington Examiner: “Congress’s coronavirus relief package is a win for McConnell and the economy”
- “…Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell successfully killed the Democrats’ ideological wish list.”
The Daily Wire: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) … led the effort to ink a comprehensive, bipartisan coronavirus relief package…”
“Will deliver vital aid”
Roll Call: “Sweeping economic aid bill to counter coronavirus passes Senate”
Axios: “The emergency legislation that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) promised to pass later Wednesday will deliver vital aid to workers, small businesses, corporations and health care providers under strain from the illness”
LEX18’s Claire Kopsky: “It will put money in Americans’ pockets, assist small businesses & corps., aid hospitals and help the unemployed.”
NPR: “The plan marks the largest rescue package in American history. The legislation covers an array of programs, including direct payments to Americans, an aggressive expansion of unemployment insurance, billions of dollars in aid to large and small businesses, and a new wave of significant funding for the health care industry.”
McConnell Has Already Delivered More Than $8 Million Of Relief Funds To Kentucky
The Courier Journal’s Phillip Bailey: “INBOX: @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell announces #Kentucky will receive $1.6M more in federal funds for #COVID19 testing and to purchase additional medical supplies. These resources supplement the $7.4M from earlier this month. #KYSen”
The Courier Journal’s Phillip Bailey: “This is sure to be another @Team_Mitch example of why having a Kentuckian in the room when resources are doled out matters. #KYsen”
Kentucky Today: “McConnell: Kentucky to receive $1.6M for fight with coronavirus”
- “These surge resources are in addition to the $7.4 million McConnell helped secure for Kentucky in that legislation.”
- “The HHS funding will be used by HRSA-funded CHCs in Kentucky for testing and to purchase additional medical supplies. It will also be used to help increase telehealth services across the Commonwealth.”
The Cincinnati Enquirer: “Coronavirus funding: Sen. McConnell announces $1.6 million for medical supplies”
WYMT: “Senator McConnell: Kentucky will receive $1.6 million to combat COVID-19”
- “We are extremely appreciative of Senator McConnell’s leadership in support of Federally Qualified Health Centers nationally and especially in Kentucky,” said David Bolt, CEO of the Kentucky Primary Care Association. “Community health centers are essential to the American safety net and by design, they are working tirelessly to serve patients in need.”