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‘Last week, a bipartisan majority in the House passed a bill that would fund our national defense through fiscal year 2018... The Senate will soon take up this House-passed bill. I’ve recently heard many of my Democratic colleagues detail the harmful effects of short-term funding measures on our servicemembers. Soon, each one of us will have the chance to vote to give them the certainty they deserve while our other work continues.’

WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS, WV – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding the train accident in Virginia:

“My colleagues and I are deeply saddened by today’s fatal train accident in Virginia.

“My condolences, and those of the entire Senate family, go out to the victim’s family, friends, and coworkers. Our prayers are with the other accident victims who are fighting to recover from their injuries. And our deep gratitude is with the police, firefighters, and medical personnel who sped to the scene.

“It is impossible to overstate how much we Americans owe to our brave first responders – today and every day.”

From middle-class Americans’ pocketbooks to the ongoing fight against ISIL, there is more good news than I can begin to recite this morning. I look forward very much to attending the State of the Union tonight and hearing from the president. And on behalf of all the Americans we represent – men and women from coast to coast who are seeing the economy turn around and their country grow stronger before their eyes – I am glad there will be so much to applaud.

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