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Senate Judiciary Committee Supports the Nomination of John Bush; Now Goes to Full Senate

July 13, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following statement today after the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve the nomination of John Bush of Kentucky, President Trump’s nominee to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth District:

“I congratulate John Bush for being approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Mr. Bush’s knowledge, professionalism, and dedication to fairness have earned him the strong support and respect of those who know him best, both Democrats and Republicans. A person of considerable ability, Mr. Bush will make a fine addition to the Sixth Circuit, and I look forward to the full Senate confirming him.”

NOTE: Senator McConnell introduced Mr. Bush during his nomination hearing on June 14, 2017. His full remarks are HERE.

McConnell Statement on August Recess, Democrats’ Obstruction

July 11, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following announcement Tuesday about the Senate’s August recess:

“Once the Senate completes its work on health care reform, we will turn to other important issues including the National Defense Authorization Act and the backlog of critical nominations that have been mindlessly stalled by Democrats.

“In order to provide more time to complete action on important legislative items and process nominees that have been stalled by a lack of cooperation from our friends across the aisle, the Senate will delay the start of the August recess until the third week of August.”

McConnell Helps Secure Funding to Support Nursing Workforce Diversity in Kentucky

July 11, 2017

Dr. Susan Stone, President of Frontier Nursing University, said, “We are grateful to Senator McConnell for his support in our efforts to receive federal funding to implement enhanced educational programs. The ultimate impact of this grant will be to increase the diversity of the advanced practice nursing and midwifery workforce; ultimately improving health care services for families served by our graduates.”
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