McConnell: As long as I'm Senate leader, Democrats' 'socialist schemes' won't become law

Reading this paper’s editorial last Sunday, I was pleased to find the liberal writers actually got something right. The editorial board recognized that, as Senate majority leader, I’m able to do something the other 99 senators can’t. I set the Senate schedule and decide what we will do and, sometimes more importantly, what we won’t.

Unfortunately, that’s all they got right. That isn’t too surprising from a newspaper whose choice among the Democratic gubernatorial candidates just came in third and only won two of 120 counties — neither of which was Jefferson.

That dubious political judgment explains why the CJ repeats the myth that Democrat recruiting failures explain why I’ve won so many competitive elections. In 2014, I ran against the CJ’s own preferred candidate, whom they called “the future” and endorsed in both the primary and the general. I won by 15 1/2 points — and 110 of 120 counties. In 2008, despite a Democratic wave, I beat the CJ-endorsed multimillionaire whom Democrats put up.

So Democrats haven’t had problems recruiting in my prior races. They’ve had problems winning. That’s because Kentuckians know tough, effective leadership when they see it. And especially these days, as President Donald Trump and I work hand in hand to enact the agenda Kentuckians voted for, they are watching the commonwealth reap the rewards.

When Kentuckians wanted to explore growing industrial hemp, I introduced a bill to fully legalize the crop. I appointed myself to the 2018 farm bill conference committee and worked with my friend Congressman James Comer to ensure hemp was part of the final bill. I was delighted to join President Trump at the White House as he signed my hemp legislation into law. Under Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles’ guidance, farmers, processors and manufacturers are boosting our economy with hemp, a crop now grown in 99 Kentucky counties.
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