Sen. Mitch McConnell on more federal aid, masks and renaming military bases

07/07/2020 23 min

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Episode Synopsis

This week's show features WDRB political reporter Lawrence Smith's full interview with U.S. Sen. Maj. Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, conducted July 6, 2020. Smith asks the country's most powerful senator about the prospect of federal aid for states and cities, extending what McConnell calls the unemployment insurance 'bonus' of $600 per week, removing the names of Confederates from military bases, McConnell's embrace of masks in public settings and his re-election campaign against Democrat Amy McGrath. After the interview, Smith discusses the challenges of interviewing McConnell and his impressions of the conversation.