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Beshear Challenges McConnell's Accountability | Charleston News
Governor Andy Beshear is publicly pressing Senator Mitch McConnell to address his health and prove he can still serve Kentucky, calling out the Republican-controlled Senate for lacking accountability. Beshear criticized McConnell’s silence since his hospitalization and challenged Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s refusal to intervene, noting McConnell’s upcoming retirement in 2027. Beshear’s office confirmed that a senator’s seat only becomes vacant through death, resignation, or expulsion — not simply by absence — and McConnell is already planning to step down. While Rand Paul noted no one…
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