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New law helps farmers retire without heavy taxes. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Protecting American Farmlands Act lets sellers defer/avoid capital gains if land is used for agriculture use for 10+ years. kentuckyliving.com/news/keeping-f…

Opinion - Mitch McConnell: We can grow hemp without putting our children in harm's way nkytribune.com/2025/07/opinio… via @nkytribune

.@SenMcConnell: I'm for hemp, but we must close a loophole that hurts kids courier-journal.com/story/opinion/… via @courierjournal

Safeguarding kids from THC abuses in Kentucky hemp | Lexington Herald Leader kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/…

This is great news for the Paducah community, and I want to thank President Trump for selecting the Paducah Site to host new AI infrastructure. The site at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant has long held a critical role in advancing U.S. national security, and is poised, yet…

.@SenMcConnell Praises President Trump’s Selection of Paducah as Future Home of AI Infrastructure mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.c…

President Trump announced today he has approved two disaster declarations for Kentucky. Thank you @POTUS, this is great news for those still recovering from the storms that impacted the Commonwealth in April and May of this year.

Conservatives across America are honoring the life of Ed Feulner, founder and longest-serving President of the Heritage Foundation. Ed was a great man, and I am glad to have called him a friend through the years. Under Ed’s leadership, the Heritage Foundation was a bastion of…

I enjoyed celebrating the passage of One Big Beautiful Bill with President Trump and Senate Republicans tonight at the White House dinner.

Great news for students and parents across Kentucky. I am pleased @usedgov is releasing the funding for after-school and summer education programs. I want to thank @SenCapito for her leadership on the issue and I was glad to join her in calling for the release of these funds.

.@SenMcConnell OP-ED: We can grow hemp and protect kids at same time kentuckytoday.com/perspectives/o… via @kytodayeditor

.@SenMcConnell: It was great to speak to members of @CommerceLex today. It’s always a pleasure visiting with Kentuckians in our nation’s Capital.

McConnell's Bill Aiding Farmers Makes Into Final "One Big Beautiful Bill" wxbc1043.com/2025/07/09/mcc…

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.@SenMcConnell Statement on Continuing U.S. Lethal Assistance to Ukraine: mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.c…

McConnell Championing ‘Protecting American Farmlands Act’ wkdzradio.com/2025/07/07/mcc…

Senator McConnell’s Bill to Protect American Farmlands Signed Into Law. Easing the tax burden on our hardworking producers is a huge win for Kentucky farmers that will help preserve our vital farmland for future generations. mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.c…

The U.S Senate just passed President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. We’re bolstering border security, investing in programs that assist our farmers, raising take-home pay for working Kentuckians, and preventing the largest tax hike in American history. My full statement below: