By Jackson Purchase News |
Jan 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Senate floor, reminiscing about his own experiences and the impact of the civil rights movement.Speaking about Dr. King, McConnell stated, "Yesterday, our nation honored one of the most consequential lives in American history." He continued, "The America in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. labored for change was the same America in which I grew up."McConnell, who was raised by parents who believed deeply in equal rights, acknowledged that he...