McConnell: Citizens United 'Leveled the Field' for Campaign Finance

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Responding to a question about conservative political group American Crossroads, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he finds no problem with campaign spending by corporations.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks with reporters at the Christian Science Monitor Breakfast. This program was recorded on June 22, 2011. 

Mitch McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. He was chosen by his Republican colleagues as the Minority Leader in November 2006, making him the top-ranking Republican in the 110th Congress, which convened January 3, 2007. He is a conservative, receiving a perfect score from the American Conservative Union in 2006. McConnell won re-election in 2008 against Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford.

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