{"id":1115629,"date":"2021-12-13T18:28:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115629"},"modified":"2021-12-13T18:28:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:28:36","slug":"mcconnell-applauds-biden-for-kentucky-tornado-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-applauds-biden-for-kentucky-tornado-response\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell Applauds Biden For Kentucky Tornado Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcconnell-applauds-biden-for-kentucky-tornado-response%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"38.684501845018\">\n<p>Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell praised President Joe Biden\u2019s response to a tornado that left at least 74 Kentuckians dead and more than 100 missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKentucky\u2019s congressional delegation came together to send multiple letters to the president in support of disaster relief. In response, President Biden cut through the red tape to approve our request at an accelerated pace, providing the rapid support we need to recover,\u201d McConnell said Monday in a floor speech.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"McConnell on Devastating Kentucky Tornado Damage\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3H6ykrTVbwY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/11\/joe-biden-emergency-declaration-kentucky-deadly-tornadoes\/\">approved<\/a> an emergency declaration Saturday after the tornadoes touched down in western Kentucky, while noting that Congress could approve extra relief funds. The president will visit the state on Wednesday to survey the damage. Every member of Kentucky\u2019s congressional delegation, along with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1470422968115376128\">requested<\/a> the declaration. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/13\/man-food-cook-mayfield-kentucky-tornado-severe-weather\/\">(RELATED: Man Drives Miles With Smoker, Truckload Of Food To Help Those Who Were In Tornado\u2019s Destructive Path)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cThank you President Biden&nbsp; <\/span>for your rapid approval of Kentucky\u2019s Major Disaster Declaration. Our entire congressional delegation came together to support Gov. Beshear\u2019s<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> request. I appreciate the Administration\u2019s quick work to speed resources to help deal with this crisis,\u201d McConnell tweeted of the declaration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.2022471910112\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> for your rapid approval of Kentucky\u2019s Major Disaster Declaration. Our entire congressional delegation came together to support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAndyBeshear?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovAndyBeshear<\/a>\u2019s request. I appreciate the Administration\u2019s quick work to speed resources to help deal with this crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3rBPGcDMmK\">pic.twitter.com\/3rBPGcDMmK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1470422968115376128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Beshear announced at a Monday press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pRiGe0rwlTQ\">conference<\/a> that 74 Kentuckians have been confirmed dead, and at least 109 remain missing. Both of those numbers are expected to rise, he said.<\/p>\n<p>More than 26,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\">remain<\/a> without power in the state, according to PowerOutage.us.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Kentucky Sen. 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