WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today applauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision (https://www.usda.gov/ree/reorganization) to provide the additional $26.7 million (https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/appropriations-notice-barc.pdf) in federal funding for the construction of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Forage-Animal Production Unit at the University of Kentucky:
"I'm honored to have helped secure funding for the establishment and construction of this project over the years, and it's great to see this final piece go into place for Kentucky's leading agricultural research lab," said Sen...