Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Neda Toloui-Semnani

Posted July 15, 2011 at 6:02pm

“McConnell has yet to locate his spine … he needs to hear from you.”

— The title of a blog post on the FreedomWorks website, referring to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). FreedomWorks is former House Majority Leader Dick Armey’s (R-Texas) grass-roots coalition of tea party groups.

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