Congress

McConnell Said No to Money for Miners, Yes to Russian-Backed Plant

LUMP IN THE STOCKING

The Senate majority leader worked to keep money out of Kentucky coal miners’ hands—even as he maneuvered to steer federal cash to an aluminum plant connected to a Putin ally.

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