Photos: Mitch McConnell through the years

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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON - JULY 02: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) speaks as Chairman of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) listens during a taping of "Meet the Press" at the NBC studios July 2, 2006 in Washington, DC. McConnell and Schumer discussed various topics including the war on terrorism and the mid-term elections in 2006. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press) (Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 02: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) holds a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol October 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. McConnell said that the proposed health care legislation will hurt Medicare. He emphasized that the Democrats control both houses of Congress together with the White House. McConnell deduced that health care reform would therefore not be sunk through the Republican party. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: (AFP OUT) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R) speaks to a member of the media after U.S. President Barack Obama hosted a meeting at the Blair House on February 25, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama hosted the televised bipartisan meeting to discuss the health care legislation reform before the congress. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) answers reporters' questions during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol January 6, 2011 in Washington, DC. McConnell and the Senate Republican leaders talked to reporters about the Senate Republican Annual Issues meeting that was held behind closed doors at the Library of Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 27: U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) answers reporters' questions during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 27, 2011 in Washington, DC. McConnell said everything is still on the table in budget negotiations and that Medicare reform must be a part of any bipartisan agreement. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) holds a press conference after the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment on Capitol Hill on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. After the House impeached Trump last year, the Senate tried him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon which both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers focused on the spread of the coronavirus and the state of the economy as markets react to the virus during the luncheon. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 03: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), delivers his victory speech next to his wife, Elaine Chao, at the Omni Louisville Hotel on November 3, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. McConnell has reportedly defeated his opponent, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath, marking his seventh consecutive U.S. Senate win. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: (L-R) Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) reaches out to help Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after McConnell froze and stopped talking at the microphone during a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on July 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Also pictured, L-R, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). McConnell was escorted back to his office and later returned to the news conference and answered questions. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet with Congressional leadership on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Zelensky is meeting with President Biden and Congressional leaders to make an in-person case for continuing military aid as the country runs out of money for Ukraine's war against Russia. The meetings come days after the Senate failed to advance President Biden's national security package that included aid to Ukraine. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 08: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives for a Senate Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on February 08, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Senate continues to negotiate a Ukraine and Israel aid only bill after a security supplemental bill that included foreign aid and money for border security failed to advance. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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