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Sen. Mitch McConnell is now the longest serving Republican senate leader in history

Name: Sen. Mitch McConnell is now the longest serving Republican senate leader in history
Uploaded: 2018-06-12T21:11:53-0400
Duration: 5 min 39 s
Description: Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is now the longest serving Republican senate leader in history. Sen. McConnell changed the landscape of Kentucky politics and leaves behind a complicated legacy in Washington. Daniel Desrochers, political reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss McConnell's impact on Kentucky and on the U.S. government.

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is now the longest serving Republican senate leader in history. Sen. McConnell changed the landscape of Kentucky politics and leaves behind a complicated legacy in Washington. Daniel Desrochers, political reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss McConnell's impact on Kentucky and on the U.S. government.