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THE LATEST
Sen. Mitch McConnell voted by proxy on farm bill amendments during the Agriculture Committee markup today. But the Kentucky Republican’s absence is why the bill did not advance to the Senate floor.
- Chair John Boozman (R-Arkansas) says they will try to vote again on this version of the bill next month.
- McConnell was discharged from his rehabilitation center today to continue recovery at home, he said in a statement this afternoon.
Sen. John Husted (R-Ohio) called for Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) to resign from the House today after remaining mostly tight-lipped about his views for weeks. “Anyone who commits domestic violence is not fit to serve in Congress,” he wrote.