U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell made a stop in Breckinridge County on Wednesday, while campaigning in Western Kentucky, where he spoke to supporters in Hardinsburg. 
 
“The question in this election is: will Kentucky go to the back row, or will it continue to enjoy the privileges of having a Senator in leadership in Washington D.C.?” McConnell said.
 
While speaking to supporters gathered at the FFA Leadership Training Center Auditorium, Senator McConnell, who is the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate and only the second Kentuckian to lead his party, highlighted his work to secure a buyout for Kentucky's tobacco farmers, meaning that tobacco growers and quota holders in Breckinridge County will receive over $38 million over the length of the buyout.
 
McConnell’s bus tour, which kicked off on Monday, will make 62 stops and travel four thousand miles before it wraps up in two weeks. Senator McConnell also traveled to Grayson County on Wednesday.
 
State Senate President David L. Williams, 2nd Congressional District candidate Brett Guthrie and State Senator Carroll Gibson joined Senator McConnell in Hardinsburg and touted McConnell’s leadership in the Senate and how it benefits the people of Kentucky.
 
Williams said it was McConnell who can stop the worst ideas of the liberals in Washington and was the one man standing between America and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
 
“He’s got the guts and courage to stand up for us and do what’s right,” Williams said. “When they want to raise taxes and redistribute wealth, Senator McConnell is there to stand up for our values.” 
 
Gibson said McConnell is able to use his position to deliver for Kentucky and represents pro-life, pro-second amendment, conservative Kentucky values in Washington, D.C.
 
“He fights for what we believe in,” Gibson said. “We know where McConnell stands and he will continue to work hard for the Commonwealth, and for Breckinridge County.”