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Andy Beshear: “I think the voters who are the boss of all of us that are…”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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Gov. Beshear says Kentuckians deserve to 'hear a little bit more' from McConnell

Published | Video Starts at 00:47

I mean, if anybody out there, your viewers, were in the hospital for a month, they'd have to call their boss at work and explain what's going on, explain what happened and what their path is to coming back. And that's all. I think the voters who are the boss of all of us that are elected, I think there are some elected officials who don't view themselves as having a boss. We do. Well, we reached out to the senator's office today to see if there were any plans for him to attend Fancy Farm next month and we were told there are no scheduling announcements at this time. (00:47–00:54)

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Asserts that elected officials are accountable to voters, who are their bosses.

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