Tony Venhuizen: “Mitch McConnell...held that job for 18 years.”

“It's also a big change for the country. Mitch McConnell, who he's replacing, is the longest serving Senate leader in the history of the Senate. And so for either party. And so he held Mitch McConnell...held that job for 18 years. Almost all but two of the years that John Thune has been in the Senate, the Republican leader has been Mitch McConnell.” (23:02–23:13)

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