RichmondRegister.com. It will send unprecedented billions to states, local governments, and the nation’s all but overwhelmed health care system. “I remember exactly where I was on September 11th,“ Clark says in the ad. "It was September 11th, 2001" she recalls, "the second tower of the World Trade Center had been hit. Businesses big and small will get loans, grants and tax breaks. She noted she was on alert as a Marine pilot “in a cockpit of an F-18” ready to help defend the West Coast in response to the terror attacks and that she went on to serve multiple combat stints. McConnell, the top-ranking Senate Republican, is seeking a seventh term. All rights reserved. By registering you agree to our privacy policy, terms & conditions and to receive occasional emails from Ad Age. I didn't think anyone would notice. He said it “truly made me question her judgment.“. McConnell’s reelection team made it the centerpiece of another ad that’s been on the air in recent weeks, claiming she and “radical left mobs” have opposed Trump since he took office. - 19 hours 22 min ago, By McConnell's campaign said in a statement that it was McGrath who was seeking political advantage in a time of crisis. She is by far the best funded of several Democrats vying to unseat McConnell, who is seeking a seventh term. Democrats have brought up McConnell’s brief military service in past campaigns. How Families Are Handling a COVID Halloween, House Dem Leads Bill Limiting SCOTUS Terms. McGrath's campaign released a TV ad Friday lambasting the Kentucky Republican for “taking a victory lap against the coronavirus." Sen. Mitch McConnell’s reelection team continues to hammer challenger Amy McGrath ahead of the November election over her 2017 comments comparing President’s Donald Trump’s election win to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. I'm an old Army guy with (previously) little-to-no knowledge of US Naval Aviation. I didn't write that column ("It's hard to feel bad for Amy McGrath" — June 4, 2020) to garner any attention. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. It was that just sinking feeling of sadness, and I didn’t know what to do.”, Earlier: Mitch McConnell goes solo at Kentucky Farm Bureau candidate forum, touts trade deals, McGrath’s comment in 2017, Clark says in the ad, “is and always will be unacceptable.”. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto By McGrath flew 89 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, targeting al-Qaida and the Taliban during her deployments. McConnell led the Senate to unanimously pass the largest economic relief package in history that will put money directly into the wallets of Kentuckians, help our small businesses stay afloat, and provide hospitals and health care workers with funds they need for treatment and equipment," said McConnell campaign manager Kevin Golden. Republication or distribution of this content is First Lieutenant McGrath was assigned to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121 "Green Knights." However, couldn't voters consider it a premeditated misrepresentation if Shane Morris were seeking election this fall for local dog catcher, and was running ads claiming when in Iraq he had: "Flown UH-60 Blackhawks on some days; CH-47 Chinooks and C-23 Sherpas on others; and when he was feeling especially daring, he would take to the air in a mighty C-130 Hercules or hulking C-17 Globemaster"? Low near 60F. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution McGrath, a retired Marine combat pilot, has already run a series of TV ads to raise her statewide name recognition and attack McConnell.