Senators praise McConnell after he announces he won’t run again

Alex Graur

(20 Feb 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++BEGINS AND ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington – 20 February 2025 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. John Kennedy, (R) Louisiana: “You know, I've always said that, when the world comes to an end and hell freezes over there'll be three things left around this place: Chuck Grassley, Mitch McConnell and cockroaches.” 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Cynthia Lummis, (R) Wyoming “Senator McConnell has served this nation well in the longest serving leader in the U.