Mitch McConnell: Arlen Specter ‘A Legendary Figure In His Beloved Pennsylvania’

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) mourned the passing of longtime Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter in a brief statement Sunday afternoon.

“A legendary figure in his beloved Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter brought his fierce intellect and a prosecutor’s drive to countless battles in the Senate. He was a fighter to the end, and Elaine and I send our deepest condolences to Joan and the entire Specter family.”

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