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.”
