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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., followed by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, after their weekly policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. returns to his Capitol Hill office in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, after speaking on the floor as the Farm Bill is considered. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, after a weekly policy luncheon. From left are, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.; McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fired a major shot Thursday, taking to the chamber floor to say the rules amount to a declaration of war on free speech and vowing the GOP will try to block them. "Every American needs to know about this abuse of power," said Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican. "Let me be clear: What the administration is proposing poses a grave threat to the ability of ordinary Americans to freely participate in the Democratic process."