(Paducah, KY, August 4, 2016) – US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will be the featured speaker for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Luncheon on Monday, August 15.  The event, sponsored by Fluor and Swift & Staley, will be held at Walker Hall Events Center beginning at 11:30 a.m. 

The Chamber’s Public Policy events give the business community access to legislative leaders, issues and information.   

Senator McConnell is Kentucky’s longest-serving senator having been first elected in 1984. He has served as U.S. Senate majority leader since 2015. He is only the second Kentuckian to serve as majority leader in the Senate, the first, Paducah’s Alben Barkley, served as Leader from 1937 to 1947.

Senator McConnell currently serves as a senior member of the Appropriations, Agriculture and Rules Committees. In 2015, TIME Magazine named him one of its 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Senator McConnell has brought unprecedented influence to the Commonwealth. He has been a strong supporter of our region’s needs.

In addition to providing an update on the top issues before Congress, Leader McConnell will spend time answering questions pertinent to the business community in the area.

The cost is $20 and open to the public.  Those interested in attending should register on line, www.paducahchamber.org or email info@paducahchamber.org.  The deadline to register is August 10.