McConnell is a big-government “New Republican” in the mold of people like Arthur Larson. He already spoke against getting rid of the
Appalachian Regional Commission, which was created by LBJ and is mentioned as a candidate for being cut in Trump’s budget.
The Appalachian Regional Commission is a spigot where Appalachian politicians both Rat and GOP hand out money to their pals. It does little for the region. McConnell wants to keep the spigot turned on!