McConnell Praises Rand Paul for Filibuster

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is praising his Kentucky colleague Rand Paul’s nearly 13-hour filibuster, and is now opposing President Obama's nominee to run the Central Intelligence Agency. Paul held up the confirmation of John Brennan for CIA director using an old-school filibuster. He continually asked for the administration to promise they will not use armed unmanned aircrafts to kill American citizens on U.S. soil.

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Credit Kenny Colston / Kentucky Public Radio

Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell at a Tea Party rally in Kentucky