Mitch McConnell

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) meets reporters on Capitol Hill, Dec. 12, 1994 to discuss foreign aid. McConnell, who will become chairman of the Senate Foreign Operations subcommittee when the 104th Congress begins in January, predicted a 20 percent cut in U.S. foreign aid to nations outside the Middle East and Europe in fiscal 1996. (AP Photo/John Duricka)