Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pressured the U.S. Department of Agriculture for years to back off its enforcement of the Horse Protection Act, even threatening to cut the agency's funding, according to documents obtained by the Herald-Leader.
..."McConnell probably has caused more problems for horse protection single-handedly than any other person. He set the cause of horse protection back by years," said Donna Benefield, administrative director of the Horse Protection Commission, a USDA-certified inspection organization in Gallatin, Tenn.
"He has supporters here (in Tennessee) — financial supporters, if not people who can vote for him — who are doing illegal things and don't want to get caught," Benefield said. "It's very important to them that the law be loosely enforced. Sen. McConnell has been their champion in that."
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