The Northern Kentucky Chamber will host United States Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli for Government Forum: The Federal Response to the Heroin Epidemic. The Government Forum will take place at the Metropolitan Club in Covington from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 9. To register, visit this website here.
“We’ve been on the front lines battling the region’s heroin epidemic, doing our part to rid Northern Kentucky of this problem devastating families and harming our workforce. We’re grateful to Leader McConnell for bringing Director Botticelli here to discuss how the federal government may play a role in a solution,” said Chamber President/CEO Trey Grayson.
McConnell (R- KY) is the United States Senate Majority Leader. Elected to that position unanimously by his Republican colleagues in 2014, he is only the second Kentuckian to ever serve as Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate. McConnell currently serves as a senior member of the Appropriations, Agriculture, and Rules Committees. First elected to the Senate in 1984, McConnell is Kentucky’s longest-serving senator. He is the father of three daughters and is married to former Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao.
Michael Botticelli became Director of National Drug Control Policy on February 11, 2015. Previously, he served both as Acting Director and Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy. Botticelli has more than two decades of experience supporting Americans who have been affected by substance use disorders. He is also in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder, celebrating more than 25 years of sobriety. Born in upstate New York, Botticelli holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Siena College and a Master of Education degree from St. Lawrence University.
From the NKY Chamber of Commerce
Being so shortsighted as a rule, it will be interesting to see how much money Mitch is willing to invest in this very serious problem. I’m not holding my breath.
Mitch is coming to blow his own horn at the Metropolitan Club out of sight of the people who
actually are battling the latest drug epidemic. His appearance, sponsored by the Chamber, is an attempt
to make believe that something is being done about a serious issue. But in this forum, talk is cheap. McConnell might be able to dole out some chump change, but more likely he’ll criticize his political opponents. Too bad the chamber is promoting a smoke blowing event.