WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Statement From Senator Mitch McConnell * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following note to constituents regarding his hospitalization and recovery: "To my fellow Kentuckians - "When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealth's longest serving Senator, you did so trusting that I'd keep showing up to fight for you every day. And over the past several weeks, Elaine and I have appreciated b more PR