WASHINGTON, D.C. (LEX 18) — Senator Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to speak on the UPS plane crash in Louisville that left multiple people dead and several injured as the community grapples with the tragedy.

"The death toll from last evening's UPS cargo crash has risen throughout the day," McConnell said. "For the families of these victims, and for the injured survivors being treated at area hospitals, life will never be the same."

McConnell noted in his speech that the city serves as a global shipping hub where business supplies, consumer goods and packages pass through UPS Worldport around the clock.

McConnell continued, "They take pride in their work, and their community takes pride in them. That's why this crash cuts so deep."

The tragedy prompted Jefferson C

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