{Frankfort , Kentucky }…U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul have
urged Governor Steve Beshear to seek a federal disaster declaration because of
the potential economic consequences of a drought that has led to low water
levels on the Mississippi River . McConnell and
Paul said in a letter to Beshear that commercial traffic on the river could
"come to a complete halt in coming days" unless the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers takes action to increase the water flow.
