U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell commented regarding the announcement on Army reductions and the impact on Kentucky military installations:
"Servicemembers and Army civilians at Fort Campbell and Fort Knox are critical to the security of our country. While Kentucky's Army installations will not face the substantial reductions announced today impacting facilities in several other states, I remain deeply concerned that the Obama administration's far-reaching cuts to our armed forces are dangerous to our country's national security, particularly in light of significant conflict across the globe."