Remarks
Senate Must Not Shirk Impeachment Responsibilities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas: “’[W]e do have a plan to address migration at the southern border. We’re executing it… and we’re starting to see the results.’ “Those are the words of the Secretary of Homeland Security after the Biden Administration had been in office for eight months. “But in the past three years, they’ve taken on an altogether greater… Continue Reading
04.17.24
House-Passed Reforms To Section 702 Increase Both Transparency And Accountability
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding FISA: “As I discussed earlier this week, critical national security authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act are set to expire in two days. Today, I’d like to briefly address the newest red herring being raised in opposition to reauthorizing Section 702. “The reauthorization that passed the House contained scores of important reforms to … Continue Reading
04.17.24
McConnell Remarks On Senate Impeachment Obligations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas: “The Senate just swore an oath to do impartial justice according to the Constitution and the laws of our country. “We swore to discharge a duty that is quite different from our normal work. As a court of impeachment, we are called not to speak, not to debate but to listen - both to the case against the accused and to his … Continue Reading
04.16.24
McConnell: National Security Challenges Require Urgent Investment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “Two months ago, the Senate passed a national security supplemental that reflected the clear links between the challenges we face. That was by design. “America’s adversaries, from Beijing to Pyongyang and Moscow to Tehran, are actually working together. They’re reinforcing one another’s efforts to sap our resolve, shatter our … Continue Reading
04.16.24
McConnell: “Americans Know That Stable Prices And Basic Safety Shouldn’t Be Much To Expect From Their Leaders”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation and crime: “Last week, cumulative inflation since President Biden took office hit 19.4%. “Since January 2021, gas prices are up 47.8%. Car repair costs have increased 6.7%. And in barely two years, car insurance premiums have increased, listen to this, 45.8%. “Americans know that stable prices and basic safety shouldn’t be much to expect from th… Continue Reading
04.16.24
McConnell on Mayorkas Impeachment: Motion To Table Would Defy History, Precedent
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas: “This afternoon, the Senate will be called - for just the nineteenth time in our history - to rule on the impeachment of a senior official of our government. “It’s a responsibility to be taken seriously. As I said the last time the Senate convened as a court of impeachment, it’s a power Congress must not exercise frivolo… Continue Reading
04.15.24
Iran’s Attack Underscores Need For Urgent Action To Address National Security Threats
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “In response to Iran’s massive attack against Israel over the weekend, we saw two things: “First, we saw a sovereign nation that takes its security seriously mount a successful defense. Israel’s air defenses, with the help of regional and coalition partners and the vigilant support of brave U.S. servicemembers in the region, i… Continue Reading
04.15.24
McConnell: “Senate Will Not Allow Vital Security Authorities To Go Dark"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding FISA: “In December, the director of the FBI told our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee that when he surveys threats to the homeland, he saw, quote, ‘blinking lights everywhere.’ “Iran’s efforts to kill Americans, compromise our communications and data, and collect intelligence on U.S. soil are well-known. At this point, so are the hundreds of known or … Continue Reading
04.11.24
McConnell on SHOP Act: Comprehensive, Non-Partisan, Will Strengthen Confidence In Our Federal Judiciary
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted the following remarks today regarding the SHOP Act. Below is the text as prepared for delivery: “Yesterday, with my colleagues the junior Senator for Arkansas and the senior Senator for North Carolina, I was proud to introduce the SHOP Act, a comprehensive, non-partisan solution to venue shopping in federal courts. “As I have said before, the problem with venue shopping is not a judge in north Texas. It’s a natio… Continue Reading
04.11.24
Biden Admin’s Runaway Energy Regulations Delivering More Economic Pain
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted the following remarks today regarding the economy. Below is the text as prepared for delivery: “Yesterday’s inflation report did little to help working Americans make sense of Bidenomics. The 3.5% year-on-year jump recorded last month puts cumulative inflation since President Biden took office at 19.4%. Grocery prices are up 21.2%, gasoline prices are up 47.8%, and rent prices are up 20.4%. “And it’s getting part… Continue Reading
04.11.24
McConnell Remarks On U.S.-Japan Alliance And Providing For Common Defense
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted the following remarks today regarding Prime Minister Kishida’s address to Congress. Below is the text as prepared for delivery: “Today, a joint session of Congress welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida to the Capitol. “The importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance is front-and-center at a critical moment. As I said earlier this week, Japan is an essential partner in the security of the Indo-Pacific. “But its lead… Continue Reading
04.10.24
McConnell Remarks On Resolutions To Cut Red Tape For Small Businesses, Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Congressional Review Act resolutions : “I’ve spoken before about the effort led by our colleagues, Senator Capito and Senator Cramer, to block a coercive, one-size-fits-all mandate from the Federal Highway Administration that would force states and localities to build transportation infrastructure the way the bluest coastal cities do. “I’m glad our colleag… Continue Reading
04.10.24
McConnell Remarks On 75th Anniversary Of NATO, Responsibilities of American Leadership
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities and NATO: “Last week, the strongest and most successful military alliance in the history of the world marked an impressive milestone. Seventy-five years ago, at the dawn of the Cold War, with decades of superpower competition on the horizon, the founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization convened here in Washingt… Continue Reading
04.09.24
Democrats Would Rather Weave Conspiracies Than Talk About Their Own Radical Judicial Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “I’ve spoken repeatedly about Adeel Mangi, nominee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals: both his shocking ties to anti-police and anti-Israel radicals, and Democrats’ increasingly frantic efforts to whitewash them. “Nineteen different law enforcement groups have written in opposition to this nominee. As the Senior Senator from Nevad… Continue Reading
04.09.24
McConnell: Support For Allies Is In America’s Interests
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Israel: “While the Senate was away from Washington, we received some sobering reminders about the challenges facing America and our friends in a dangerous world. And about how to meet them. “In Gaza, innocent people continue to suffer for the cowardice and hateful violence of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. “And just last week, as Israel continued th… Continue Reading
04.08.24
McConnell On Strength Of U.S.-Japan Alliance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to Capitol: “America’s national security depends on sustained investment in both cutting-edge capabilities and expanded defense industrial capacity. “That’s why I continue to insist on overdue steps like the full-year defense appropriations and national security supplemental the Senate passed earlier this year. “As I’ve said… Continue Reading
04.08.24
McConnell on TikTok: Take Tool Of PRC Coercion, Espionage Off The Table
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding TikTok: “America’s adversaries are working overtime to undermine our interests and erode the alliances that protect them. “And it’s easy to conceive of these challenges as playing out exclusively on the high seas of the Indo-Pacific or the borderlands of Europe or the Middle East. “But in reality, this competition is not an ‘away game’. America’s greatest… Continue Reading
04.08.24
It’s Time To Put Taliban on Notice and Bring Ryan Corbett Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding an American citizen detained by the Taliban: “The disastrous consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan were both foreseeable and foreseen. And as Taliban rule terrorizes the region and brutalizes the Afghan people, it’s also inflicted terrible pain on American families. “I have worked closely with the family of Ryan Corbett, an American citizen… Continue Reading
03.22.24
In The Case Of Adeel Mangi’s Record, Senate Democrats Plead Ignorance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “I have spoken repeatedly about the nomination of Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey. As I have explained, his radical associations are truly staggering. And this fact seems to have rubbed some of our Democratic colleagues the wrong way. “Yesterday one of my esteemed Democratic colleagues objected that we… Continue Reading
03.22.24
Senate To Take Necessary Step Toward Rebuilding American Hard Power
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: “The task before Congress this week - completing annual appropriations - is important work every year. In fact, it’s among our most basic, fundamental responsibilities. “But not in decades have the stakes of providing for the common defense been as high as they are right now. “For the first time since the Cold War, America faces an era… Continue Reading