McConnell Applauds President Trump’s Announcement on the Death of al-Baghdadi
LOUISVILLE, KY. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement following the announcement of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death: “I applaud President Trump’s announcement that U.S. special forces have eliminated ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The world’s most wanted man has been brought to justice. The world is a safer place today. […]
McConnell: We Must Avoid Strategic Calamity in the Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding the situation in Syria: “I am gravely concerned by recent events in Syria and by our nation’s apparent response thus far. “Turkey is our NATO ally and has legitimate security concerns stemming from the conflict in Syria. But Turkey’s offensive […]
McConnell Statement on Turkey and U.S. Partners in Syria
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding Turkey and U.S. partners in Syria: “In January, a supermajority of the U.S. Senate voted for an amendment that expressed bipartisan concern about the continuing threat posed by ISIS and Al Qaeda in Syria, appreciation of the long-term American […]
McConnell Statement on Critical Foreign Surveillance Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding Senate consideration of the House-passed Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): “Earlier today, the House of Representatives voted to approve a reauthorization of one of our nation’s most important national security tools: Title VII of the Foreign […]
McConnell Statement on President Trump’s Address to the Nation on Afghanistan
LOUISVILLE, KY. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement tonight regarding President Trump’s address to the nation: “Tonight President Trump reaffirmed to the American people the painful lesson glaringly brought to our shores on September 11, 2001: the United States cannot permit terrorist organizations such as ISIL, al Qaeda or […]
The Attacks in Brussels
LOUISVILLE, KY –– U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Tuesday regarding the terrorist attacks in Brussels: “Americans are saddened and horrified by the attacks in Brussels. We send our collective condolences to the victims and their families and we are thinking of the Belgian people in this dark hour. “Defeating ISIL, […]
McConnell Previews President’s Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement in advance of the President’s speech to the nation: “As we approach the last year of President Obama’s term, Americans understand that the terrorist threat has evolved but not vanished—and it has certainly not been ‘contained.’ Whether ISIL terrorists are training in […]
McConnell Promises Close Senate Review of President’s Proposed AUMF
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the President’s proposed AUMF: “This morning, we received the President’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force against ISIL and its affiliates. “It was clear from the outset that a successful military campaign to defeat ISIL would require […]