Biden Democrats’ Latest Attack on American Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s latest radical anti-energy policy: “By outsourcing his energy policy to the radical left, President Biden is outsourcing away America’s energy security and independence. “Today, the EPA resurrected the devastating climate regulations that liberals have spent more than […]
McConnell Update on Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: “The past two days of intense bipartisan talks are very close to a resolution. I believe we are poised to deliver the significant relief that Americans need with the speed that […]
McConnell Op-Ed: A Long, Proud List of Accomplishments in this Congress
“Over the last two years, a Republican Congress, working with the Trump Administration, has delivered a long series of policy accomplishments that have created real, tangible change for the American middle class. Along the way, this Senate has proven to be fertile ground for productive bipartisan work. “What remains to be seen, and what the […]
Crapo Bill Heads to White House for Signature
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding House passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act which was passed by the Senate earlier this year: “Today’s House passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which the Senate passed earlier this year, represents […]
McConnell on ABC’s ‘This Week’ and CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’
LOUISVILLE, KY- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared on ABC’s ‘This Week’ and CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ to discuss Senate passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The following are excerpts from the interviews: ABC’s ‘This Week’ On Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs “We’re doing a lot to keep our jobs […]
Tax Reform For The Middle Class
Sen. McConnell: ‘Taxes Should Be Lower, Simpler And Fairer For Middle-Class Workers’ SEN. DEAN HELLER (R-NV): “Our middle class has suffered under an outdated and unfair tax code that discourages job creation and makes it harder for Nevadans, and people all across America, to get ahead. … And now, we have a prime opportunity to […]
Senators Discuss Better Care
Senate Discussion Draft Will ‘Free The States And Free The Marketplace To Discover Ever-Better Ways To Deliver Services’ SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL: “We’ve long called for a better way forward…. These shared policy objectives and the solutions to help achieve them are what make up the health care discussion draft.” (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 6/22/2017) […]
McConnell Applauds SCOTUS Halt of President Obama’s Anti-Coal Regs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement today on the U.S. Supreme Court order regarding President Obama’s so-called “Clean” Power Plan: “Last year I called on governors to hold off submitting plans mandated under the President’s regressive federal energy regulations until courts could determine whether the regulations were even […]
McConnell Statement on President Obama’s Latest Attack on Coal
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement today regarding the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) announcement on federal coal leasing: “At a time when Americans are calling on the Obama Administration to protect our nation and strengthen the Middle Class, the Administration is again making clear that its priorities […]
Former Kentucky Coal Miner to Attend State of the Union as Guest of Senator McConnell
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that a 4th-generation coal miner, Howard Abshire of Pike County, Kentucky, will be his guest at the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Mr. Abshire, who lost his job at Fortress Resources, McCoy Elkhorn Division, after the mine shut down, is temporarily […]