McConnell on SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Chevron
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: “The Constitution vests Congress with the sole authority to make law. After forty years of Chevron deference, the Supreme Court made it clear today that our system of […]
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 […]
McConnell Meets With Kathy Kraninger
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement after meeting with the president’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Kathy Kraninger: “This afternoon, I met with Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s nominee to direct the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. “This institution can play an important role in […]
Obama Administration Applies More Red Tape on Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement after the Department of Labor released their finalized rule regulating overtime pay: “Our economy continues to be stuck in the worst recovery since World War II and the only solution the Obama Administration can come up with is more red tape […]
McConnell Letter to Governors: Court-Mandated Halt of Administration’s Anti-Coal Regulation Shows Merits of ‘Wait and See’ Approach
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wrote to the nation’s governors today regarding the Supreme Court’s recent nationwide stay of the Obama Administration’s so-called “Clean Power Plan” (CPP) – a massive regulatory plan that will not have a meaningful impact on global emissions but will punish states’ most vulnerable citizens and ship […]
34 Senators, 171 Representatives File Amicus Brief, Urge Circuit Court to Block EPA Attempt to Transform the Nation’s Electricity Sector
Amicus Brief Asks the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to Vacate EPA’s So-Called “Clean Power Plan” WASHINGTON – Led by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), 34 Senators and 171 […]
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 […]
Senator McConnell Applauds Governor Bevin’s Decision to Seek Extension on EPA Regulation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell commented today regarding Governor Matt Bevin’s request for a 2-year extension to the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation that requires states to dramatically restructure their electricity systems based on how the agency thinks electricity should be produced and used in each state. “I applaud Governor Bevin for […]
McConnell Comments on President’s VETO of Bipartisan Measure to Overturn WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comments regarding the President’s veto of the bipartisan measure to overturn the “Waters of the United States” rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): “WOTUS isn’t really a clean-water measure, it’s an unprecedented federal power grab clumsily masquerading as one. In passing a […]
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 […]