McConnell in Foreign Affairs: The Price of American Retreat
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) contributed the following article to Foreign Affairs. Read the full text here: “When he begins his second term as president, Donald Trump will inherit a world far more hostile to U.S. interests than the one he left behind four years ago. China has intensified its […]
Joint Statement On Russian Sentencing Of Evan Gershkovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries released the following statement: “For 478 days, Evan Gershkovich’s wrongful detention in Russia has demonstrated the cruelty of Vladimir Putin’s thuggish rule. Evan’s unjust sentence in a sham trial is a further reminder that attacks on the free press, hostage-taking, and hostility to […]
McConnell Delivers Remarks At The Reagan Institute NATO Summit Event
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today at the Reagan Institute regarding NATO’s 75th Anniversary: “The world remembers Ronald Reagan as the Great Communicator, and rightly so. With plainspoken persuasion, he took an animating principle – peace through strength – to halls of power from London to […]
ICYMI: Leader McConnell in The New York Times: “We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) penned the following op-ed in today’s edition of the New York Times: “On this day in 1944, the liberation of Western Europe began with immense sacrifice. In a tribute delivered 40 years later from a Normandy cliff, President Ronald Reagan reminded us that “the boys […]
ICYMI: McConnell on Meet The Press and Face The Nation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Kristen Welker on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ and Margaret Brennan on CBS’ ‘Face The Nation’. See below for highlights or click here and here for the full interviews. On supporting Ukraine: “I think we need to stick with them. I think it is important […]
ICYMI: McConnell on America’s Newsroom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Dana Perino on Fox’s ‘America’s Newsroom’. See below for highlights or click here for the full interview. On the getting aid to Ukraine: “It’s actually only .2% of our gross domestic product. So put in that context: it is not a lot of money […]
McConnell Statement on National Security Supplemental Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding House passage of the national security supplemental: “The national security of the United States depends on the willingness of its leaders to build, sustain, and exercise hard power. Two months ago, after extensive debate, the Senate resolved to equip […]
Joint Statement On One Year Anniversary Of Evan Gershkovich’s Captivity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries released the following statement: “Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has now spent a year wrongfully detained by Putin’s government. We continue to condemn his baseless arrest, fabricated charges, and unjust imprisonment. “Forty-five years ago, Evan’s parents, […]
McConnell Statement On Sweden’s Accession To NATO
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on Hungary’s approval of Sweden’s accession to NATO: “Strengthening the North Atlantic Treaty Organization means strengthening U.S. national security and the collective security of the West. Today, Hungary’s near-unanimous ratification of Sweden’s accession brings another capable and committed ally to the […]
McConnell Statement On Passage Of National Security Supplemental
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the passage of supplemental national security legislation: “The Senate understands the responsibilities of America’s national security and will not neglect them. “For three years, a policy of hesitation, short-sightedness, and self-deterrence led the world to wonder whether the United States […]