McConnell Statement on Sanctions Against Russia
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement regarding the announcement of sanctions against Russia: “For eight years the foreign policy of the Obama administration has rested upon an effort to drawdown America’s conventional military capabilities, commitments and forward presence, and increased reliance upon international organizations and rhetoric. The inevitable […]
McConnell Statement on United States Action at United Nations Security Council Meeting
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement regarding the United States abstention at today’s United Nations Security Council vote to condemn Israeli Settlements: “Today the United States carried the responsibility to veto any resolution before the United Nations that sought to isolate Israel within the international community, or to […]
Obama Regulation Set to Hurt Coal Country
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement regarding the release of the President’s Final Stream Protection Rule: “The president’s eight-year war on coal has wrecked the lifeblood of the economy and the livelihoods of coal country workers and their families. And this desperate, last-minute attempt to cement that effort […]
Majority Leader McConnell’s Statement on Governor Rick Perry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement regarding President-elect Trump’s intention to nominate Governor Rick Perry as Energy Secretary: “President-elect Trump has made an outstanding choice with Governor Perry to head the Department of Energy with a focus on more American energy and more American jobs. For the past eight […]
Majority Leader McConnell’s Statement on Rex Tillerson
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement regarding President-elect Trump’s intention to nominate Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State: “Rex Tillerson’s decades of experience have been widely recognized for forward-looking strategic planning, managing international partnerships and risk, and focused leadership around the world. “As president-elect Trump’s choice for nomination […]
Majority Leader McConnell’s Statement on General John Kelly
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement regarding President-elect Trump’s intention to nominate General John Kelly for Secretary of Homeland Security: “John Kelly is an inspired choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security. His leadership, operational experience and expertise in Western Hemisphere affairs will position him well to […]
Majority Leader McConnell’s Statement on Andy Puzder
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement regarding President-elect Trump’s intention to nominate Andy Puzder as Secretary of Labor: “Andy’s decades of creating jobs across America and dealing with Washington red tape will be a valuable resource as the new administration works to reverse years of slow job growth.” […]
Senate Needs to Complete Work on CR, WRDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the continuing resolution and Water Resources Development Act: “Yesterday, the House passed the continuing resolution (C.R.) on a very large bipartisan basis, with more than three-fourths voting in its favor. “Let me repeat that — three-fourths, […]
McConnell Remembers John Glenn
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement mourning the passing of former Senate colleague, astronaut and veteran, John Glenn: “Today our nation bids farewell to one of the most iconic figures of the 20th Century. John Glenn said his childhood was like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting, […]
Majority Leader McConnell’s Statement on Scott Pruitt
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement regarding President-elect Trump’s intention to nominate fellow Bluegrass state native and graduate of Kentucky’s Georgetown College, Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: “The EPA is the posterchild for agencies in need of immediate reform and Scott has the resume […]