Shocking Videos Prompt Legislation to Preserve Women’s Health Funding, Not Planned Parenthood Lobbyists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding Planned Parenthood defunding legislation: “The ongoing revelations about Planned Parenthood are more than just disturbing, they shock the conscience. A Democratic colleague called them ‘very troubling,’ ‘extremely troubling,’ and ‘highly troubling.’ “Next week, every member of […]
Senate Moves towards Passage of Bipartisan, Multi-Year Highway Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the bipartisan DRIVE Act: “The Senate continues to move closer and closer to passage of a bipartisan, multi-year highway bill. “The legislation we advanced again last night is fiscally responsible. “It won’t raise taxes by a […]
Senate Nears Completion of Fiscally Responsible, Multi-Year Highway Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the bipartisan DRIVE Act: “‘There is no such thing as a Republican road or a Democrat road.’ “That’s what Chairman Inhofe said just a few days ago, and he’s right. No wonder Republicans and Democrats continue to […]
Senate Moves into Final Stretch on Bipartisan Highway Bill
‘Jobs are on the line. Infrastructure projects important to the people we represent are on the line. So we have to get it done. And with cooperation, we can ensure that more ideas from both sides of the aisle are still heard and voted upon.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made […]
Senate Moves Forward on Bipartisan, Multi-Year Highway Bill
‘The hard work to pass a bipartisan, fiscally responsible, multi-year highway measure that doesn’t raise taxes or increase the deficit continues.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the bipartisan highway bill: “The hard work to pass a bipartisan, fiscally responsible, multi-year […]
McConnell Calls on Administration to Release IAEA-Iran Nuclear Side Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Obama Administration’s deal with Iran: “Yesterday I joined Speaker Boehner, Senator Cotton, and Congressman Pompeo in sending a letter to the Administration with a simple request: that the Administration meet its full legal obligations to Congress […]
Transportation Bill Would Fund Roads, Highways, Bridges Without Raising Taxes or Increasing Deficit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the bipartisan transportation bill: “There are a lot of tired clichés about not giving up after an initial setback. I won’t subject you to any of them this morning. “But I will say that last night’s vote represents […]
States Will Get More Flexibility, Certainty Under Long-Term Highway Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the bipartisan Drive Act: “I regret that yesterday’s procedural vote on the multi-year, bipartisan highway bill wasn’t successful. “It wasn’t a vote to approve of the bill, just a vote to agree to talk about it. “We […]
Obama Administration Carries Burden of Proof on Iran Nuclear Debate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the Obama Administration’s deal with Iran: “I’ve said that the Senate intends to thoroughly review the White House’s deal with Iran, and then take a vote on it under the terms of the Iran Nuclear Agreement […]
Senator McConnell Comments on President Obama’s Latest Anti-Coal Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comments today regarding the Obama Administration’s latest anti-coal regulation: “This costly proposed regulation is aimed squarely at the lifeblood of the commonwealth’s economy and the livelihoods of Coal Country workers and their families. Taken together with other Washington regulations that are already having […]