McConnell: Obamacare is failing the Middle Class
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today on the realities that Americans are facing because of Obamacare: President Obama said something interesting just days before signing his namesake health takeover into law. In explaining the need for Obamacare, he said this: “[W]hat’s happening to […]
McConnell: Inexcusable that Senate Democrats Continue to Block National Defense and Anti-Zika Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today after Senate Democrats once again blocked the compromise conference report for anti-Zika efforts and support for our national defense, veterans: “Last night, Senate Democrats blocked critical funding — for veterans, for pregnant mothers and babies, […]
McConnell Urges Senate Democrats to Stop Blocking Support for National Defense and Anti-Zika Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today encouraging Senate Democrats to stop blocking the compromise conference report for anti-Zika efforts and veterans funding, and the defense appropriations bill: “I want to welcome colleagues back from what I know was a productive state work […]
McConnell Asks HHS to Focus on Zika, not Another Failed Obamacare Campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In light of recent reports that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering spending additional funds for a public relations campaign to prop up the badly failing Obamacare exchanges, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell asking for those valuable resources to instead […]
McConnell Statement on Captain Khan
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Sunday: “Captain Khan was an American hero, and like all Americans I’m grateful for the sacrifices that selfless young men like Capt. Khan and their families have made in the war on terror. All Americans should value the patriotic service of the […]
Leader McConnell Statement on Munich Shooting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement following today’s shooting in Munich, Germany. “As we continue to monitor and learn more about the situation in Munich, we send our prayers to the victims and all those affected by today’s attack. This is a heartbreaking time for the people of […]
Statement on Tragedy in Baton Rouge
“Elaine and I send our hearts out to the law enforcement community, to those wounded today, and to the families of those we lost who now find themselves forced to pick up the pieces from this cowardly ambush. The men and women who serve us in law enforcement span every race, every creed, and every […]
Leader McConnell Announces Puerto Rico Task Force Senate Appointees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today his Senate appointments to the newly created Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico. The Task Force was created as part of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability (PROMESA) Act recently signed into law after passing Congress with overwhelming bipartisan […]
America Stands With the People of France
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Thursday regarding the tragic loss of life in Nice, France: “While we will soon learn more about the shocking events in Nice, what will not change is that America stands with the people of France this Bastille Day as they grieve […]
Republican Leadership Gets Senate Working for the American People
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding accomplishments Senate during the Republican Majority: “One newspaper recently declared that the Senate ‘has settled into a new normal’ under Republican leadership, ‘passing bills at [a] rate not seen in decades.’ And that is good […]