Senate Continues Work on Remaining Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the remaining business to be completed in the Senate before the end of the year: “In recent days, I’ve spoken about the Senate’s agenda for the remainder of the 115th Congress. As was the case at this time […]
Leader McConnell Statement on Senator Lamar Alexander
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Senator Lamar Alexander’s announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2020: “I’d like to say a few words following today’s announcement from our dear friend, the senior senator from Tennessee. The great state of Tennessee has been […]
Leader McConnell Pays Tribute to Senator Jeff Flake
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the retirement of friend and colleague, Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ): “I’d like close by paying tribute to another member of this body whose retirement from the Senate is fast approaching. This particular Senator, in his own words, […]
Farm Bill Headed To President’s Desk For Signature
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Farm Bill and the inclusion of a pro-hemp provision: “Yesterday afternoon, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the Farm Bill Conference Report. Now it’s on its way to the president’s desk. The boost […]
An Already Productive Congress Adds More Accomplishments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding this week’s accomplishments so far and the remaining business to be completed in the Senate before the end of the year: “The Senate began this week with a long list of important, unfinished business. And make no […]
Leader McConnell Pays Tribute to Senator Orrin Hatch
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the retirement of friend and colleague, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT): “It is my bittersweet job this morning to pay tribute to an historic Senate career that will conclude at the end of this Congress. Senator Orrin Hatch […]
McConnell Supports Responsible Corker Resolution, Opposes Sanders-Lee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor a Yemen resolution introduced by Senators Sanders and Lee and an alternative resolution from Chairman Corker: “Later on, the Senate may consider a resolution by the junior senators from Utah and Vermont that pertains to the situation in […]
McConnell Hemp Provision Will Soon Become Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Farm Bill’s pro-hemp provision and the Senate’s remaining business for the year: “The end of the year is fast approaching. There are a number of important items left on the Senate’s agenda and little time to […]
Protecting the Private Information of American Citizens from the IRS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate regarding an attempt by Senate Democrats to undo an important Treasury Department privacy reform: “The Senate will soon vote on an attempt by some of our Democratic colleagues to unwind an important privacy reform the Treasury Department enacted earlier […]
McConnell Hemp Provision Clears Another Hurdle; Final Vote Expected Soon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate regarding the Farm Bill and the inclusion of a pro-hemp provision: “As I mentioned a moment ago, one key piece of our unfinished business is the Farm Bill. Last night I used my very own hemp pen to sign […]