McConnell on President Trump’s Drug Pricing Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement Friday regarding the president’s drug pricing initiative announcement: “I commend the Trump Administration for taking on this serious challenge facing millions of American families. I look forward to reviewing the proposals and working with the president and his team to help patients and […]
McConnell Statement on Summit with North Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the planned historic summit meeting between the United States and North Korea scheduled for next month: “Today we learned the date and location for the historic summit meeting between the United States and North Korea. “I congratulate President Trump, Secretary of State […]
America is Open for Business Again
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: “Later today, President Trump is visiting the great state of Indiana. He’s joining Hoosiers to celebrate the new jobs and prosperity that our Republican agenda […]
More Judicial Nominees With Sterling Qualifications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the president’s circuit court nominees, including the president’s nominee for the Seventh Court of Appeals, Michael Brennan: “Today, the Senate continues our work to confirm President Trump’s well-qualified judicial nominees. Yesterday, we confirmed Kurt Engelhardt to the Fifth […]
Haspel Uniquely Ready to Head CIA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the president’s nominee for Director of the CIA, Gina Haspel: “Let me begin this morning with gratitude to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Overnight, he completed a sensitive diplomatic mission and returned home from North Korea with […]
McConnell on ‘The Daily Briefing’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared on Fox News’ ‘The Daily Briefing’ with Dana Perino: On North Korea “We have watched administrations of both parties not be able to achieve what we have all hoped for in North Korea– that is a peninsula without nuclear weapons. So, this is as close as […]
Senate to Confirm Another Well-Qualified Judge
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the president’s circuit court nominees, including the president’s nominee for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Kurt Engelhardt: “This week the Senate is in the midst of processing six well-qualified nominees for the federal bench. We’ve voted to […]
Gina Haspel Has the Resume, Reputation, and Unique Skill Set to Lead the CIA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the president’s nominee for Director of the CIA, Gina Haspel: “This morning, the world has learned that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on his way back from North Korea with three American prisoners after securing their […]
Two Different Philosophies, Two Different Outcomes for American Workers and Middle-Class Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: “It seems that every day brings another piece of good news for middle-class workers and families — and, like clockwork, another desperate attempt by my Democratic colleagues to convince everyone […]
McConnell Statement on Iran Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement on the Iran Deal: “The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action represented a deeply flawed agreement which President Trump has determined is not in the national security interests of the United States. Iran’s malign behavior across the broader […]