Senate Continues Work to Confirm President’s Well-Qualified Circuit Court Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding circuit court nominees, including the president’s nominee for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Michael Brennan: “Yesterday, the Senate advanced the nomination of the first of this week’s judicial nominees, Judge Kurt Engelhardt. Those who […]
Senate Honors United States Capitol Police Officers Fallen in the Line of Duty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor recognizing the memorial service in honor of the United States Capitol Police officers who died in line of duty: “An important tribute took place here in the Capitol this morning — the fifth annual memorial service […]
More Business, More Investment, More Job Openings, and Higher Pay
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: “Now on one final matter, in storefront windows across America, new signs are going up – signs that many communities haven’t seen in years. ‘Now […]
Senate to Consider More Extremely Well-Qualified Circuit Court Nominees This Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding circuit court nominees, including the president’s nominee for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Kurt Engelhardt: “This week, the Senate will consider another slate of extremely well-qualified nominees for seats on the federal bench. A thoughtful, […]
Senate Remembers Michael Beaver
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor in memory of Assistant Senate Parliamentarian, Michael Beaver: “First, I’d like to pay respects to a member of the Senate family who tragically passed away last week. Michael Beaver was a talented attorney who served as the Senate’s […]
McConnell on Democrats Slow-Walking Nominees: ‘This is Partisan Obstruction, Elevated to an Art Form’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding historic obstruction from Senate Democrats and the need to confirm more of the president’s well-qualified nominees: “This week, we confirmed yet another well-qualified nominee to the federal bench. Now Kyle Duncan of Louisiana can get to work […]
Tax Relief is Making It Easier for American Workers and Employers to Get Ahead
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 across the country continue to see from tax reform: “The passage of Republicans’ historic tax reform last December was just the latest illustration of the diverging paths Republicans and Democrats envision for the U.S. […]
On Opioids, Congress Must Continue To Do Its Part
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act and our nation’s opioid epidemic: “Our nation’s opioid epidemic continues to plague communities and families in my home state of Kentucky and across the nation. Here […]
‘Mike Pompeo Is Up To The Task’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the nomination of Mike Pompeo to serve as U.S. Secretary of State: “Yesterday, the Foreign Relations Committee finished consideration of Mike Pompeo’s nomination to serve as our nation’s 70th Secretary of State. They reported his nomination to […]
Senate Will Confirm Pompeo as Next Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following announcement Monday regarding the nomination of Mike Pompeo to serve as U.S. Secretary of State: “The Pompeo nomination has now been reported out of the Foreign Relations Committee, and there are sufficient votes in the Senate to ensure that he will be confirmed this week […]