Bipartisan Cooperation Needed to Complete Remaining Work
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate regarding remaining business to be completed in the Senate before the end of the year: “First, I think it’s time the Senate subject ourselves to a bit of a ‘reality check.’ Today is December 11th. Here are just some […]
Senate to Confirm President’s Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate regarding the need to confirm more of the president’s well-qualified nominees: “This will be a busy week here in the Senate. We’ll begin by making more progress on the president’s nominees. Later today, we will vote to advance the […]
McConnell Thanks Staff, Volunteers, Capitol Police for President Bush Memorial Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor to thank the staff, volunteers and Capitol Police for their efforts in the lying in state ceremony for President George H. W. Bush: “I have a number of important topics to discuss this morning. But first and foremost, […]
Leader McConnell Pays Tribute to Senator Bob Corker
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 Bob Corker (R-TN): “Now, finally, I’d like to close with a tribute to another distinguished member of this body who is leaving us at the end of this Congress. […]
McConnell Applauds Rollback of Anti-Coal Regulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the rollback of a harmful Obama anti-coal regulation: “For eight years, President Obama landed blow after blow in his War on Coal. As we all know, it wasn’t just the coal companies that endured the pain. […]
Senate Continues To Confirm President’s Abundantly Well-Qualified Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president’s qualified nominees: “The Senate voted yesterday to advance the nomination of Bernard McNamee to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Today, we’ll vote on his confirmation. I […]
Senate to Vote on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nominee
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 to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Bernard McNamee: “The Senate is resuming our work this afternoon. Later today we will vote to advance the nomination of Bernard McNamee, the president’s choice […]
Remembering President George H. W. Bush
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the passing of President George H. W. Bush: “Earlier today, our forty-first president George Herbert Walker Bush departed the Capitol Rotunda and was memorialized at the National Cathedral. Now his remains are on the way back to […]
President George H. W. Bush
“Thirty years ago, on the West Front of this Capitol, George Herbert Walker Bush addressed the nation for the first time as our president. He said: ‘We meet on democracy’s front porch. A good place to talk as neighbors and as friends.’ The words of a humble servant who loved his fellow citizens. And of […]
Leader McConnell Pays Tribute to President George H. W. Bush
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the passing of President George H. W. Bush: “On Friday, the 94-year journey of George Herbert Walker Bush came to a close. At once, Americans from all walks of life began paying tribute to this great […]