McConnell Statement on Manchester Terror Attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the terror attack that took place in Manchester on Monday: “What we saw in Manchester last night almost defies description. It was, in the words of Prime Minister May, a ‘callous terrorist attack’ that stood […]
Senate Continues Work to Confirm Well-Qualified Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s action on executive nominees: “Last week, we confirmed two well-qualified nominees — Jeffrey Rosen as Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Rachel Brand as Associate Attorney General — and today we’ll have an opportunity […]
Obamacare Just Isn’t Working
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the failures of Obamacare: “Too many Americans woke up this morning worried about the rising costs and limited options they’ve experienced under Obamacare. As they went to work, too many struggled with the reality that […]
McConnell Applauds FCC Action to Keep the Internet Open to Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding expected action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin the rollback of a harmful, Obama-era net neutrality regulation: “I don’t have to tell colleagues how important the Internet and other wireless technologies have been in our […]
McConnell Statement on Rosenstein Decision to Appoint Special Counsel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following statement regarding the appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel: “The decision by the Deputy Attorney General to appoint former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel confirms that the investigation into Russian intervention into our election will continue, as stated […]
Rachel Brand Well-Qualified, Has Extensive Experience
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Rachel Brand, the nominee for Associate Attorney General: “Yesterday, the Senate voted to confirm Jeffrey Rosen as the Deputy Secretary of Transportation. Now, in just a couple of hours, we’ll take a cloture vote to […]
McConnell: We Should Strive for a Tax Code that Works for American Families, Creates Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding tax reform: “As I outlined last week, during the Obama years the American people struggled with an economy that failed to meet its potential. The slowest recovery since World War II. The middle class losing […]
As Obamacare Crumbles, Americans Are Left To Pick Up The Pieces
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the failures of Obamacare: “As Obamacare continues to collapse, a new Gallup poll out last week showed, quote, ‘Healthcare Surges as Top Problem in US.’ It’s not hard to see why so many Americans feel […]
National Police Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding National Police Week and the nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Jeffrey Rosen: “This week marks National Police Week, an annual celebration in honor of the men and women who serve in […]
Historic Rollback of Obama-Era Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the rollback of harmful Obama-era regulations through the Congressional Review Act (CRA): “Today the Senate will take a cloture vote on the U.S. Trade Representative nominee, Robert Lighthizer. We know the task before Mr. Lighthizer […]