Politics Must Stay Out of Current Russia Investigations
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the firing of FBI Director, James Comey: “Whatever one thinks of the manner in which Director James Comey handled the investigation into Secretary Clinton’s unauthorized use of a private server and her mishandling of classified information, […]
Democrats Admit Obamacare is Failing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Obamacare and Senate Democrats’ acknowledgement that the status quo is unsustainable: “I’m glad to see many of our Democratic friends here with us today. Yesterday, they sent me a letter indicating that they want to […]
Opioid Epidemic Taking Heartbreaking Toll on Families and Communities Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the nationwide opioid epidemic and the president’s nominee for Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Scott Gottlieb: “The heroin and prescription opioid epidemic is taking a heartbreaking toll on families and communities across […]
Obamacare Will Hurt Countless More Americans If We Don’t Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor: “Today the Senate will move to confirm Heather Wilson as Secretary of the Air Force. Wilson is a Rhodes Scholar, Air Force Academy graduate — part of the third class ever to admit women, by the way […]
McConnell Statement on House Passage of the American Health Care Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act, a bill to repeal and replace the failed Obamacare law: “Obamacare has failed the American people and must be repealed and replaced. Today’s vote in the House was an important […]
Funding Bill Will Make a Positive Impact On the People We Represent
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the government funding bill: “The Senate will soon vote on the government-funding bill the House passed yesterday, and with it, critical resources to address a number of issues facing our country. As I’ve noted over the […]
Senate Will Vote to Protect American Retirement Account Decisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding action through the Congressional Review Act to undo an Obama-era retirement regulation: “In recent months, the Republican Congress has voted to provide much-needed relief to the American people from Obama Administration regulations pushed out the door […]
Funding Bill Addresses Important Needs for Our Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the government funding bill: “Later today, the House will vote to pass a funding agreement that advances a number of American priorities — achieving important things that would not have been possible under the previous […]
Leader McConnell on SEC Chairman Nominee, Jay Clayton
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding President Trump’s nominee for Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton: “Senators voted on a bipartisan basis yesterday to advance Jay Clayton’s nomination to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and […]
Funding Bill Will Promote a Number of American Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the government funding bill: “Yesterday, after months of committee work and bicameral negotiations, a government funding agreement that abides by the spending caps set in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 was filed in the House. […]