Bipartisan Bill Will Fund U.S. Military, Miners’ Benefits, Border, Fight Against Opioids
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 funding bill announced last night will allow us to make critical advances to rebuild our military, strengthen our border, and continue providing relief to communities that have struggled for too long […]
McConnell: Protecting Miners’ Health Care Remains A Top Priority
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding miners’ health care benefits and the short-term continuing resolution: “With cooperation from our friends across the aisle, the Senate will pass a short-term continuing resolution before this evening so that members of both parties can continue work on […]
Tax Reform, Funding the Government, Moving Ahead on Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding tax reform, the president’s nominees and the government funding bill: “Yesterday the administration introduced a plan to serve as the guideline for modernizing and simplifying America’s tax code. This process is long overdue, and it’s […]
McConnell on FCC Rollback of Harmful Net Neutrality Regulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rollback of a harmful, Obama-era net neutrality regulation: “The growth of the Internet and the rapid adoption of mobile technology have been great American success stories. And they were made possible by a light regulatory touch. […]
McConnell, Ryan, Hatch, Brady Statement on Administration’s Tax Plan
WASHINGTON – Following today’s tax reform announcement by the Trump Administration, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) issued the following joint statement: “The principles outlined by the Trump Administration today will serve as […]
Economic Policies That Focus on Growth and Job Creation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding this afternoon’s briefing on North Korea, President Trump’s nominees, and the upcoming government funding bill: “North Korea’s determined effort to field a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile threatens the United States and our allies. Kim Jong-Un […]
Days of Remembrance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor prior to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance ceremony in the United States Capitol: “Many decades ago, historic tragedy befell a continent and unimaginable horror visited a people. Behind cold steel gates and […]
Senate Continues Work on Nominees, Government Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding several of President Trump’s nominations as well as ongoing discussions on legislation to fund the government: “Yesterday the Senate confirmed former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to lead the Department of Agriculture. We also took the […]
McConnell Remembers Kate O’Beirne
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor mourning the passing of Kate O’Beirne: Over the weekend we lost one of conservatism’s most insightful journalists with the passing of Kate O’Beirne. Kate was long a leading voice for conservative principles, and she served […]
Following Productive State Work Period, Senate Back to Work
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding confirmation votes for Sonny Perdue to be Secretary of Agriculture and Rod Rosenstein to be Deputy Attorney General: “Over the past couple of weeks Senators have had the opportunity to travel their states, meet […]