Senate Will Vote To Protect Retirement Savings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senate action through the Congressional Review Act to undo an Obama-era regulation that pushes more American workers into government-run retirement plans: “Over the last eight years, American workers grappled with a sluggish economy and policies […]
Senate Democrats Search For Excuse to Filibuster Judge Gorsuch
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Judge Neil Gorsuch, the president’s nominee for the Supreme Court: “Since Judge Neil Gorsuch was nominated to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats have searched high and low for a reason to oppose him. “They looked […]
American Energy Independence Executive Order is Good News for Kentucky Coal Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Energy Independence Executive Order that President Trump plans to sign today: “Throughout my career in the Senate, I’ve worked hard to defend coal communities and the jobs that they, and so many across the country, […]
Judge Gorsuch Has a Record of Building Consensus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch: “Last week, Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch came before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing. His testimony reaffirmed what we already know about Judge Gorsuch — he’s […]
McConnell on the NATO Accession Treaty for Montenegro
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the NATO Accession Treaty for Montenegro: “At the end of the Cold War, many wondered whether NATO could or should survive absent the glaring threat from the Soviet Union, which tied together a diverse coalition […]
Leader McConnell Statement on AHCA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the American Health Care Act: “Obamacare is failing the American people and I deeply appreciate the efforts of the Speaker and the president to keep our promise to repeal and replace it. I share their disappointment that this effort came up […]
Keystone XL Pipeline: Jobs, Economic Growth, Energy Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline: “The building of the Keystone XL pipeline will create thousands of American jobs and pump billions of dollars into our nation’s economy. Unfortunately, President Obama vetoed this infrastructure jobs bill in […]
Seven Years Of Obamacare’s Broken Promises
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the urgent need to repeal and replace Obamacare: “Today marks the seventh anniversary of Obamacare becoming law. In the years since, millions of Americans lost their plans and their doctors. They saw the costs of their […]
Gorsuch Has Earned Respect From Democrats, Independents and Republicans Alike
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding Judge Neil Gorsuch and his Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee: “This week Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch came before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing. Senators from both sides […]
Senate Continues Regulatory Relief Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the overturn of an Obama regulation in order to ensure a vibrant internet: “Recently, a Washington Post article noted that Congress has undertaken the ‘most ambitious regulatory rollback since Reagan.’ Already, we’ve passed ten resolutions under the Congressional Review […]