McConnell Statement on Secretary Perry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry: “I’m grateful to Rick Perry for his long and distinguished career in public service. “His remarkable tenure as the longest-serving governor in Texas history saw the state take tremendous strides forward and rightly […]
Senate Needs to Make a Strong, Strategic Statement on Syria
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the situation in Syria: “I was encouraged to see yesterday’s display of bipartisan concern in the House of Representatives for sustaining America’s global leadership and, specifically, over the damaging impact of hastily withdrawing that leadership […]
McConnell Urges Senate to Oppose Democrats’ War on Coal Revival
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ attempt to revive an Obama-era anti-coal regulation: “I’ve been discussing this week how Washington Democrats have sought for three years to effectively nullify the Trump presidency. They’ve tried to cancel out the voters’ decision […]
Chairman Elijah Cummings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor on the passing of U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: “First, this morning, I join colleagues on both sides of the Capitol in expressing our grief and […]
While Democrats Indulge Three-Year-Old Impeachment Obsession, Senate Republicans Ready to Deliver Real Progress for American Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s agenda: “I mentioned yesterday the contrast between our work here in the Senate and what’s transpiring in the House of Representatives. On this side of the Capitol, we are focused on working for […]
McConnell on Turkish Escalation: ‘This Violence Needs To End’
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the situation in Syria: “I know I speak for many of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle in expressing my grave concern at the events that have unfolded in Syria in recent days. […]
‘House Democrats Have Wasted No Time Throwing Fairness and Precedent to the Wind’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s agenda: “Congress is returning to Washington for a work period that will be filled with important to-do list items. But we already know what will top the agenda over in the House of […]
McConnell: We Must Avoid Strategic Calamity in the Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding the situation in Syria: “I am gravely concerned by recent events in Syria and by our nation’s apparent response thus far. “Turkey is our NATO ally and has legitimate security concerns stemming from the conflict in Syria. But Turkey’s offensive […]
McConnell Statement on Turkey and U.S. Partners in Syria
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding Turkey and U.S. partners in Syria: “In January, a supermajority of the U.S. Senate voted for an amendment that expressed bipartisan concern about the continuing threat posed by ISIS and Al Qaeda in Syria, appreciation of the long-term American […]
McConnell Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China: “On the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, we should pause to recognize the many millions of lives lost under Chinese communist rule. “From the modern gulags used to […]