House Delays Condemnation of Anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding pending House action on the Senate-passed, Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act: “I spoke yesterday about the evil of anti-Semitism and the recent, disturbing invocation of anti-Semitic stereotypes by a member of the House Democratic conference. […]
House Should Support Israel, Pass the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding pending House action on the Senate-passed, Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act: “I want to discuss something that will be happening on the floor of the House of Representatives, perhaps as soon as today. Remarkably, for […]
Green New Deal Would Bankrupt American Middle Class
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Green New Deal: “Yesterday, the Senate confirmed one of President Trump’s well-qualified nominees to the federal bench, and advanced the nomination of another. With Allison Rushing’s nomination confirmed, we’ll vote later today on the nomination of Chad […]
McConnell Previews House Vote on Democrat Politician Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Democrat Politician Protection Act: “This week, the House will be devoting floor time to the Democrat Politician Protection Act. That’s what I call the signature effort that Speaker Pelosi has given top billing as ‘H.R. 1.’ Because […]
Nominees for Fourth and Sixth Circuit Courts Up Next in Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president’s well-qualified nominees: “Yesterday the Senate voted to advance the nomination of Allison Jones Rushing to serve on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. As I noted yesterday, Ms. Rushing comes […]
Democrats Embracing One Radical, Half-Baked Socialist Proposal After Another
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ socialist proposals: “Like many Americans, I’ve spent the last several weeks watching with interest as prominent leaders in the Democratic Party have engaged in a political footrace. They’re sprinting as far left as possible, as quickly as […]
Leader McConnell: Senator Shelby Delivers Results for Alabama and the Nation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), who just became Alabama’s longest-serving Senator: “I know the entire Senate joins me today in offering deep sympathies to the communities affected by yesterday’s spate of tornadoes in east Alabama and Georgia. As first […]
‘Medicare for None’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding a bill from House Democrats that would force all Americans into a government-run healthcare system: “All week I’ve been spotlighting our Democratic colleagues’ hard left turn toward socialism. Their fixation on gaining more government control over more of […]
Progress Continues on Nominees in Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president’s well-qualified nominees: “This week, the Senate has made progress in confirming the president’s nominees. On Tuesday, Eric Miller became the 31st circuit court judge confirmed under this administration. Yesterday, we […]
McConnell Statement on President’s Summit in Vietnam
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam: “I’d like to begin with a few words on President Trump’s Hanoi summit with North Korea. The president should be commended for his personal commitment to […]