Americans Suffering a Violent Crime Wave Fueled By Democrats’ Far-Left Turn
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding law and order: “While Washington Democrats spent 2021 distracted by their reckless taxing and spending spree, violent criminals were preying on the American people. Millions of Americans’ neighborhoods descended into chaos and violence around them. […]
Basic Requirements for Bipartisan Government Funding Have Been Clear for Months
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: “Yesterday, the House of Representatives introduced legislation to keep the federal government open and funded through mid-March. “Avoiding a government shutdown in the near term is an obvious, commonsense step. But our military […]
Liberal Obsession With Closing Guantanamo Collides With Reality of Fighting Terrorists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the war on terror: “Last week, the U.S. military took another top terrorist leader off the battlefield. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had been ISIS’s top militant since 2019 when American special operators introduced his predecessor […]
Inflation Is Turning Americans’ Pay Raises Into Big Pay Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “The Biden Administration spent the end of last week boasting that our economy added back more jobs in January than some economists had predicted. “But American families aren’t buying their spin. The working men […]
McConnell Welcomes Chancellor Scholz and Urges More German Support for NATO
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding NATO: “Today, President Biden will welcome Olaf Scholz, the new German chancellor, to his first visit to Washington since taking office. “Germany is a crucial ally of the United States. Tens of thousands of U.S. […]
House Democrats’ Unserious Answer to Bipartisan Senate Bill Focused on China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding China: “This year’s Winter Olympics are officially underway on the home turf of the Chinese Communist Party. “Of course, Americans are rooting hard for our outstanding Team U.S.A. athletes. “But this year’s setting has also […]
“It’s Not Too Late” For Democrats to Increase Pressure on Iran and Respond Forcefully
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Iran: “This week, two of America’s closest partners in the Middle East made history. The United Arab Emirates welcomed a President of Israel for the first time, laying another diplomatic stone on the foundation of […]
Americans Can’t Afford a Central Banker Who Wants to Bend the Rules, Bankrupt Industries, and Kill American Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Federal Reserve: “This morning, the Banking Committee is examining three of President Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. “The Fed is one of the most consequential institutions in America. Its decisions […]
McConnell Remarks on Sen. Luján
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Luján: “First, the entire Senate is praying for and pulling for our colleague Senator Luján. We learned yesterday that our colleague suffered a stroke late last week and has been hospitalized in New Mexico […]
The U.S. and Our Allies Must Take These Steps Now to Support Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Russia: “Today, more than 100,000 Russian troops are holding positions along Ukraine’s eastern borders. More have been deployed to Belarus to threaten Ukraine from the north. For the second time in a decade, Vladimir Putin’s […]