ICYMI: McConnell on The Guy Benson Show

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Guy Benson this afternoon on Fox News Radio’s ‘The Guy Benson Show’. See below for highlights or click here to listen to the full interview: On the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spending Spree: “What’s happening here, Guy, is the Speaker is marching the House […]

Build Back Beijing: Democrats’ Anti-Energy Bill Would Hurt Families and Help China

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree: “Two weeks ago, President Biden and his team flew to Glasgow for a glitzy conference. World leaders traveled there to attend one another’s speeches on carbon emissions and the […]

McConnell on Senator Leahy’s Announced Retirement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding this morning’s announcement from Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT): “Earlier today, our distinguished President Pro Tem, the senior Senator for Vermont, announced that he will conclude his incredible run of Senate service. Senator Leahy plans to […]

Overdue Defense Legislation Deserves a Robust, Bipartisan Senate Floor Process

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding NDAA: “Last week, I had the honor of spending Veterans Day at the groundbreaking ceremony for Louisville’s new VA hospital. “We are finally going to replace the city’s original VA medical center that was built […]

Democrats Finally Admit Inflation is a Problem — But Still Want Even More Reckless Spending

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree: “Last week, even more economic data continued to confirm that inflation is hammering working families across America. “In October, consumer prices saw their steepest spike in three decades. The […]

Leader McConnell in The Washington Post: Democrats, leave the Supreme Court alone

LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wrote the following op-ed regarding Democrats’ efforts to pack the Supreme Court. It will run in the Sunday print edition of The Washington Post. Click here to read online or see below:   “We find ourselves in a moment of democratic reckoning.” That’s what Secretary […]

McConnell: Washington Democrats Ignoring Backlash to their Multi-Trillion-Dollar Nightmare

LOUISVILLE, KY. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement after House Democrats voted to advance Washington Democrats’ reckless taxing and spending spree: “It says everything about today’s Democratic Party that House Democrats held our country’s basic infrastructure hostage for months over a reckless taxing and spending spree that would hurt […]

McConnell, Grassley Call Out AG on Plan to Send Taxpayer-Funded Settlements to Illegal Immigrants

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) yesterday pressed Attorney General Garland on reported the multi-million-dollar taxpayer give-away to illegal immigrants in the form of settlement agreements. The Senators’ letter follows conflicting statements from President Biden, who said such payments are “not gonna happen,” and […]

Leader McConnell Meets with General Joseph Aoun

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement after meeting with General Joseph Aoun, Chief of Defense of the Lebanese Armed Forces: “I was glad to welcome General Aoun to the Capitol yesterday to discuss ongoing security cooperation efforts.  “Since the end of the Syrian occupation in 2005, the […]

Democrats’ Energy Dependence Agenda Helps Russia and China, Hurts Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree: “President Biden spent much of the past week participating in a U.N. summit on the so-called Paris Climate Accords. “The event was billed as a serious meeting of world […]