Democrats Won’t Get Bipartisan Help Paving their Path toward Partisan Recklessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the debt limit: “Yesterday, Senate Democrats blocked a vote on clean government funding legislation. “Senator Shelby and I put forward legislation that could pass the Senate easily and keep the government open. We were ready […]
Senate Democrats Block Vote On Clean Legislation To Keep Government Funded
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding legislation: “The Democratic Leader has scheduled a vote today that he knows will fail. For more than two months, since July, Republicans have been clear about where we stand: “We are willing to […]
Will Democrats Add Shutdown Drama to List of Unnecessary Self-Created Crises?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding legislation: “It’s not unusual for a presidency to have a rough spell. Every Administration faces a stretch of time where nothing seems to go their way. “What we’re witnessing today is entirely different. […]
McConnell Receives COVID Booster Shot: ‘I Followed the Advice of Experts and My Doctors’
Download the photo here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID: “I’m glad to share that a few minutes ago, I received a booster vaccination for COVID-19. “All throughout the pandemic, I’ve followed the best advice from experts and especially from […]
Leader McConnell Meets With Prime Minister Kadhimi of Iraq
Download the photo here. WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement after meeting with Prime Minister Kadhimi of Iraq: “I was very glad to help welcome Prime Minister Kadhimi to the Capitol yesterday. We discussed the importance to both our countries of maintaining a strong U.S.-Iraq relationship. I am proud of our […]
Biden Administration Playing “Partisan Hardball” in Recent String of Firings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding governing traditions: “Later today, the Senate will vote on President Biden’s nominee to serve as general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board. “There shouldn’t be a vacancy in this position. When President Biden took office, […]
Phony Outrage on Voting Laws is Wearing Thin on the American People
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding election laws: “A few months ago, a group of Democrats and left-wing activists brought the state of Georgia into the national spotlight. Tremendous outrage, an air of total crisis, was cooked up out of nowhere. […]
Democrats’ Reckless Taxing and Spending Spree is the Last Thing American Families Need
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “Runaway costs and surging inflation are a huge worry for middle-class families. “Every survey confirms it. Every conversation confirms it. “Over the last 12 months, during this economic recovery, the average American worker […]
Inflation is Already Turning Workers’ Pay Raises into Pay Cuts, But Democrats Want to Spend Trillions More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding spending: “Earlier this week, new June figures further confirmed what working families across America already know too well: “Runaway costs are hitting the American people where it hurts. “Sadly, this was 100% predictable. Even top […]
McConnell Condemns Democrats’ New Efforts to Force Taxpayers to Fund Abortion
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Hyde Amendment: “This week, Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee are doing something so radical that it hasn’t been done for decades: “They are advancing an annual funding bill that leaves out the Hyde […]