Senate Unanimously Passes Congressman Barr’s CAROL Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the CAROL Act: “Two years ago, Kentucky mourned the sudden, tragic loss of our friend Carol Leavell Barr. “At only 39 years old, Carol suffered a fatal heart attack, likely caused by an illness known […]
President Biden’s Border Policies: “A Choice Between Disaster and Catastrophe”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding border security: “Two years into the Biden Administration, the Democrats’ approach to illegal immigration and our nation’s borders has failed the American people. “Last week, one news organization reported that daily crossings along our southern […]
McConnell Honors Retiring Senator Pat Leahy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT): “We’ve again reached the period, every two years, when the Senate begins our process of honoring and bidding farewell to our distinguished colleagues who are soon leaving our ranks. “Seeing friends […]
“Un-American” Attacks on Free Speech and the Rule of Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding free speech and the rule of law: “It has been one of the big, unfortunate ironies of the past several years: Many of the same individuals and institutions on the political left who spent the […]
Democrats’ Response to Crime: Defund the Police
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: “A few days ago, the Washington Post published a major report on the explosion of violent crime that has shattered communities across America. This terrible trend is familiar to many of us […]
U.S. Must Invest in American Strength, Security, and Alliances
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding China and U.S. foreign policy: “The world’s eyes are trained this week on the people of China, who appear to be engaged in the largest and most widespread protests against the country’s repressive Communist Party […]
Runaway Inflation Hurting Working Families in Georgia and the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Last week our nation celebrated one of our great, distinctly American holidays. “In President Reagan’s Thanksgiving proclamation in 1982, he wrote eloquently of the, ‘divine plan [that] placed this great continent here between the […]
Democrats’ Inflation and Unfair Student Loan Socialism Hurts Georgians and All Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation and student loan socialism: “The Capitol may be preparing for the next Congress, but hardworking Americans are still being hurt every day by the reckless, radical, party-line spending that Democrats rammed through during this […]
Republican House Majority Is “Great News for the Future of our Country”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives: “Yesterday evening brought confirmation of some great news for the future of our country: Republicans have secured the majority in the House of Representatives for […]
McConnell Remarks on Reelection as Senate Republican Leader
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Senate leadership elections: “Yesterday, the Republican Conference met to select its leadership team for the 118th Congress. “I am deeply honored that my remarkable colleagues on this side of the aisle decided to re-hire […]