McConnell on Impeachment: “Disgraceful Dereliction” Cannot Lead Senate to “Defy Our Own Constitutional Guardrails”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the impeachment trial: “January 6th was a disgrace. “American citizens attacked their own government. They used terrorism to try to stop a specific piece of democratic business they did not like. “Fellow Americans beat […]
McConnell Statement on Senator Shelby’s Announced Retirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY issued the following statement today regarding Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) announcement that he will not run for reelection in 2022: “For the three and a half decades that my friend Richard Shelby has served in the Senate, the people of Alabama have had a true […]
Diverse Protests in Burma a “Powerful Display of Courage”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Burma: “Over the weekend hundreds of thousands of protestors stood up across Burma in defiance of the military coup. “For a week now, the military has detained hundreds of civil society leaders and democratically elected […]
“American Families Deserve a Process and a Bill that Put Their Actual Needs at the Center”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19 relief: “In 2020, a Republican Senate and Republican Administration led five historic pandemic rescue packages on a completely bipartisan basis. “We marshalled the largest federal response to any crisis since World War II — […]
McConnell Tribute to “Statesman and Scholar” Secretary George P. Shultz
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the death of Sec. George Shultz: “On Saturday we lost a great statesman and scholar who gave more than 80 of his 100 years to his country. “George Shultz’s service began in the U.S. Marine […]
McConnell on Impeachment Trial Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the next phase of the impeachment trial: “I am pleased that Leader Schumer and I were able to reach an agreement on a fair process and estimated timeline for the Senate trial. This structure has […]
McConnell Statement on Secretary George P. Shultz
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement following the passing of former Secretary of State George P. Shultz: “George Shultz was one of the great statesmen of the 20th century and one of the greatest Americans of our time. Secretary Shultz gave all eight decades of his adult […]
McConnell on Pandemic Recovery: “We Need to Start with the Needs of the Nation”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding pandemic recovery: “This pandemic hit our nation with compounding layers of crisis. American families have faced a health crisis, a jobs crisis, a small business crisis, an education crisis, and frankly a social and community […]
“No More Goalpost-Moving”: Time to Get America’s Kids Back In School
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the upcoming budget resolution debate: “This pandemic has forced Americans to confront numerous and compounding tragedies. “Almost 450,000 Americans have been killed. Millions of livelihoods have been upended. “And millions of American kids, especially those […]
McConnell Tribute as U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick Lies in Honor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick: “This morning, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick lies in honor under the dome of the institution he swore to defend — and died defending. […]