As Inflation Hammers Small Businesses, Democrats Float Huge Small Business Tax Hike
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “We all know inflation and the economy are the biggest problems facing Americans today. “The New York Times released a poll yesterday showing a full 93% of working-age Americans are dissatisfied with the […]
Democrats Want to Tax Working Americans into Recession
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “‘People have literally become poorer, by any concept, over the last year… It should not be a mystery why people are worried.’ “That was top liberal economist, Jason Furman, last month. And he […]
The Supreme Court Corrected an Egregious Moral and Legal Mistake
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: “Since the Senate was last in session, our nation’s highest Court finished its term. “It was an absolutely historic series of victories for the American people and for the Constitution. The single […]
McConnell on the Passing of Senate Librarian Leona Faust
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Leona Faust: “Yesterday was a sad day for the Senate. We learned that we’d lost a distinguished, long-serving staff leader in our institution. “Leona Faust had served her country as Senate Librarian for the past […]
McConnell Honors Retiring Senate Journal Clerk Billy Walsh
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Billy Walsh: “Today, I have the honor of acknowledging a longtime Senate staff member who is proceeding to a well-earned retirement at the end of this month. Billy Walsh has been with the Secretary of […]
Historic Border Crisis a “Clear and Direct Symptom of Failed Leadership”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding immigration: “In 2021, on President Biden’s watch, each monthly total for illegal migrant apprehensions was higher than the same month’s number the previous year. “The same thing’s happening in 2022. Every month has topped the […]
House Must Pass Urgent Funding to Protect Supreme Court Justices and Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: “Speaking of public safety, as the Supreme Court prepares to issue its final opinions of the term, far-left activists are openly calling for riots and violence in the streets. “For months, many […]
Senate Bill Makes Schools Safer While Protecting the Second Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding safer communities: “The American people do not have to choose between safer schools and the Constitution. And neither does the U.S. Senate. “The American people want their constitutional rights protected and their kids to be […]
The Biden Administration Must Protect Americans and Defend 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 law and order: “Speaking of safer communities, it would be nice if Attorney General Garland and the Department of Justice could do their jobs and enforce the federal laws that Congress already has on the […]
Inflationary Gas Tax Gimmick Won’t Hide Democrats’ Policy Failures
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the gas tax gimmick: “This morning, the Biden Administration announced another ineffective stunt to mask the effects of Democrats’ war on affordable American energy: Calling for a holiday in the federal gas tax. “This ineffective […]