McConnell: Support For Allies Is In America’s Interests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Israel: “While the Senate was away from Washington, we received some sobering reminders about the challenges facing America and our friends in a dangerous world. And about how to meet them. “In Gaza, innocent people […]
McConnell on TikTok: Take Tool Of PRC Coercion, Espionage Off The Table
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding TikTok: “America’s adversaries are working overtime to undermine our interests and erode the alliances that protect them. “And it’s easy to conceive of these challenges as playing out exclusively on the high seas of the […]
McConnell On Strength Of U.S.-Japan Alliance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to Capitol: “America’s national security depends on sustained investment in both cutting-edge capabilities and expanded defense industrial capacity. “That’s why I continue to insist on overdue steps like the full-year defense […]
It’s Time To Put Taliban on Notice and Bring Ryan Corbett Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding an American citizen detained by the Taliban: “The disastrous consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan were both foreseeable and foreseen. And as Taliban rule terrorizes the region and brutalizes the Afghan people, it’s also inflicted […]
Joint Statement On One Year Anniversary Of Evan Gershkovich’s Captivity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries released the following statement: “Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has now spent a year wrongfully detained by Putin’s government. We continue to condemn his baseless arrest, fabricated charges, and unjust imprisonment. “Forty-five years ago, Evan’s parents, […]
McConnell Statement On The Passing Of Senator Joe Lieberman
LOUISVILLE, KY. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement on the passing of former Senator Joe Lieberman: “Elaine and I were saddened to learn of the passing of a good friend and former colleague, Senator Joe Lieberman. “Joe’s life was adorned with the marks of the American Dream. From working […]
In The Case Of Adeel Mangi’s Record, Senate Democrats Plead Ignorance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “I have spoken repeatedly about the nomination of Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey. As I have explained, his radical associations are truly staggering. And this fact […]
Senate To Take Necessary Step Toward Rebuilding American Hard Power
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: “The task before Congress this week – completing annual appropriations – is important work every year. In fact, it’s among our most basic, fundamental responsibilities. “But not in decades have the stakes of […]
McConnell: Opposition to Radical Judicial Nominee Adeel Mangi about Record, not Religion
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “I’ve spoken repeatedly about the nomination of Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Notwithstanding his anti-Semitic affiliations, it seems every week a new law enforcement organization announces its opposition to […]
McConnell On Democrat Attempts To Strong-arm Israel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Israel: “More than five months after the butchery of October 7th, Israelis are overwhelmingly united behind their government’s unity war cabinet in support of ongoing military operations against Hamas. “By contrast, some prominent American Democrats […]