McConnell Pays Tribute To Senate Institutional Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor thanking Senate staff: “Yesterday, Senate Republicans elected leaders to steer our incoming majority through the 119th Congress. “Senator Thune, Senator Barrasso, Senator Cotton, Senator Capito, Senator Lankford, and Senator Tim Scott have earned the trust and […]
McConnell Receives AEI’s Irving Kristol Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks at the AEI Annual Dinner. Below is the text as prepared for delivery: “[T]hank you to the entire Institute. You do important work that advances important ideas. I’m glad to be with you and I’m deeply honored by this recognition. “I […]
Senate Has ‘A Great Deal Of Outstanding Business’ To Address Before The 118th Congress Adjourns
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senate business: “The first opportunities to work together are already upon us. The Senate has a great deal of outstanding business that we have to tackle in the coming weeks. “We’ll certainly need to pass […]
McConnell Remarks On Election Results, Senate Republican Majority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the 2024 election: “A week ago today, the American people stood to be counted. They lined up to make their voices heard. And the message they sent was resoundingly clear. “Four years ago, they watched […]
McConnell: VP Harris’ Willingness To Throw Away Senate’s Guardrails As Disqualifying As Her Record
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the filibuster: “’I am prepared to get rid of the filibuster to pass a Green New Deal.’ “‘I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe.’ “These are the words of the Vice President of […]
McConnell Honors Senior Advisor Erica Suares
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor thanking Leadership staff: “Mr. President, I can’t help but wonder how many of the industries and constituencies seeking the ear of my office on any given day know that my senior adviser responsible for business coalitions […]
McConnell: Subservience To Autocrats Neither An American Value Nor Strategic Interest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding NATO: “I’ve spoken frequently about the welcome signs that America’s European allies are waking up to the strategic challenge posed by the PRC, and to the dangers of predatory Chinese influence in their own backyards. […]
McConnell: “No Secret” Where VP Harris Stands On Undermining The Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding court packing: “About halfway through President Biden’s term, he leveled some rather weighty accusations at the opposition party. He said Republicans ‘do not respect the Constitution’ and ‘do not believe in the rule of law.’ […]
McConnell: America Faces Simultaneous Threats, Must Resource Accordingly
“Yesterday, the Pentagon announced the deployment of additional U.S. servicemembers to the Middle East. “The proximate cause, of course, is the threat of war on Israel’s northern border. But ongoing Iran-backed attacks against U.S. personnel from the Red Sea to Iraq and Syria offer plenty of reminders that America’s enemies lack neither the resources nor […]
McConnell Urges Administration, Colleagues Not To Make Israel’s Job Harder
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “In May, 2000, Israeli forces withdrew from southern Lebanon. But while the occupation ended, Hizballah’s appetite for waging war on Israel only grew. And its further deadly attacks on Israel invited the […]