LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding Sen. Jim Inhofe’s (R-OK) announcement that he will retire from the Senate: For the past thirty-five years, my friend Jim Inhofe has been one of his fellow Oklahomans’ fiercest advocates here in Washington. As... Continue Reading
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this morning regarding Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: I congratulate Judge Jackson on her nomination. I look forward to meeting with her in person and studying her record, legal views, and judicial philosophy. Senate Republicans believe the... Continue Reading
BOWLING GREEN, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this afternoon regarding Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: As I stated several days ago, it was clear that Putin’s initial aggression was just a small foretaste of what this thug had planned for Ukraine. Now we... Continue Reading
LEXINGTON, KY– Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced today Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA) will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation from Des Moines, Iowa following the State of the Union address next Tuesday, March 1: “While Washington Democrats fail working Americans,... Continue Reading
LEXINGTON, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this morning regarding Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: Through his rhetoric and actions, Vladimir Putin has turned his back on the Minsk process and diplomacy in favor of escalation and invasion of a sovereign country. Every indication... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Iran: “This week, two of America’s closest partners in the Middle East made history. The United Arab Emirates welcomed a President of Israel for the first time, laying another diplomatic... Continue Reading
BENTON, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the announced retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer: “I congratulate Justice Breyer on nearly three decades of thoughtful and consequential service on the Supreme Court, capping forty-plus years of total service on the federal... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Bret Baier this evening on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On Russian Threats to Ukraine: “Let’s just focus on the one thing that was the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of January 6th, 2021: “January 6th, 2021 was a dark day for Congress and our country. The United States Capitol, the seat of the first branch of our federal government, was stormed... Continue Reading
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement on the passing of former Senator Harry Reid: “Nevada and our nation are mourning a dedicated public servant and a truly one-of-a-kind U.S. Senator, my former colleague Harry Reid. “The runway that brought Harry to the upper chamber... Continue Reading