Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Does Not Depend on Democrats’ Political Preferences

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted the following statement for the record today regarding the Supreme Court: “This month, the Supreme Court will issue some of the term’s most consequential decisions. And if past is prologue, Washington Democrats will let the topline outcome of the... Continue Reading

Senate Passes Bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act: “Four months after Speaker McCarthy invited President Biden to begin negotiating a resolution to the looming debt crisis, an important step toward fiscal sanity will finally become... Continue Reading

McConnell Applauds Bipartisan Agreement to Rein in Reckless Spending

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement: “The United States of America will not default on its debt. Today’s agreement makes urgent progress toward preserving our nation’s full faith and credit and a much-needed step toward getting its financial house in order. I... Continue Reading

Supreme Court Delivers Victory For Common Sense And American Landowners

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA: “The Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA is a victory for common sense and yet another stern rebuke of Washington Democrats’ sprawling regulatory state. The... Continue Reading

McConnell Remembers C. Boyden Gray

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on Ambassador C. Boyden Gray: “Elaine and I were saddened to learn of the passing this weekend of a friend and distinguished public servant, C. Boyden Gray. “Over a legal career that spanned half a century,... Continue Reading

Biden Democrats’ Latest Attack on American Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s latest radical anti-energy policy: “By outsourcing his energy policy to the radical left, President Biden is outsourcing away America’s energy security and independence. “Today, the EPA resurrected the devastating climate regulations that... Continue Reading

McConnell Meets With President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today after meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea: “I was honored today to welcome President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea to the Capitol. The president’s visit underscores our... Continue Reading

Schumer, McConnell Joint Statement Regarding The Wrongful Detainment Of WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding Evan Gershkovich: “We strongly condemn the wrongful detention of U.S. citizen and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and demand the immediate release of this internationally known and... Continue Reading

McConnell Welcomes Finland into NATO

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding Finland’s accession into NATO: “The Republic of Finland’s accession into NATO is outstanding news that further strengthens what is already the most successful alliance in the history of the human race. I am happy... Continue Reading

McConnell Applauds House’s Landmark H.R. 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued this statement following House passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act: “President Biden and Washington Democrats have raised energy costs and hurt our energy security at every turn. I applaud our Republican colleagues in the House for... Continue Reading