ICYMI: McConnell on The Hugh Hewitt Show

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Hugh Hewitt on The Hugh Hewitt Show this morning. See below for highlights or click here for the full interview. On the Supreme Court: “What [Democrats] really don’t like is that this is a Supreme Court that respects the... Continue Reading

McConnell in The Washington Post: Supreme Court’s Independence Is Not A Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) authored the following op-ed that appeared in today’s print edition of The Washington Post. Click here to read online or see below: Every June, the Supreme Court releases its most controversial opinions, and without fail, politicians complain about how those... Continue Reading

Biden Administration’s Student Loan Socialism is Illegal

LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Biden v. Nebraska: “The American people know that the Biden Administration’s student loan socialism plan would be a raw deal for hardworking taxpayers. Now that the Supreme Court has... Continue Reading

Racial Discrimination Has No Place in College Admissions

LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. (SFFA) v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina: “The Supreme Court’s decisions on college admissions are a long-overdue... Continue Reading

Senate Republicans Vote To Protect Second Amendment Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding pistol brace CRA: “The Biden Administration has spent years going out of its way to trample on the rights of law-abiding gun owners. The President himself used the State of the Union to attack... Continue Reading

McConnell, Modi Meet At Crucial Moment in U.S.-India Relations

Download the photo here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India: “I was glad to meet today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India before he addressed a joint session of Congress. The... Continue Reading

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