Trade Agreement Will Face ‘Intense Scrutiny’ in Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on the announced agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): “The Trans-Pacific Partnership is potentially one of the most significant trade deals in history and ‎could shape our engagement and commerce with these nations for decades. We are... Continue Reading

McConnell Comments on President Obama’s Ozone Rule

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comments today regarding the Obama Administration’s latest regulation dubbed the “most expensive regulation in U.S. history”: “The Obama Administration’s latest attack on the Middle Class, another massive regulation with negligible benefits that threatens to ship American jobs overseas,... Continue Reading

McConnell to Senate Democrats: Don’t Block Funding for America’s Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor urging Democrats to support the national defense authorization bill and funding for Veterans Affairs: “With each passing day the American people are reminded of the peril attached to the Obama Administration’s inflexible determination... Continue Reading

Senators McConnell and Casey’s Protecting Our Infants Act Advances

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced today their bipartisan legislation, the Protecting Our Infants Act, was approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). The Senators introduced the bill earlier this year, and it’s expected... Continue Reading

McConnell Welcomes Pope Francis to the Capitol

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today released a video message welcoming Pope Francis to the U.S. Capitol where His Holiness will address a Joint Meeting of Congress: “On behalf of the United States Senate, I’d like to welcome His Holiness Pope Francis to the Capitol. “Simple... Continue Reading

Remembering Tragic Loss, Heroism on September 11th

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on the anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 and the response of the American people: “Americans again bow their heads in solemn commemoration of tragic loss, resolving never to forget the thousands of innocent lives taken 14... Continue Reading

Senator McConnell on NLRB’s Latest Assault on Small Businesses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comment today regarding the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Browning Ferris decision: “This NLRB decision is a gift to the Left and big labor bosses—at the expense of small business owners and their employees. This ruling could take... Continue Reading

McConnell Cosponsors Bill to Help Reduce Child Hunger

Legislation would help children in rural areas by making existing nutrition programs more flexible and effective WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell joined Senator John Boozman (R-AR) in introducing The Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act to inject additional flexibility and choice into existing federal child nutrition... Continue Reading

McConnell Statement on President Obama Equating Congress’ Search for Answers with Iranian Chants of ‘Death to America’

‘The President needs to retract his bizarre and preposterous comments, and both supporters and defenders of the President’s deal with Iran should reject this offensive rhetoric.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement today after President Obama compared members of Congress to Iranians chanting... Continue Reading

McConnell Comments on Passage of ARENA Act from Senate EPW Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today issued the following statement after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed Sen. Capito’s ARENA Act that would combat the EPA’s deeply regressive climate regulations: “I commend the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Chairman Inhofe for moving... Continue Reading