Press Releases
McConnell Statement on Bipartisan Negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this evening regarding gun legislation: "I support the bill text that Senator Cornyn and our colleagues have produced. For years, the far left falsely claimed that Congress could only address the terrible issue of mass murders by trampling on law-abiding Americans' constitutional rights. This bill proves that false. Our colleagues have put together a commonsense package of popular steps that w… Continue Reading
06.12.22
McConnell Supports Ongoing Cornyn, Murphy Bipartisan Negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement: "I am glad Senators Cornyn and Murphy are continuing to make headway in their discussions. I appreciate their hard work on this important issue. "The principles they announced today show the value of dialogue and cooperation. "I continue to hope their discussions yield a bipartisan product that makes significant headway on key issues like mental health and school safety, respects the Second… Continue Reading
05.19.22
ICYMI: McConnell on Special Report
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 Confronting Authoritarian Aggression: "The single biggest thing we can do to press back against President Xi and other authoritarian regimes in the region is to beat the Russians in Ukraine. Both the Taiwanese and the Japanese prime minister and the Japanese defense minister … Continue Reading
05.16.22
Leader McConnell and Senators Collins, Cornyn, and Barrasso Meet With Leaders of Sweden and Finland
HELSINKI, FI - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this morning: "Senators Collins, Cornyn, Barrasso, and I just concluded visits to Sweden and Finland and are on our way back home. "It was a special honor to visit both these strong, proud nations during the exact days when both countries' governments were concluding their deliberations and preparing to formally move forward with joining NATO. "Sweden and Finland already have long track records … Continue Reading
05.14.22
Leader McConnell and Senators Collins, Cornyn, and Barrasso Meet President Zelenskyy in Kyiv
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement: "Senators Collins, Cornyn, and Barrasso and I just left Ukraine. It was an honor to meet with President Zelenskyy and his senior advisors and to stand in solidarity with the heroic people of Ukraine. "It was inspiring to visit the historic capital of a beautiful country that has been forced to fight for its own survival. We saw firsthand the courage, unity, and resolve of the Ukrainian people. The Ukrainians… Continue Reading
05.11.22
McConnell: Baby Formula Shortage is “Outrageous and Unacceptable”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the baby formula shortage: "The baby formula shortages hurting American families are outrageous and unacceptable. "This problem has been developing in slow motion for several months now, but the Biden Administration has been characteristically sluggish and halting in response. The FDA knew about the initial recall. The Administration should have foreseen these supply shortages… Continue Reading
05.03.22
“An Attack on the Independence of the Supreme Court”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement Tuesday regarding the lawless attack on the independence of the Supreme Court: "Last night's stunning breach was an attack on the independence of the Supreme Court. By every indication, this was yet another escalation in the radical left's ongoing campaign to bully and intimidate federal judges and substitute mob rule for the rule of law. "The disgraceful statements by President Biden, Speake… Continue Reading
04.13.22
Democrats End COVID Emergency for Illegal Immigrants, Extend it for American Citizens
LOUISVILLE, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on Title 42: "Democrats are ending the COVID emergency for illegal immigrants but extending it for American citizens. "Last week, the Biden Administration announced they will cancel their Title 42 pandemic authorities and let even more illegal immigrants stay in our country. But today, they announced they are extending the domestic public health emergency that affects Americans for at least ano… Continue Reading
04.07.22
ICYMI: McConnell on Special Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Bret Baier tonight on Fox News' 'Special Report'. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On COVID Funding and Title 42: "We had agreed to a $10 billion package paid for, by that I mean using, re-purposed funds from the $2 trillion package the Democrats jammed through on a party line basis last year, so it wasn't new money. Reprogrammed existing money. "But, in the meantime, as I'm sur… Continue Reading
04.07.22
McConnell Statement on USICA Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding the forthcoming conference committee to continue debate on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA): "Last year, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to help America better compete on issues from critical supply chains to counterespionage to intellectual property. From Green New Deal follies to Big Labor handouts to marijuana banking, the House Democrats' competing bill d… Continue Reading
04.06.22
Leader McConnell Meets with U.S. Ambassador to Burma
Download the photo here. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement after meeting yesterday with Thomas Vajda, U.S. Ambassador to Burma: "I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Ambassador Vajda and discuss the United States' support for the people of Burma. Since last year's military coup, the Tatmadaw has taken increasingly violent measures to suppress dissent. They continue to detain thousands of political prisoners, including m… Continue Reading
04.01.22
ICYMI: McConnell on Fox News @ Night
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Shannon Bream last night on Fox News' 'Fox News @ Night'. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On Surging Gas Prices: "We were energy independent in 2019 and exporting oil and gas. Every solution [the Biden administration] come[s] up with involves somebody else sending energy to Europe rather than us. And with regard to dropping some of the reserves and the strategic petroleum reserves… Continue Reading
03.23.22
Madeleine Albright
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding Madeleine Albright: "I was grieved to learn this afternoon that our nation has lost former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. "Secretary Albright's remarkable, pathbreaking life took her from fleeing Soviet communism as a young girl with her family to helping steer American global leadership from the commanding heights of public service half a century later. "You didn't have to… Continue Reading
03.20.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘Face the Nation’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Margaret Brennan this morning on CBS' Face The Nation. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for the highlights: On Support for Ukraine: "We've given [The Biden Administration] plenty of money. I think [President Biden] needs to step up his game. He has generally done the right thing but never soon enough. "Let's take a look at what has happened here. The Ukrainians have killed more Russians in thre… Continue Reading
03.17.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘The Hugh Hewitt Show’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Hugh Hewitt this morning on 'The Hugh Hewitt Show'. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On President Zelensky's Joint Address to Congress: "Well, inspiring once again. What a brave leader the Ukrainians have. They've been an inspiration to the whole world. And that said, yesterday, I appreciate the President's efforts, but he needs to step up his game. There's a lot more we need to… Continue Reading
03.16.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘PBS News Hour’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Judy Woodruff this evening on PBS News Hour. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for the highlights: On support for Ukraine: "The president really needs to step up his game. He has frequently done the right thing but never soon enough. We now know where we are, the Russians are in the country. We need to do everything we can to give them the tools to fight with. Many of these tools are in the hands o… Continue Reading
03.09.22
McConnell: Government Funding Deal Provides “The Major Step Forward That Our National Security Needs”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding government funding: This bipartisan government funding agreement is the major step forward that our national security needs. This is a dangerous time for the United States and our partners. This compromise legislation will enable us to invest in military modernization to keep pace with Russia and China and urgently deliver the emergency aid that the brave people of Ukraine desperat… Continue Reading
03.02.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘America’s Newsroom’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino this morning on Fox News' America's Newsroom. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On President Biden's Remarks on Ukraine: "I do think the President was giving himself a little more credit that we ought to give the Ukrainians. I think the demonstration of incredible bravery, of their stunningly impressive president, is the reason the rest of the world is ra… Continue Reading
03.01.22
Governor Kim Reynolds Delivers Republican Address to the Nation
DES MOINES, IA - Tonight, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) delivered the Republican Address to the Nation following the President's remarks to the joint session of Congress. Below is the text of the Address as prepared for delivery: "Good evening. I'm Kim Reynolds, Governor of the great state of Iowa. "Like you, I just watched the President's address. I listened as the governor of our state, as a mom and grandmother of 11, who's worried our country is on the wrong track. "We're now one year into his … Continue Reading
03.01.22
EXCERPTS: Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa Will Deliver Republican Address to the Nation
WASHINGTON D.C. - Tonight, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation following the President's remarks to the joint session of Congress. Below are excerpts from the Address: On President Biden and Democrats sending us back in time: Instead of moving America forward, it feels like President Biden and his party have sent us back in time to the late '70s and early '80s. When runaway inflation was hammering families, a violent crime wave was crashing on our cities,… Continue Reading
