McConnell on Election Security: “We Have Spent the Last Four Years Gearing Up For This”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding election security: “Yesterday evening, the Directors of National Intelligence and the FBI updated the public on foreign efforts to influence our election and our government’s work to prevent them. They... Continue Reading

McConnell Before Senate Vote on More COVID-19 Relief: “The Country Needs an Outcome”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19 relief: “Today, the Senate will have the opportunity to advance another COVID-19 relief package for American families. “For more than seven months now, the American people have been facing... Continue Reading

McConnell: Second Round of the Job-Saving Paycheck Protection Program Should Be a Bipartisan Slam Dunk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19 and the Paycheck Protection Program: “Quote: ‘It would have been really hard for us to get through without it.’ That was the co-owner of Apollo Pizza, which has a... Continue Reading

McConnell: Senate Will Vote to Move Past “All-or-Nothing Obstruction” on COVID-19 Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19 relief: “This week, the Senate will vote on more coronavirus relief that Congress could deliver to American families right now. “Month after month, Speaker Pelosi has held up urgent... Continue Reading

McConnell Applauds Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Qualifications

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Judge Amy Coney Barrett: “Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the entire country heard from one of the most impressive nominees for any public office in a long time.... Continue Reading

McConnell: Transparent “Stalling Tactics” Won’t Block Judge Barrett’s Hearings

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19, the Senate schedule, and the Supreme Court: “The Senate has spent the last few days like all Americans have: Praying for quick healing and a smooth recovery for President... Continue Reading

McConnell on Growing Threats of Religious Discrimination: “It’s Not Just This One Nominee”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Judge Amy Coney Barrett and religious freedom: “Like I said — much of the script [against Judge Barrett] has been predictable. “But I’ll tell you one thing I did not... Continue Reading

McConnell Debunks Democrats’ False Attacks on Judge Barrett and Ahistorical Demands for Recusal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Judge Amy Coney Barrett and religious freedom: “At this time last week, the nation did not know whom President Trump would be nominating to the Supreme Court. “But amazingly, we... Continue Reading

McConnell on Democrats Blocking COVID-19 Relief: “The American People are Still Hurting”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19 relief: “If Senate Democrats were half as concerned as they say about American families’ healthcare, they would not have filibustered a multi-hundred-billion-dollar proposal for more coronavirus relief just a... Continue Reading

McConnell Praises Judge Barrett and Denounces Attacks on Judicial Independence

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court: “This week, the Senators who are sitting down with Judge Amy Coney Barrett... Continue Reading