Bipartisan Cooperation Needed to Complete Senate’s Important Work

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding completing work on Zika/veterans funding, continuing government operations:   “There have been broad requests for a clean continuing resolution. So that’s what I’ve just offered. It’s the result of many, many... Continue Reading

McConnell: The United States Must Live Up to Its Commitments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today in support of the United States’ commitment to assist Saudi Arabia in combating al Qaeda and ISIL:   “Today the Senate will consider a motion to discharge a resolution of disapproval from... Continue Reading

McConnell: Obamacare’s Legacy is an Attack on the Middle Class

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on Senate Democrats doubling down on the failures of Obamacare:   “My friend the Democratic Leader has a favorite saying. “He often says that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting... Continue Reading

McConnell: Ensuring the Safety of All Americans Remains Our Top Priority

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor on the attacks in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota over the weekend:   “Over the weekend, several incidents that appear to be acts of terrorism left dozens injured and many across... Continue Reading

McConnell Praises Infrastructure, Commerce Components of Water Resources Development Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today praising the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act:   From the Gulf of Mexico and the Chesapeake Bay to the inland waterways that are so important to Kentucky’s maritime jobs, America’s waterways play a... Continue Reading

McConnell Welcomes Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor ahead of his meeting with Burmese State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi today:   “Today I have the distinct honor of welcoming my dear friend, Burmese State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu... Continue Reading

McConnell: Obamacare is a Direct Attack on the Middle Class

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today on how Obamacare is hurting people across the country:   “Let me start by stating the obvious: Obamacare is a direct attack on the Middle Class.  Premiums are shooting up by double-digits… ... Continue Reading

McConnell: Obamacare is a Failing Partisan Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today on how Obamacare is hurting people across the country:   Days before Obamacare passed the Senate, in 2009, the Senior Senator from New York predicted that Americans would come around “soon” on... Continue Reading

McConnell Provides Update on Zika, Veterans Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today on legislation to responsibly fund the government:   Members on both sides have been working towards an agreement to responsibly fund the government. We’ve made a lot of important progress already. I... Continue Reading

McConnell: Obamacare is failing the Middle Class

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today on the realities that Americans are facing because of Obamacare: President Obama said something interesting just days before signing his namesake health takeover into law. In explaining the need for Obamacare, he... Continue Reading