WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the bipartisan DRIVE Act: “The Senate continues to move closer and closer to passage of a bipartisan, multi-year highway bill. “The legislation we advanced again last night is fiscally responsible. “It... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the bipartisan DRIVE Act: “‘There is no such thing as a Republican road or a Democrat road.’ “That’s what Chairman Inhofe said just a few days ago, and he’s right. No wonder... Continue Reading
‘Jobs are on the line. Infrastructure projects important to the people we represent are on the line. So we have to get it done. And with cooperation, we can ensure that more ideas from both sides of the aisle are still heard and voted upon.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate... Continue Reading
‘The hard work to pass a bipartisan, fiscally responsible, multi-year highway measure that doesn’t raise taxes or increase the deficit continues.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the bipartisan highway bill: “The hard work to pass... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Obama Administration’s deal with Iran: “Yesterday I joined Speaker Boehner, Senator Cotton, and Congressman Pompeo in sending a letter to the Administration with a simple request: that the Administration meet its... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the bipartisan transportation bill: “There are a lot of tired clichés about not giving up after an initial setback. I won’t subject you to any of them this morning. “But I will say... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the Obama Administration’s deal with Iran: “I’ve said that the Senate intends to thoroughly review the White House’s deal with Iran, and then take a vote on it under the terms... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the bipartisan Drive Act: “I regret that yesterday’s procedural vote on the multi-year, bipartisan highway bill wasn’t successful. “It wasn’t a vote to approve of the bill, just a vote to agree... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today urging passage of the bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act: “The pundits told us it would never happen. Republicans and Democrats will never agree on a way to replace No Child Left Behind,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comments regarding Senate passage of the Adoptive Family Relief Act – legislation he cosponsored to provide meaningful financial relief to families adopting children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): “I just wanted to briefly say a... Continue Reading