National Security Challenges Are Test Of America’s Credibility, Senate Must Not Fail

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “As I noted earlier this week, the Senate’s first major business of the year is addressing an historic array of national security challenges. “For the first time... Continue Reading

New Year, Same Soft-On-Crime Blue Cities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding crime: “Residents of blue cities across America likely began the new year with a simple wish for the Democrats charged with keeping them safe – that this year would be... Continue Reading

McConnell On National Security Threats: Weakness and Timidity Are Contagious

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “Here on the floor yesterday, I warned that the Administration’s efforts to deter Iranian-backed Houthi threats to international shipping and American credibility were grossly insufficient. “Just hours... Continue Reading

McConnell on Ivy League Hiring: Less Ideological Dogma, More Free Exchange of Ideas

“This year, two of America’s most elite universities are in the market for new chief executives. “What makes for good leadership in higher education might once have been common sense. But if the past three months have taught us anything, it’s that the virtues of a college president might need... Continue Reading

Biden Admin. Continues To Weaponize EPA Against American Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “It’s now been three years since President Biden put radical activists in charge of American energy policy. “And three years in, the American people continue to bear... Continue Reading

McConnell to Biden Admin: Stop Second-Guessing Allies, Start Confronting Adversaries

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “Three months after the massacre of October 7th, Israel’s defense minister observed that his country was fighting, ‘an axis, not a single enemy’. “He was talking about... Continue Reading

McConnell: Growing National Security Challenges Will Not Solve Themselves

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding and national security: “I’d like to begin by wishing our colleagues a very happy new year and welcoming everyone back to begin a new session. “There’s a tremendous... Continue Reading

McConnell: America Needs To Show We Haven’t Forgotten How To Lead

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “Negotiations on border security continue to make headway. I’m grateful to Senator Lankford for his uninterrupted focus on the task at hand: meaningful policy changes. “Our colleagues... Continue Reading

McConnell On Responsibility To Stand With Israel

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “As the Senate convened this week, our colleagues negotiating on border security were still at the table, making slow and steady progress. “They’re chipping away at years... Continue Reading

McConnell: America Cannot Ignore Rising Anti-Semitism

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding anti-Semitism: “On Sunday, Jewish residents of our nation’s capital were subjected to a disturbing episode of anti-Semitic hate. “As a Torah class at a Washington synagogue concluded and attendees began... Continue Reading