A Divided America Agrees That Democrats’ Failures Are Hurting the Country

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the midterm elections: “Last week’s midterm elections re-confirmed something that’s been clear for a number of years: When it comes to politics and policy, we are a closely divided nation.... Continue Reading

McConnell on Ongoing Hurricane Ian

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Hurricane Ian: “The whole country continues our vigil for the people of Florida who are hunkered down through Hurricane Ian. “The storm’s landfall yesterday brought surging seas and sustained winds... Continue Reading

Biden Administration Must Act Swiftly on Emergency Aid for Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: “When the Senate votes today to fund the government, we’ll also approve further emergency aid for Ukraine. “The Ukrainians have made remarkable progress in pushing back Russia’s unhinged aggression.... Continue Reading

Rising Crime, Record Homicides, and Open Borders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding law and order: “Runaway inflation isn’t the only crisis keeping American families up at night. “The last two years have seen law and order deteriorate across our country. Public safety... Continue Reading

Democrats Blocking American Energy, Raising Prices, and Draining our Emergency Reserve

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding energy: “Families across America have felt the brunt of this all-Democratic government’s failed energy policies. “When gas prices were skyrocketing, the Biden Administration insisted up and down they had no... Continue Reading

McConnell Remarks on Hurricane Ian

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Hurricane Ian: “First, this morning, the Senate and the entire country are watching the news and praying for the people of the great state of Florida, where a seemingly massive... Continue Reading

Democrats’ Total Control Has Produced Total Economic Disaster

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Two years ago, the American people elected a President who claimed he would govern as a uniting moderate. Underscoring that mandate, voters gave him unusually small coattails, the slimmest... Continue Reading

Democrats Abandon Phony Fig Leaf “Permitting Reform”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding permitting reform: “The path to keeping the government funded has been clear for weeks now. “The solution was always going to be a clean, bipartisan continuing resolution; negotiated by Senators... Continue Reading

McConnell Remarks at Rules Committee on “Common Sense” Electoral Count Act Updates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today at the Senate Rules Committee hearing regarding the Electoral Count Act: “I’m pleased that we are where we are today. We’re here to consider legislation that is necessarily detailed and complex. But the reason we... Continue Reading

McConnell Announces Support for Bipartisan Update to Electoral Count Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Electoral Count Act: “This afternoon, those of us on the Rules Committee will mark up a bipartisan package of updates to the Electoral Count Act of 1887.   “I... Continue Reading