Democrats Criticize Biden Administration’s Border Crisis — But Keep Voting For Its Policies and Personnel

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the crisis at our southern border: “Our southern border is already in crisis on Democrats’ watch. And on Friday, the Biden Administration announced they are going to throw open the... Continue Reading

Americans Accurately Blame Democrats’ Policies for Bad Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “The American people know our country is hurting. “One national survey just found that only 22% say our country is headed in the right direction. “Seven in 10... Continue Reading

President Biden Should Not Make Border Crisis Even Worse

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the crisis at the southern border: “The Biden Administration is on track for another record-shattering year on our southern border — in all the wrong ways. “The Department of Homeland... Continue Reading

McConnell: We Grieve With and 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 Israel: “Last night, five people were killed by a Palestinian gunman outside Tel Aviv. It was the fifth time in just two weeks that unprovoked violence had shattered lives on... Continue Reading

Democrats Mount Yet Another Attack on the Institution of the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: “Judicial independence is essential to our Republic. It’s integral to the rule of law. And for the most part, since the Democratic Party’s last run at partisan court-packing... Continue Reading

Judge Jackson’s Personal Policy Views Slanted Criminal Sentencing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Judge Jackson: “I oppose Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation for three main reasons. “First, Judge Jackson has refused to follow the Ginsburg-Breyer model and denounce partisan court-packing. She testified she’d... Continue Reading

World Needs American Strength and American Clarity — Not Confusion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding foreign policy: “Runaway inflation and historic tax hikes aren’t the only signs that President Biden’s budget was crafted in fantasyland. “And amazingly, yesterday, even as the Biden Administration was proposing... Continue Reading

Democrats’ Inflation Hammering Kentucky Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Democrats’ massive inflation is an inescapable, painful, daily reality for working families. “These policy failures have hammered my home state of Kentucky. Last year, even as many Kentuckians earned... Continue Reading

President Biden’s Budget: Fundamentally Disconnected from What Americans Need

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding President Biden’s budget request: “President Biden likes to say, and said again today, that ‘budgets are statements of values.’ “Indeed they can be. And the White House budget request that... Continue Reading

“I Cannot and Will Not Support Judge Jackson”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Judge Jackson: “The Judiciary Committee has completed its hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. I enjoyed meeting the nominee. I went into the Senate’s process with an open mind. “But... Continue Reading