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President Biden’s Hesitation Hinders Support 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: “Yesterday, President Biden told the world we would support Ukraine’s fight, quote, ‘as long as it takes.’ “Unfortunately, for all his lofty rhetoric about Ukraine, the President’s actual approach to Russia’s escalation - his passive, indecisive leadership - has risked prolonging the war and jeopardized public support for our efforts. In some case… Continue Reading
09.20.23
Prescription Drug Socialism Puts American Innovation On Chopping Block
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding prescription drug socialism: “Next week, America’s world-leading medical innovation sector will face their first deadline in the Biden Administration’s push for prescription drug socialism. “Under Washington Democrats’ so-called Inflation Reduction Act, the companies behind certain major treatments for seniors for everything from arthritis to diabetes to c… Continue Reading
09.19.23
China Competition Requires Serious Investments In Defense Industrial Base
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding competition with China: “In the past two months, the Chinese government has reminded the world just how an authoritarian communist state operates. “In July, President Xi announced he had replaced the PRC’s foreign minister after the official hadn’t been seen in public in a month. Then, the senior official responsible for the PLA strategic missile force, wh… Continue Reading
09.19.23
Shrinking Paychecks — That’s Bidenomics
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “In a speech last month, President Biden claimed that American wages were growing faster than inflation, quote, ‘That’s Bidenomics.’ “Unfortunately for working families, the truth of Bidenomics is quite the opposite. “Even as nominal wages continue to rise, inflation is rising faster. For the third straight year, real median household income … Continue Reading
09.19.23
Biden Administration Proposal Would Gut ICE Amid Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the southern border: “On the Biden Administration’s watch, America’s southern border has descended into humanitarian disaster. And across the country, Democrats’ open border policies have turned every state into a border state. “The fentanyl trafficked across the southern border has become the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18-45. “Of the 2,1… Continue Reading
09.18.23
McConnell: Biden Iran Policy ‘Incentivizing Tehran’s Bad Behavior’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Iran: “Today, five American hostages are on their way home from unjust detention in Iran. “Unfortunately, the deal that secured their release may very well be the latest example of President Biden rewarding and incentivizing Tehran’s bad behavior. Over the past two and a half years, the Administration’s weakness and desperation have emboldened a massive st… Continue Reading
09.14.23
U.S. Allies Buy American, Strengthen Collective Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding investments in in the U.S. defense industrial base: “America’s example and the threats posed by Russia and China are leading major allies and partners in Europe and Asia to step up their commitments to collective security and dramatically increase investments in their own defense. “It’s worth pointing out once again that the United States is not shoulderin… Continue Reading
09.14.23
McConnell Pays Tribute to Mike Duncan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Mike Duncan’s retirement as KY GOP National Committeeman: “Today, I join folks in my home state in thanking Mike Duncan for his decades-long service to the Kentucky Republican Party as he steps down as National Committeeman. “In Washington, it's rare to find an individual equally skilled at navigating the worlds of business and politics. But my good friend… Continue Reading
09.13.23
Senate Considers Appropriations With Major Impacts For Kentucky
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding appropriations: “As I outlined yesterday, the Senate’s pending business on appropriations is tremendously important to America’s farmers, to our veterans, and to the future of our airports, roads, bridges, and ports. “My home state of Kentucky is certainly no exception. “The Commonwealth is home to a host of important and overdue infrastructure projects. … Continue Reading
09.13.23
Security Assistance Drives Investment In American Industry, Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding America’s defense industrial base: “America’s defense industrial base is in the middle of an historic transformation. “This is something Republicans have been working toward for years. It’s good news for America’s national security. In fact, it’s essential for our strategic competition with communist China. And today, I’d like to talk a bit more about what… Continue Reading
09.13.23
Bidenomics is Working… Against Working Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “I spoke yesterday about the Biden Administration’s war on American energy, and how working families are feeling it at the gas pump. But energy prices are not the only reason it’s been so hard to balance household budgets on Washington Democrats’ watch. “Just this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that inflation increased by … Continue Reading
09.12.23
Senate to Consider Three Important Appropriations Commitments
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding appropriations: “This week, the Senate will begin consideration of the first package of full-year appropriations for the coming fiscal year. This is an important milestone, and a down payment on our goal of funding the federal government through regular order. “Our progress on this front has been due in large part to the leadership of Senator Collins and S… Continue Reading
09.12.23
McConnell: Ukraine Aid Subject To “Unprecedented” Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding aid to Ukraine: “I’ve spoken in recent days about the most common arguments deployed against U.S. assistance to the fight against Putin in Ukraine. And how they fall short. Today, I’d like to address the misconception that America’s lethal aid lacks necessary accountability and protections against misuse. “The United States probably has a deeper understand… Continue Reading
09.12.23
Democrats’ War On American Energy Hurts Working Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding energy production: “Across the country, the end of summer gave working families gas prices near all-time highs - beyond just a seasonal swing. “Last week, Washington Democrats opened a new front in their war on affordable and abundant American energy. The Biden Administration announced the withdrawal of more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum … Continue Reading
09.11.23
McConnell: Helping Defend Ukraine ‘Obviously In America’s Self-Interest’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: “As I discussed last week, skeptics of American leadership like to hang their hats on the notion that support for Ukraine somehow saps our ability to compete with and deter communist China. “This view does not hold up to serious scrutiny. “For one thing, the patina of hawkishness on China is too often just a mask for isolationism. “If critics of… Continue Reading
09.11.23
McConnell Marks 22nd Anniversary Of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding September 11: “Today marks twenty-two years since terrorists shattered a peaceful morning in New York, Pennsylvania, and here in Washington. “Twenty-two years since enemies of American freedom and leadership killed 2,977 innocent people. “Twenty-two years. But the shock of that day - and the pain of loss - are still every bit as real. “Today, we remember… Continue Reading
09.11.23
Liberal Democrats’ Soft-On-Crime Policies Have Americans Living In Fear
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding crime: “Violent crime in some American cities has grown so rampant, even the local media are struggling to keep up. “Last month, a Chicago news crew was filming a story about armed robbery when they themselves became the victims of an armed robbery! This is a city where Democrats recently swapped out a mayor who famously refused to let law enforcement do t… Continue Reading
09.07.23
McConnell Highlights Investments in American Defense
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the U.S. defense industrial base: “The loudest critics of American assistance to Ukraine tend to rest their case of three dubious claims. “First, that somehow our support for Ukraine is a distraction from China - when in fact there are many reasons to believe the opposite. “Second, that there is no accountability of lethal U.S. assistance - when in fact, … Continue Reading
09.07.23
Americans Cannot Afford Democrats’ ‘Prescription Drug Socialism’
“Last week, the Biden Administration rolled out the first targets of a scheme it’s been working on for years - prescription drug socialism. “Ironically enough, Washington Democrats’ plan to fix prices in the market for world-leading medical innovations is baked into legislation they produced after their own runaway spending sent consumer prices through the roof. “As we know, the Inflation Reduction Act did nothing to reduce inflation. And by one estimate, the government price controls it creat… Continue Reading
09.06.23
McConnell: Democrats Aim To Create A ‘Liberal Supermajority’ On The NLRB
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the NLRB: “This week, Senate Democrats are attempting to tip the partisan scales and weaponize a regulatory authority that impacts millions of American workers and businesses. “The Senate’s longstanding practice is to fill Democrat and Republican vacancies on important boards and commissions in tandem. But instead of pairing Gwynne Wilcox, President Biden’… Continue Reading
