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President Biden’s Inflation Just Keeps Getting Worse
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: "Last week, President Biden spent part of his State of the Union address celebrating what he seemed to think was a victory over inflation. "Yesterday, another wave of official figures confirmed what working families already knew: "The President was wrong. The Democrats' football-spiking was premature. The American people are hurting badly. "Th… Continue Reading
02.15.23
Democrats Highlight Nominees’ Demographics — Not Qualifications
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: "Yesterday, President Biden and the Senate Democratic Leader took time to boast about their judicial confirmations. "There was something interesting, strange, and telling about their statements. "Both the President and the Democratic Leader focused their comments overwhelmingly on identity politics and demographic box-checking. "The… Continue Reading
02.14.23
Senate Must Oppose Radical Activist Gigi Sohn
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding FCC nominee, Gigi Sohn: "Today, our colleagues on the Commerce Committee will hear from someone they already know very well. Our Democratic colleagues have scheduled yet another hearing for a radical nominee they have already twice failed to get through the Senate. "Now the far left is betting the third time will be the charm. But the problem is, Gigi Sohn… Continue Reading
02.13.23
McConnell Comments on the Passing of Ted Lerner
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ted Lerner: "This morning, I was sad to learn of the passing of my good friend, Ted Lerner - the only person I'll recognize as an even bigger fan of the Washington Nationals. "When Ted bought the Nationals franchise in 2006, he helped a hometown team plant deep roots in our nation's capital for the first time in 33 years. And season by season, his leadersh… Continue Reading
02.13.23
President Biden Owes Americans Answers on Flying Object Takedowns
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security: "There is something unusual going on in our nation's skies, and President Biden needs to communicate and level with the American people. "About two weeks ago, the American people learned that a Chinese spy balloon had crossed into our airspace and was taking its time surveilling our homeland. We watched it tour a big chunk of the country… Continue Reading
02.13.23
Fentanyl Crossing Our Southern Border Is Killing Kentuckians
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding fentanyl and the border crisis: "'Losing a child is the hardest thing that can ever happen to a parent. It's out of the natural order.' "Madam President, those are the words of a grieving father in Bowling Green, Kentucky. After struggling for years against opioid addiction, his son was killed by a lethal dose of fentanyl in 2021. "That year marked a seco… Continue Reading
02.09.23
McConnell on the State of the Union: Americans Deserve Accountability, Not Excuses
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 State of the Union Address: "Thirteen percent of the American people believe the state of our union is 'strong.' "Just 16 percent say they are better off financially today than they were two years ago. "But on Tuesday night, it took President Biden the most words in the history of the State of the Union to declare that everything is goin… Continue Reading
02.07.23
Biden Administration Delivers Second Year of Overwhelming Failures
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 State of the Union: "This evening, President Biden will begin the back half of his term with his State of the Union address to Congress. "But the White House's attempts to script the message for this week have been upset by recent events. Over the last several days, the country learned that on President Biden's watch, the state of our uni… Continue Reading
02.02.23
Capito and Senate Republicans Target Runaway Biden Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding runaway regulations: "Today, Ranking Member Capito of the Environment and Public Works Committee will introduce an important resolution on behalf of millions of American farmers, ranchers, and builders. "Two years ago, the Biden Administration picked up an Obama-era crusade to micromanage the small businesses that help feed, clothe, and power America. "Li… Continue Reading
02.02.23
High Turnout and Happy Voters Under Law Democrats Cynically Called “Jim Crow 2.0”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding voting laws: "At this time one year ago, the Democratic Party was in the middle of a hysterical meltdown over a new voting law in the state of Georgia. "The President of the United States declared the state's modest changes to election procedures were, 'Jim Crow 2.0.' He said the law was about 'voter suppression and election subversion.' He said citizens s… Continue Reading
02.01.23
McConnell on Second Anniversary of Burma Coup and Next Steps
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Burma: "Today marks a solemn anniversary for the people of Burma, and for all of us around the world who've spent years rooting for them to make progress towards greater freedom and more stable democracy. "Two years ago, their hopes of stable democracy were wrenched away by a brutal military coup. "To date, this takeover by the Tatmadaw has displaced 1.2 … Continue Reading
02.01.23
“Reverse Robin Hood”: Democrats’ Student Loan Socialism Robs the Working Class
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding student loan socialism: "There are lots of egregious ways that President Biden has wasted taxpayer money trying to buy up his low approval ratings. But the Democrats' proposal for student loan socialism is one of the worst. "It's like the Democrats paid scientists in a lab to invent the most unfair government handout that could possibly exist. "Democrats … Continue Reading
02.01.23
McConnell Remarks Ahead of Biden-McCarthy Meeting on Government Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government borrowing: "Later today, the Speaker of the House and the President will begin bipartisan discussions about the future trajectory of the government's borrowing and spending. "It is right, appropriate, and entirely normal that our need to raise the debt limit would be paired with negotiations regarding Democrats' runaway printing and spending. "… Continue Reading
01.31.23
Embarrassing Nominee is a Symptom of Biden Administration’s Disrespect for Constitution
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Judicial nominations and the Constitution: "The Constitution charges the Senate with giving advice and - if we choose - providing our consent to the President's judicial appointments. "The President nominates somebody whom he thinks ought to serve on the federal bench… and the nominee comes here to the Senate for their job interview. "Sometimes the… Continue Reading
01.30.23
McConnell on Democrats’ Mismanagement of Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding American energy security: "The new Republican House of Representatives has already done more to protect our nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve than the single-party Democratic government did in two years. "First, House Republicans passed legislation that would ban the federal government from selling energy from the SPR to benefit our nation's number one … Continue Reading
01.26.23
Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spending Spree is a Giant, Tangled Mess
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats' failing legislation: "The Senate is witnessing an unusual sight: Our colleague from West Virginia, Senator Manchin, is trying to roll back legislation that he himself wrote and passed less than a year ago. "Reports say the Senator now wants Congress to delay the new electric vehicle tax credit that he himself hand-designed just last summer! Unti… Continue Reading
01.25.23
Americans Want Law and Order, Democrats Want Leniency
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: "Here are just a few scenes from across our country in the last few weeks. "Thirty people were shot in Chicago this past weekend alone. That's up from 21 the weekend before. "In Philadelphia, police are investigating a carjacking spree that's reportedly being carried out by armed juveniles. 'They put a gun to my head and they took the van. … Continue Reading
01.25.23
McConnell Welcomes Overdue Announcements on New Ukraine Aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: "Here on the floor yesterday, I called on America's European allies, including Germany, to do more to equip Ukraine with long-requested tanks - not just to resist Russian aggression, but to defeat it. "I have consistently called on the Biden Administration to be more proactive and to lead by example in delivering lethal aid like long-range weapons… Continue Reading
01.24.23
McConnell: Ukraine Assistance Must Aim at Victory
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: "It's been almost a full year since Vladimir Putin escalated Russia's brutal war against Ukraine. "Nearly nine years since he began his military effort to take over the sovereign country in early 2014. "And Putin's non-military efforts to meddle in Ukraine, undermine it, and control its population long predated that. "It's been fifteen years sin… Continue Reading
01.24.23
Blue Cities Rebelling Against President Biden’s Open Borders
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding border security: "The Biden Administration has spent two years turning its back on the proven tools and policies that Republicans used to strengthen our southern border. Two years of a functionally open-borders policy from Washington Democrats. And two years of chaos and suffering as a result. "Last week, Customs and Border Protection announced that an alr… Continue Reading
