Remarks
McConnell: Americans Fed Up With Flip-Flops, VP Harris Must Own Her Record
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ record: “In the weeks since Washington Democrats made Vice President Harris their nominee, the American people have had their hands full trying to figure out where her campaign stands on the issues at the top of their mind. “They’ve got serious questions about her role in everything from the runaway spending that gave them the… Continue Reading
09.18.24
U.S. Global Leadership Benefits American Workers, Drives Growth in Kentucky
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding foreign investments in American companies: “I've noted frequently that America’s resolve and willingness to lead are being tested by a dangerous world. How we respond has everything to do with preserving the peace, prosperity, and security America and our allies have enjoyed for decades. “Today, I want to talk about how the free and uninterrupted flow of g… Continue Reading
09.17.24
Five Years After Tobacco 21, McConnell Highlights Progress Against Youth Nicotine Addiction
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Tobacco-Free Youth Act: “I’d like to end on something the walls of this chamber don’t hear enough of: some good news. “According to an annual survey conducted by the CDC and the FDA, the number of young people in America smoking e-cigarettes dropped to its lowest level in the last decade. “Let me say that again: e-cigarette use among America’s youth i… Continue Reading
09.17.24
McConnell On The Judicial Bureaucracy And The First Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial ethics: “Free speech has been an animating principle for my entire career in the Senate. I am second to no one in my defense of the First Amendment. So I’ve found the recent habit of the federal judiciary’s bureaucracy to try and abridge its protections alarming, to say the least. “The courts are where citizens go to have their free speech rights … Continue Reading
09.16.24
McConnell On Second Assassination Attempt Against President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the assassination attempt against President Trump: “It’s dismaying to begin another week with news of an assassination attempt against a former President. “We certainly are all grateful once again that the worst outcome was avoided. “This ought to be a moment of soul-searching for all Americans. It’s a time to reflect on the ways that our political proces… Continue Reading
09.16.24
McConnell Remarks On U.S. Interests And Repressive Regimes
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: “I’ve repeatedly warned colleagues on both sides against setting aside America’s interests in pursuit of closer relations with foreign leaders who they think share their values. “I made it clear to Washington Democrats that whatever kudos the Paris climate deal earned them with European greens, punishing America for producing … Continue Reading
09.12.24
McConnell: Prescription Drug Socialism Leaves Patients With Higher Costs, Fewer Cures
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: “One of the few details Vice President Harris has shared about her governing agenda is a pledge to implement price controls at the grocery store to end so-called ‘price gouging.’ “The eerie echoes of Marxist propaganda in that talking point have already attracted attention. But we don’t have to dig too far back into the histor… Continue Reading
09.12.24
McConnell Highlights NDS Commission Report, Congressional Inaction On Urgent Defense Priorities
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: “I’d like to begin by reminding our colleagues of a report released before the August state work period. It’s a report Congress commissioned in the FY 2022 NDAA, produced by a panel of experts that Congress appointed - the bipartisan Commission on the National Defense Strategy. “The Commission was tasked with reviewing the Bid… Continue Reading
09.11.24
The Biden-Harris Economy Is Working Against Working Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Biden-Harris economy: “Since President Biden took office, consumer prices have increased more than 20 percent. That’s the hard truth of the monthly inflation report. And it’s worth remembering where it came from. “Vice President Harris has said, quote: ‘We are very proud of Bidenomics.’ Wells she should be! “After all, it was the Vice President herse… Continue Reading
09.11.24
McConnell On Anniversary Of September 11th Attacks: Cannot Wait For Adversaries To Come To Us
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the September 11 attacks: “Twenty-three years ago today, forces of evil brought their war on the United States to American soil. “They filled a clear blue sky with smoke, fire, and the shattered lives of 2,977 innocent people. “Before the dust had settled, the world witnessed the extraordinary heroism of first responders, the compassion of neighbors and v… Continue Reading
09.10.24
Senate Democrats Ready To Rubber Stamp Biden-Harris Admin’s Radical And Unqualified Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “As we reconvened this week, the Democratic Leader announced that the Senate would, in his words, ‘continue confirming the Biden-Harris administration’s well-qualified judges and nominees’. Nearly all the way through the Administration’s term, our colleagues would be right to wonder just what he means by ‘well-qualified’. “The Biden-H… Continue Reading
09.10.24
Back to School For Campus Radicals, Student Loan Socialism
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding higher education: “As students head back to school, college campuses across the country are hoping this academic year begins more calmly than the last one ended. “Back in May, the tantrums of campus radicals made some elite schools so inhospitable to learning - particularly for Jewish students - that administrators were driven to cancel commencement ceremo… Continue Reading
09.09.24
McConnell: Kentucky State Work Period ‘Particularly Valuable’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the recent Kentucky state work period: “I’d like to welcome everyone back from the August state work period. Hearing from the people we represent is what allows us to be effective here. So I know our colleagues will agree that the time we spent back home last month was particularly valuable. “Unsurprisingly, the issues I heard about across Kentucky are fam… Continue Reading
09.09.24
Senate Returns To Glaring Unfinished Business On National Defense
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: “The challenges facing an American-led order and American interests around the world are no less serious, nor less connected, than they were the last time the Senate convened. “Last week, Iran was expected to transfer ballistic missiles to Russia in a major expansion of its support for Putin’s war in Ukraine. The PRC is rampin… Continue Reading
08.01.24
McConnell: Senate Must Not Short-Change American Strength
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding defense appropriations: “Today, the Appropriations Committee is considering defense funding for the coming year. “From the outset, colleagues who take seriously our obligation to provide for the common defense knew that they had their work cut out for them. “This spring, the President sent them a fourth straight defense budget request that would cut fundi… Continue Reading
08.01.24
Senate Democrats Choose Messaging Vote Over Regular Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senate Democrats’ show vote summer: “Today, as the Senate prepares to leave town for the August state work period, the Democratic Leader has decided to squeeze in one more vote that isn’t ready for prime time. “To our colleagues on the Finance Committee - and to anyone paying attention in recent months - it’s been clear that the ‘Tax Relief for American Fa… Continue Reading
07.31.24
McConnell: After Catastrophic Failure At Border, VP Harris Wants A Promotion
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Biden-Harris border crisis: “It’s been less than two weeks since President Biden’s name was removed from the Democratic Party’s ticket. “I’ve already spoken about how the effort to sideline Democrats’ de-facto nominee robbed primary voters of their role in the electoral process. Now, as the dust settles, more and more Americans are realizing that this … Continue Reading
07.31.24
Biden-Harris Admin. Judicial Wishlist: Marxism Apologists, Progressive Activists, And Nepotism Hires
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “The Senate is about to leave Washington for the August state work period. When we come back, Senate Democrats will face a daunting list of radical judges that the Biden-Harris Administration will want them to confirm. “There’s Adeel Mangi and his record of bumping elbows with terrorist apologists and advocates for cop-killers. “Ther… Continue Reading
07.30.24
McConnell Remarks On U.S. National Security Interests In The Indo-Pacific
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: “I’ve said frequently that the single most important, immediate objective for the free world right now is a Russian defeat in Ukraine. “I mean that. But not just for its implications on trans-Atlantic security or our own economy. Not just because helping degrade a major adversary’s military strength is in America’s interests. … Continue Reading
07.30.24
McConnell: Democrats Choose Summer of Show Votes Over Urgent Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senate business: “The Senate is preparing to leave town for the August state work period. But there’s no mistaking that our most important business here in Washington remains unfinished. “Let’s take a look at how the Senate has spent its summer so far. “In June, the Democratic Leader called up a series of show votes, spending precious floor time on what … Continue Reading
