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America Seeing More Long-Term Investments, Business Expansions, Favorable Economic Climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans have seen across the country in the past six months thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: "Week after week, the evidence continues to mount that tax reform and the rest of Republicans' pro-growth, pro-family agenda is helping reinvigorate our economy and set the stage for long term job and wage growth. Just today, CNBC is reporting that… Continue Reading
06.21.18
Tax Reform Continues to Benefit Families, Businesses Across the Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans have seen across the country in the past six months thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: "Yesterday marked six months since Congress passed our overhaul of America's tax code. Tomorrow is six months since the president signed it into law. I remember debating the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act back in December. There were two different philosophi… Continue Reading
06.20.18
Six Months Since Passage of Historic Tax Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans have seen across the country in the past six months thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: "Today marks six months since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed Congress. On Friday, it will be six months since the president signed it into law. What a six months it's been. Already, Americans have seen their paychecks grow as the IRS withholds l… Continue Reading
06.19.18
Ongoing Economic Expansion
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Yesterday, Gallup reported that the percentage of Americans who are satisfied with the way things are going in our country is as high as it's been since 2005. That's a nearly 13-year high. No wonder -- with an ongoing economic expansion creating jobs across our nat… Continue Reading
06.14.18
New Growth, Increased Opportunity Across America Thanks to Tax Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Day after day, week after week, more evidence piles up that Republicans' overhaul of the U.S. tax code is igniting new growth and increasing opportunity across the nation. Here's what tax reform means to middle-class Floridians: It means thousand-dollar bonuses for… Continue Reading
06.13.18
More Jobs, More Wage Growth, More Opportunities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "There's been no shortage of recent reporting on the economic progress that is flooding across our country. Take a New York Times headline from earlier this month: 'We Ran Out of Words to Describe How Good the Jobs Numbers Are.' Or this, from a Wall Street Journal e… Continue Reading
06.12.18
Economic Growth Continues For The American People
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "I want to share the Senate's warmest wishes for a speedy recovery with Larry Kudlow, the Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President, who is currently recovering at Walter Reed from what we're told was a small heart attack. Larry is not… Continue Reading
06.07.18
Getting the Federal Government Out of the American People’s Way
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Sixteen months ago, President Trump and Republican majorities arrived in Washington with clear instructions from the American people -- get the federal government out of our way. A decade of Democratic control meant that taxes were too high, regulations were too bu… Continue Reading
06.04.18
More Than One Million Jobs Created Since the Passage of Republican Tax Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Last week brought another set of encouraging headlines about our growing economy. In the month of May, the U.S. economy generated 223,000 new jobs. Unemployment has fallen to 3.8 percent, its lowest level since April of 2000. And the proportion of American adults … Continue Reading
05.24.18
Senate Completes Work on More Nominations, Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the work that has been done Senate in the past week: "We've already confirmed two executive branch nominees and will process two more before the end of the week. First up is Jelena McWilliams, President Trump's well-qualified pick to chair the FDIC Board of Directors. This week, we've also seen an impressive proposal to reform the way Congress handles workp… Continue Reading
05.23.18
Congress Passes Bill to Bring Relief to Consumers, Community Banks, Credit Unions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Congressional passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: "Speaking of community banks, yesterday marked a big step forward for local lenders across the nation who have been crushed by the regulatory burden of Dodd-Frank. Yesterday afternoon, our colleagues in the House passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Con… Continue Reading
05.22.18
Economic Optimism Continues Across America
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "This week, survey data showed that more Americans say it's a good time to find a quality job than at any point in the last 17 years. Under President Obama, this number got as low as eight percent. It never broke 50 percent during his administration. But today, 67 … Continue Reading
05.21.18
Republican Agenda: Getting Washington Out of the American People’s Way
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Later today, we will consider the nomination of Dana Baiocco the president's choice to join the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Ms. Baiocco's resume speaks for itself. After receiving her J.D. cum laude from Duquesne University, she clerked in the Western Dist… Continue Reading
05.17.18
American Manufacturers Seeing Benefits from Republican Pro-Growth Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans are seeing across the country thanks to the Republican pro-growth, pro-opportunity agenda: "With Republican policies shaking the regulatory rust off of the U.S. economy, American job creators, entrepreneurs, and working families have been thinking big again. For eight years, Democrats pushed a one-size-fits-all agenda that heaped outsiz… Continue Reading
05.16.18
Entrepreneurs and Employees Continue to Benefit from New Tax Code
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Later today, I'll be meeting with members of an industry with deep roots in my home state of Kentucky -- our bourbon and spirits distillers. Judging by recent headlines, we'll have plenty of good news to discuss. After eight years of Democrats' policies enriching … Continue Reading
05.15.18
More Prosperity, Opportunity, Raises and Bonuses for Working Families in America
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Less than 16 months into this Republican government, our policies are helping create a sea change in the economic climate in this country. The Washington Post recently reported on new data from the National Federation of Independent Business. Forty-three percent o… Continue Reading
05.10.18
America is Open for Business Again
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Later today, President Trump is visiting the great state of Indiana. He's joining Hoosiers to celebrate the new jobs and prosperity that our Republican agenda is delivering to communities in Indiana and all over the country. After years of Democratic policies that … Continue Reading
05.08.18
Two Different Philosophies, Two Different Outcomes for American Workers and Middle-Class Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "It seems that every day brings another piece of good news for middle-class workers and families -- and, like clockwork, another desperate attempt by my Democratic colleagues to convince everyone that this growing tide of new prosperity is somehow a bad thing. "In the last few weeks alone, the percentage of … Continue Reading
05.07.18
More Business, More Investment, More Job Openings, and Higher Pay
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Now on one final matter, in storefront windows across America, new signs are going up - signs that many communities haven't seen in years. 'Now Hiring.' "Just sixteen months into the Trump Administration and this Republican Congress, the percentage of American wor… Continue Reading
04.24.18
Tax Relief is Making It Easier for American Workers and Employers to Get Ahead
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans across the country continue to see from tax reform: "The passage of Republicans' historic tax reform last December was just the latest illustration of the diverging paths Republicans and Democrats envision for the U.S. economy. For the better part of the last decade, my Democratic colleagues' ideas ran their course. We were promised the… Continue Reading
