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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
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
