McConnell on ‘America’s Newsroom’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined ‘America’s Newsroom’ today to discuss ongoing COVID-19 relief proposals and reopening the economy. See below for highlights or click here to listen to the full interview.   On Ensuring State and Local Funding Remains Focused on COVID-19: “The point is we are not interested […]

McConnell on the Brian Kilmeade Show

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Brian Kilmeade today to discuss ongoing COVID-19 relief proposals and reopening the economy. See below for highlights or click here to listen to the full interview. On Liability Protections for Frontline Workers: “We’re going to insist upon this reform, which is not related to […]

McConnell on ‘Your World’ with Neil Cavuto

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Neil Cavuto today to discuss ongoing COVID-19 relief proposals and reopening the economy. See below for highlights or click here to listen to the full interview. On Litigation Protection for Frontline Workers: “My redline going forward on this bill is we need to provide […]

McConnell on the Guy Benson Show

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Guy Benson today to discuss the upcoming Senate schedule and ongoing COVID-19 relief proposals. See below for highlights or click here to listen to the full interview.   On Reconvening the Senate May 4th: “We’re going to return a week from today. We’ll modify […]

McConnell on Bill Hemmer Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Bill Hemmer today to discuss the bipartisan deal reached to supplement the CARES Act. See below for highlights or click here to listen to the full interview.   On Yesterday’s Senate Vote to Replenish the Paycheck Protection Plan:  “I think, the public is bored […]

McConnell on Hugh Hewitt

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Hugh Hewitt today to discuss the bipartisan deal reached to supplement the CARES Act. See below for highlights or click here to listen to the full interview.   On Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer’s Delay to Immediately Replenish the Paycheck Protection Program: “Yeah, that’s […]

McConnell Welcomes Bipartisan Agreement to Continue Coronavirus Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding an update on additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program portion of the CARES Act: “I am encouraged that Democratic leaders have finally agreed to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program and abandon a number of their unrelated demands. “Republicans never wanted this […]

McConnell Announces Oversight Plans for Historic CARES Act

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) of the Senate Banking Committee will lead and coordinate the Senate’s oversight of the historic CARES Act. He also announced that Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) will be the Senate Majority Leader’s appointment to the five-member Congressional Oversight Commission created by the statute. “The CARES […]

McConnell and McCarthy on Democrats’ Lapse in the Paycheck Protection Program: “This Did Not Have to Happen”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), issued the following statement regarding the urgent need to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program portion of the CARES Act: “The Small Business Administration and the Department of the Treasury report that the Paycheck Protection Program will exhaust its funding […]