McConnell Statement on Administration DACA Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s announcement on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “President Obama wrongly believed he had the authority to re-write our immigration law. Today’s action by President Trump corrects that fundamental mistake. “This Congress will continue working on securing […]
McConnell on President’s Emergency Hurricane Harvey Funding Request
LOUISVILLE, KY– Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today after the President submitted an emergency supplemental funding request for Hurricane Harvey relief: “Today the President submitted a supplemental emergency funding request to Congress to help Texas and the Gulf Coast recover from the horrific devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Working closely with […]
McConnell Statement on President Trump’s Address to the Nation on Afghanistan
LOUISVILLE, KY. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement tonight regarding President Trump’s address to the nation: “Tonight President Trump reaffirmed to the American people the painful lesson glaringly brought to our shores on September 11, 2001: the United States cannot permit terrorist organizations such as ISIL, al Qaeda or […]
McConnell Statement on Hate Groups and Reports of Lexington Rally
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today condemning hate groups and reports of a rally in Lexington, Kentucky: “The white supremacist, KKK, and neo-nazi groups who brought hatred and violence to Charlottesville are now planning a rally in Lexington. Their messages of hate and bigotry are not […]
McConnell On Christopher Wray: He Will Lead The FBI With Strength And Professionalism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement following the Senate confirmation of Christopher Wray to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: “The position of FBI Director is one of great importance when it comes to protecting the American people — especially at a time when we […]
Joint Statement on Tax Reform
WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following joint statement on tax reform: “For the first time in many years, the American people have elected […]
McConnell: John McCain Will Be Back With Us Soon
LOUISVILLE, KY. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following statement regarding U.S. Sen. John McCain’s recovery from surgery: “Elaine and I, along with the entire Senate family, wish John the very best and wish him a speedy recovery. There are few people tougher than my friend John McCain, and I know he’ll […]
McConnell Statement on August Recess, Democrats’ Obstruction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following announcement Tuesday about the Senate’s August recess: “Once the Senate completes its work on health care reform, we will turn to other important issues including the National Defense Authorization Act and the backlog of critical nominations that have been mindlessly stalled by […]
CBO: Senate Health Bill Reduces Premiums, Deficit, Middle Class Taxes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the Senate Republican health plan: “Americans need relief from the failed Obamacare law. The Senate will soon take action on a bill that the Congressional Budget Office just confirmed will reduce the growth in […]
Senators Discuss Better Care
Senate Discussion Draft Will ‘Free The States And Free The Marketplace To Discover Ever-Better Ways To Deliver Services’ SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL: “We’ve long called for a better way forward…. These shared policy objectives and the solutions to help achieve them are what make up the health care discussion draft.” (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 6/22/2017) […]