McConnell Urges FDA Nominee to Address Prescription Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell met today with Dr. Robert Califf, the nominee for Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to discuss the agency’s proposal to address the prescription opioid epidemic in Kentucky and our nation. The FDA plays a leading role in addressing the prescription opioid epidemic through […]
Senator McConnell Applauds Governor Bevin’s Decision to Seek Extension on EPA Regulation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell commented today regarding Governor Matt Bevin’s request for a 2-year extension to the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation that requires states to dramatically restructure their electricity systems based on how the agency thinks electricity should be produced and used in each state. “I applaud Governor Bevin for […]
March For Life
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comment regarding the March for Life, which will be held on Friday, January 22, 2016, in our Nation’s Capital: “Tens of thousands of Americans will gather in Washington to give voice to the voiceless by rallying for the rights of the unborn. Participants […]
McConnell, Paul, Lee, & Booker Sponsor Bill to Bring Accountability to Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), announced today the introduction of the bipartisan Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2016. Currently, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has significant budget authority over taxpayer dollars without their appointment having been […]
McConnell Comments on President’s VETO of Bipartisan Measure to Overturn WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comments regarding the President’s veto of the bipartisan measure to overturn the “Waters of the United States” rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): “WOTUS isn’t really a clean-water measure, it’s an unprecedented federal power grab clumsily masquerading as one. In passing a […]
McConnell Statement on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Senator McConnell, while serving as a Congressional intern, witnessed Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., in 1963. “Today we honor one of our nation’s heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who dreamt […]
McConnell Statement on President Obama’s Latest Attack on Coal
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement today regarding the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) announcement on federal coal leasing: “At a time when Americans are calling on the Obama Administration to protect our nation and strengthen the Middle Class, the Administration is again making clear that its priorities […]
McConnell Comments on President’s Final State of The Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell commented following President Obama’s State of the Union Address and spoke to the importance of hosting a Kentucky coal miner as his guest tonight: SOTU RESPONSE: “Well he did the best job he could to try to convince Americans that somehow things are getting better in […]
Former Kentucky Coal Miner to Attend State of the Union as Guest of Senator McConnell
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that a 4th-generation coal miner, Howard Abshire of Pike County, Kentucky, will be his guest at the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Mr. Abshire, who lost his job at Fortress Resources, McCoy Elkhorn Division, after the mine shut down, is temporarily […]
McConnell Statement on President Obama’s Political Gun Control Announcement
Fort Knox, Ky. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on President Obama’s gun control remarks and his recent call to ‘politicize’ the issue: “In the wake of the President’s vow to ‘politicize’ shootings, it’s hard to see today’s announcement as being about more than politics. The President has overseen a […]