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		<lastmod>2026-06-17T18:15:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-06-18T15:20:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-06-22T20:40:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-06-23T15:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-06-24T16:05:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-13T21:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-14T15:20:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-15T15:42:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-16T15:10:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-refuse-to-support-commonsense-reforms-in-save-america-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-securing-america-starts-with-funding-dhs-not-defunding-police/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-president-trumps-resolute-state-of-the-union-address/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-democrats-dhs-shutdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-dhs-funding-the-ball-is-in-democrats-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-policies-drive-down-health-care-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-dhs-funding-time-is-of-the-essence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-tax-relief-is-on-the-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-the-importance-of-funding-dhs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-still-not-serious-about-reaching-dhs-funding-agreement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-female-athletes-deserve-a-level-playing-field/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-the-senates-fiscal-year-2026-appropriations-work/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-to-vote-on-pregnant-students-rights-act/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-calm-and-order-at-the-border-thanks-to-president-trump-and-republicans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-focus-on-appropriations-delivers-results/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-lead-nationwide-effort-to-strengthen-rural-health-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-relief-is-here-for-working-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-to-build-on-record-of-results-in-2026/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-delay-bipartisan-appropriations-bills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-senate-republicans-record-breaking-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-break-confirmation-records-amid-historic-obstruction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-ndaa-prioritizes-readiness-deterrence-and-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-are-delivering-for-south-dakota/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-messaging-bill-wont-fix-skyrocketing-health-care-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-health-care-101-how-democrats-policies-fail-patients-and-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-republicans-historic-investments-to-secure-the-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-even-democrats-admit-obamacare-has-failed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-overcomes-historic-democrat-blockade-to-confirm-president-trumps-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-delivered-tax-relief-for-working-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-restore-common-sense-to-federal-regulation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-sets-the-record-straight-on-democrats-health-care-spin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-after-shutdown-turbulence-air-travel-modernization-is-ready-for-takeoff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-the-horrific-attack-on-national-guard-members/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-back-to-regular-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-americans-deserve-better-than-democrats-shutdown-dysfunction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-the-schumer-shutdown-is-almost-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-an-end-to-the-schumer-shutdown-is-finally-in-sight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-39/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-38/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-37/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-36/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-35/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:51+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-the-passing-of-vice-president-dick-cheney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-34/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-30/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-to-schumers-shutdown-senators-this-isnt-a-political-game-its-peoples-livelihoods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-29/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-28/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-27/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-23/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-want-to-reopen-the-government-get-back-to-work-for-the-american-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-21/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-20/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-block-bipartisan-defense-bill-to-pay-our-troops/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-16/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-15/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-14/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-the-gaza-peace-agreement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-nine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-eight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-delivers-remarks-on-two-year-anniversary-of-terrorist-attack-on-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-seven/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-six/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-three/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-schumer-shutdown-day-two/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-are-full-speed-ahead-in-the-wrong-direction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-the-senate-is-on-schumer-shutdown-watch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-resort-to-reckless-partisan-posturing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-break-democrat-blockade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-the-ball-is-in-schumers-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-promises-made-promises-kept-a-secure-southern-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-shutdown-schumer-strikes-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-times-up-for-democrat-obstructionists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-reverse-course-on-democrats-historic-obstruction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/11/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:59+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-protect-decades-of-senate-precedent-on-confirmations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-deliver-working-families-tax-relief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-historic-obstruction-coming-to-an-end/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:51:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-crisscrosses-south-dakota-during-state-work-period/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-the-ndaa-invests-in-servicemembers-modernizes-the-military-and-strengthens-americas-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-issues-warning-to-senate-democrat-obstructionists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-previews-long-weekend-for-senate-democrat-obstructionists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-are-wasting-time-and-losing-ground/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-makes-life-better-for-hardworking-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-delivers-for-americas-farmers-and-ranchers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-historic-obstruction-sets-dangerous-and-ugly-precedent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-on-bipartisan-appropriations-process-time-for-democrats-to-step-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-to-provide-much-needed-resources-to-the-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-first-major-digital-asset-bill-in-american-history-signed-into-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-president-trump-senate-republicans-deliver-big-wins-for-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-debunks-democrats-medicaid-falsehoods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-bill-is-a-big-win-for-working-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:03+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-target-egregious-misuses-of-taxpayer-dollars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:03+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:04+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-comments-on-horrific-flooding-in-texas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-this-is-our-moment-to-deliver-for-the-american-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:04+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:05+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-will-prevent-massive-tax-hike-on-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-marks-third-anniversary-of-supreme-courts-dobbs-decision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-agenda-makes-our-country-stronger-and-our-communities-safer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-iran-can-never-have-a-nuclear-weapon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-bill-to-deliver-big-wins-for-south-dakota/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-secure-permanent-tax-relief-for-hardworking-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-remarks-on-horrific-shootings-in-minnesota/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-remarks-on-israeli-airstrikes-in-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-bill-protects-preserves-and-strengthens-medicaid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-fight-against-fentanyl-scourge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-to-vote-on-the-bipartisan-genius-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-committees-continue-to-drive-progress-on-reconciliation-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-are-disconnected-and-proud-of-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-pedal-to-the-metal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-work-to-restore-american-energy-dominance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-keeping-our-foot-on-the-gas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-charging-ahead-to-deliver-president-trumps-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-commemorates-memorial-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-ready-to-equip-trump-in-ukraine-peace-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-condemns-tragic-shooting-at-capital-jewish-museum-in-dc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-will-determine-future-of-bidens-california-ev-mandate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-a-stronger-america-is-a-safer-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-to-democrats-on-bipartisan-stablecoin-bill-no-more-excuses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-grateful-for-law-enforcement-officers-service-and-sacrifice-this-national-police-week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-trump-administration-restores-control-at-the-southern-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-ill-never-stop-fighting-for-ellsworth-air-force-base/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-draw-up-familiar-play-obstruction-division-distraction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-draw-up-familiar-play-obstruction-division-distraction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-democrats-inexplicably-filibuster-bipartisan-stablecoin-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-full-steam-ahead-on-the-bipartisan-genius-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-reconciliation-bill-will-make-america-stronger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-work-to-lift-unnecessary-government-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-small-businesses-are-the-backbone-of-our-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-100th-howard-wood-dakota-relays-celebrates-tradition-community-and-sportsmanship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-gop-to-rein-in-burdensome-biden-era-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-touts-successful-first-100-days-of-trump-administration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-distract-while-republicans-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-to-prioritize-budget-reconciliation-nominations-repealing-burdensome-biden-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-mark-100-days-of-accomplishments-for-the-american-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-work-to-swiftly-approve-president-trumps-foreign-policy-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-to-overturn-biden-administration-anti-energy-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-melt-down-over-families-keeping-more-of-their-hard-earned-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-moves-to-make-trump-tax-cuts-permanent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-work-to-end-the-lawlessness-at-our-borders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-promises-made-promises-kept/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-committed-to-delivering-on-president-trumps-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-urges-administration-to-correct-biden-harris-broadband-failures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-agriculture-is-the-lifeblood-of-our-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-are-on-a-roll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-calls-out-democrats-willingness-to-shut-down-the-government/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-its-time-to-put-last-years-business-behind-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-we-are-just-getting-started/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-the-halt-fentanyl-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-will-vote-to-protect-women-and-girls-sports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-linda-mcmahon-is-focused-on-students-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-president-trumps-strong-vision-for-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-president-trump-outlined-a-prosperous-vision-for-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-the-halt-fentanyl-act-will-help-save-lives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-calls-out-democrats-hypocrisy-on-the-filibuster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-work-to-stop-fentanyl-from-taking-more-american-lives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-lay-groundwork-for-massive-investment-in-border-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-jamieson-greers-trade-policies-will-expand-opportunities-for-agriculture-producers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-want-to-make-president-trumps-tax-cuts-permanent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-to-overturn-biden-administration-anti-energy-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-work-to-lower-energy-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-energy-security-is-national-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-kash-patel-will-restore-the-integrity-of-the-fbi-keep-americans-safe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-kelly-loeffler-to-bring-accountability-and-transparency-to-sba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-are-committed-to-quickly-enacting-the-presidents-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-howard-lutnick-will-bring-a-get-it-done-approach-to-the-department-of-commerce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-disarray-meets-hypocrisy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-brooke-rollins-understands-the-mission-of-usda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-to-introduce-death-tax-repeal-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-tulsi-gabbard-will-protect-all-americans-safeguard-our-national-interests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-are-the-double-standard-specialists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-welcomes-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-to-the-us-capitol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-supports-russell-voughts-vision-to-target-government-waste-rein-in-spending/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-supports-robert-f-kennedy-jrs-plan-to-make-hhs-a-collaborative-and-transparent-agency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-commends-president-trump-for-taking-decisive-action-to-secure-the-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-from-cabinet-confirmations-to-legislation-the-senate-is-focused-on-results/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-scott-turners-plan-to-revamp-the-department-of-housing-and-urban-development/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-pam-bondi-will-restore-faith-in-the-justice-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-are-committed-to-confirming-president-trumps-cabinet-as-quickly-as-possible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-supports-chris-wrights-bold-energy-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-doug-collins-plan-to-uphold-our-nations-commitment-to-our-veterans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-comments-on-the-tragic-plane-crash-in-dc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-thanks-dedicated-capitol-workers-congressional-staff-and-law-enforcement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-doug-burgum-knows-that-americas-natural-resources-are-our-greatest-national-asset/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-turn-their-backs-on-israel-block-icc-sanctions-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:26+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-restoring-energy-dominance-will-require-an-all-of-the-above-approach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:27+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-democrats-are-in-disarray/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:28+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-to-vote-on-icc-sanctions-legislation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:28+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-sean-duffys-plan-for-a-safer-more-efficient-transportation-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:28+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-scott-bessents-vision-for-a-thriving-competitive-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-weekend-work-ahead-in-the-senate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-speaks-at-national-march-for-life-rally/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-sean-duffy-should-be-swiftly-confirmed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:28+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-calls-out-democrats-filibuster-flip-flop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:28+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-republicans-are-committed-to-reversing-bidens-border-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-senate-to-vote-on-born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-to-senate-democrats-we-can-do-this-the-easy-way-or-the-hard-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-highlights-president-trumps-national-security-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-congratulates-president-trump-on-inauguration-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-introduces-south-dakota-governor-kristi-noem-at-secretary-of-homeland-security-confirmation-hearing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-marco-rubios-vision-for-a-safer-more-prosperous-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-importance-of-passing-laken-riley-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-vows-to-prioritize-american-energy-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-laken-riley-should-still-be-alive-today/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-pathway-to-swiftly-confirming-trumps-cabinet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-discusses-pathway-to-swiftly-confirming-trumps-cabinet-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-republicans-are-united-ready-to-get-to-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-previews-senate-agenda-key-priorities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-honors-president-jimmy-carter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/thune-delivers-first-remarks-as-senate-majority-leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-outstanding-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/leader-mcconnell-delivers-remarks-on-lessons-of-leadership-and-work-ahead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/leader-mcconnell-thanks-chief-of-staff-sharon-soderstrom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-the-water-resources-development-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-retiring-senator-kyrsten-sinema/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-push-to-commute-mass-murderers-no-legacy-a-president-should-seek/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/leader-mcconnell-thanks-deputy-chief-of-staff-stef-muchow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-george-wills-50-years-at-the-washington-post/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-departing-senator-mike-braun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-biden-admin-big-labor-agenda-nlrb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-bipartisan-judges-act-takes-commonsense-step-toward-swifter-justice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:34+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-fall-of-assad-regime-in-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-accepting-peace-through-strength-award-at-reagan-national-defense-forum/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-george-wills-50-years-at-the-washington-post/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senator-mitt-romney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-israel-hizballah-ceasefire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-judges-un-retiring-if-you-play-political-games-expect-political-prizes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-its-well-past-time-for-the-senate-to-pass-ndaa-government-funding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/leader-mcconnell-thanks-communications-director-david-popp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-thanks-essential-senate-floor-staff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-republicans-will-use-crystal-clear-mandate-to-hit-the-brakes-on-runaway-regulation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-urges-senate-to-reject-sanders-resolution-stand-with-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-hesitation-half-measures-in-us-support-for-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-40th-anniversary-of-the-national-center-for-missing-and-exploited-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/liberals-undermining-the-judiciary-get-a-taste-of-their-own-medicine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-pays-tribute-to-senate-institutional-staff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-receives-aeis-irving-kristol-award/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-has-a-great-deal-of-outstanding-business-to-address-before-the-118th-congress-adjourns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-election-results-senate-republican-majority/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-vp-harris-willingness-to-throw-away-senates-guardrails-as-disqualifying-as-her-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-senior-advisor-erica-suares/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-subservience-to-autocrats-neither-an-american-value-nor-strategic-interest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-no-secret-where-vp-harris-stands-on-undermining-the-supreme-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-america-faces-simultaneous-threats-must-resource-accordingly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-urges-administration-colleagues-not-to-make-israels-job-harder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-border-czar-cant-escape-far-left-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-corrects-the-record-hizballah-is-a-terrorist-organization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-americans-fed-up-with-flip-flops-vp-harris-must-own-her-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-global-leadership-benefits-american-workers-drives-growth-in-kentucky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-the-judicial-bureaucracy-and-the-first-amendment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/five-years-after-tobacco-21-mcconnell-highlights-progress-against-youth-nicotine-addiction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-second-assassination-attempt-against-president-trump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-us-interests-and-repressive-regimes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-prescription-drug-socialism-leaves-patients-with-higher-costs-fewer-cures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-highlights-nds-commission-report-congressional-inaction-on-urgent-defense-priorities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-anniversary-of-september-11th-attacks-cannot-wait-for-adversaries-to-come-to-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-biden-harris-economy-is-working-against-working-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/back-to-school-for-campus-radicals-student-loan-socialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-ready-to-rubber-stamp-biden-harris-admins-radical-and-unqualified-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-kentucky-state-work-period-particularly-valuable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-returns-to-glaring-unfinished-business-on-national-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-choose-messaging-vote-over-regular-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-must-not-short-change-american-strength/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-harris-admin-judicial-wishlist-marxism-apologists-progressive-activists-and-nepotism-hires/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-after-catastrophic-failure-at-border-vp-harris-wants-a-promotion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-democrats-choose-summer-of-show-votes-over-urgent-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-socialist-maduro-regimes-repression-in-venezuela/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-biden-harris-admin-failing-to-change-adversaries-calculus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:45+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-harris-admin-to-supreme-court-drop-dead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-retiringsenate-doorkeeper-laverne-allen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/israel-sends-message-of-resolve-against-terror-hamasniks-respond-with-violence-and-lawlessness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-secret-service-oversight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-democratic-nomination-choice-facing-working-americans-will-remain-the-same/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-israel-deserves-friend-that-lives-up-to-name/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/working-families-face-prices-20-higher-than-when-pres-biden-took-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-entertain-lifetime-promotions-for-unfit-nominees-who-cannot-or-will-not-do-their-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-secretary-general-jens-stoltenberg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/american-people-support-strong-american-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-facing-global-challenges-nato-only-as-strong-as-its-weakest-link/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remembers-senator-inhofe-on-senate-floor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-biden-admins-student-loan-socialism-found-illegal-yet-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-welcomes-nato-allies-to-washington-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-lng-permit-ban-hurts-american-consumers-and-allies-runs-afoul-of-federal-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-must-take-up-ndaa-without-delay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/scotus-ends-term-reinforcing-government-accountability-shattering-bureaucratic-impunity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-ev-mandates-democrats-solution-for-high-prices-is-more-red-tape/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-performative-climate-policy-takes-levers-of-american-power-off-the-table/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-israel-deserves-ironclad-support-not-grotesque-micromanagement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-concerned-about-swifter-justice-should-reject-maldonado-nomination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-time-to-take-up-overwhelmingly-bipartisan-ndaa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-judicial-nominee-puts-radical-ideology-over-rule-of-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/washington-democrats-prescription-drug-socialism-means-fewer-lifesaving-cures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-law-of-the-sea-treaty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-lack-of-coherent-counterterrorism-strategy-puts-america-and-our-allies-in-danger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-another-unqualified-biden-admin-nominee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-ndaa-cant-surge-readiness-time-to-invest-in-deterrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-arent-buying-biden-admins-attempts-to-disown-bidenomics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-praises-senate-republicans-farm-bill-framework/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-terrorists-who-take-innocent-hostages-responsible-for-consequences-of-their-actions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-calls-out-senate-democrats-blind-spot-on-liberal-dark-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/left-wing-climate-policy-high-prices-are-feature-not-bug/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-supreme-court-can-police-itself-no-appeal-to-heaven-required/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-supreme-court-can-police-itself-no-appeal-to-heaven-required-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-war-on-american-energy-faces-bipartisansenate-pushback/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-biden-admin-border-crisis-time-for-action-not-distraction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/presidents-action-on-border-crisis-too-little-too-late/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-for-good-judges-reject-incompetent-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-georgian-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-to-atlantic-council-on-upcoming-washington-nato-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/2024-in-higher-education-biden-admin-bureaucratic-botch-job/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/harvard-waves-the-white-flag-to-lawless-campus-radicals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-the-american-people-are-tired-of-bidenomics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-resisting-chinese-influence-in-nato/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-iranian-regimes-enduring-threats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-condemns-false-moral-equivalence-from-icc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-already-has-tools-to-start-securing-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/keys-to-securing-border-are-in-presidents-hands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-fdic-chairman-martin-gruenberg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/soft-on-crime-democrats-make-law-enforcements-job-tougher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-tocopenhagen-democracy-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-commends-resolutions-to-roll-back-biden-admin-regulatory-overreach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-princeton-offering-restorative-justice-to-hamas-sympathizers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-observes-police-week-honors-fallen-ky-officer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-withholding-aid-from-israel-gives-terrorists-lifeline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-liberal-campaign-to-circumvent-judiciary-committee-on-mangi-nomination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-biden-admin-withholding-assistance-to-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-support-for-israel-justice-for-terrorists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:52:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-quickest-path-to-peacedestroy-hamas-curb-irans-influence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-net-neutrality-chicken-little-chapter-two/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/prescription-drug-socialism-nips-life-saving-cures-in-the-bud/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-ongoing-campus-chaos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/with-radicals-controlling-campuses-biden-admin-plows-forward-on-student-loan-socialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/washington-democrats-continue-attacks-on-affordable-energy-and-good-paying-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-america-faces-grave-threats-time-to-invest-accordingly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-restore-order-on-campus-protect-jewish-students-withdraw-radical-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-the-national-security-supplemental/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-passage-of-national-security-supplemental/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-must-not-let-section-702-go-dark/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-shop-act-delivers-real-solutions-to-judge-shopping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-student-loan-socialism-bailing-out-democrats-base-on-working-americans-dime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-time-to-get-real-on-national-security-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/house-passed-reforms-to-section-702-increase-both-transparency-and-accountability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-must-not-shirk-impeachment-responsibilities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-senate-impeachment-obligations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-americans-know-that-stable-prices-and-basic-safety-shouldnt-be-much-to-expect-from-their-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-mayorkas-impeachment-motion-to-table-would-defy-history-precedent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-national-security-challengesrequire-urgent-investment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-biden-admin-stop-letting-adversaries-deter-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-will-not-allow-vital-security-authorities-to-go-dark/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-us-japan-alliance-and-providing-for-common-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admins-runaway-energy-regulations-delivering-more-economic-pain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-shop-act-comprehensive-non-partisan-and-will-strengthen-confidence-in-our-federal-judiciary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-75th-anniversary-of-nato-responsibilities-of-american-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-resolutions-to-cut-red-tape-for-small-businesses-consumers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-would-rather-weave-conspiracies-than-talk-about-their-own-radical-judicial-nominee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-support-for-allies-is-in-americas-interests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-tiktok-take-tool-of-prc-coercion-espionage-off-the-table/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-strength-of-us-japan-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/its-time-to-put-taliban-on-notice-and-bring-ryan-corbett-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/in-the-case-of-adeel-mangis-record-senate-democrats-plead-ignorance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-to-take-major-step-toward-rebuilding-american-hard-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-opposition-to-radical-judicial-nominee-adeel-mangi-about-record-not-religion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-democrat-attempts-to-strong-arm-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-restoring-trust-in-judiciary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-climate-agenda-more-rolling-blackouts-greater-dependence-on-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-fy-24-appropriations-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/congress-next-moves-will-shape-americas-global-influence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-withholding-aid-to-ukraine-emboldens-putin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-continue-partisan-attacks-on-federal-judiciary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/new-epa-biden-admin_standard-would-hurt-kentucky-increase-dependency-on-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-defends-israeli-democracy-and-sovereignty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-scrambles-to-save-radical-nominee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-budget-wartime-taxes-but-neglect-for-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-secures-critical-resources-for-kentucky-as-senate-advances-major-portion-of-government-funding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-takes-aim-at-biden-administrations-latest-one-size-fits-all-mandate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-proud-to-welcome-newest-nato-allies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-the-state-of-the-union-president-failing-most-basic-responsibilities-of-government/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/prescription-drug-socialism-raises-costs-reduces-treatments-kills-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-marks-45th-anniversary-of-taiwan-relations-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/law-enforcement-sounds-alarm-on-radical-judicial-nominee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-annual-appropriations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-government-funding-and-national-security-priorities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-last-term-as-republican-leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-stop-providing-taxpayer-subsidies-to-institutions-that-have-clearly-lost-their-grip-on-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bidens-lng-ban-baffles-allies-pleases-adversaries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-marks-decade-since-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-shreds-distinction-between-labor-advocacy-and-political-agitation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-congress-must-avoid-government-funding-lapse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bidenomics-code-for-shrinking-paychecks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-faces-test-of-american-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-national-security-supplemental/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-has-responsibility-to-invest-in-american-strength-and-credibility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americas-adversaries-continue-to-show-theyre-undeterred/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/supplemental-will-address-security-challenges-directly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-war-on-domestic-energy-harms-american-workers-and-us-alliesof-biden-admin-war-on-domestic-energy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-america-allies-cannot-give-in-to-distraction-division-self-deterrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-third-anniversary-of-burma-coup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-confront-americans-with-high-prices-and-surging-violent-crime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-prescription-drug-socialism-continues-to-rob-patients-of-cures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-biden-exercise-american-strength-to-defend-us-personnel-interests-and-allies-in-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-we-cannot-deter-aggression-by-tying-our-own-hands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-russian-defeat-in-ukraine-in-direct-us-interest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-climate-policy-puts-adversaries-above-us-national-interest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-must-support-israeli-efforts-to-remove-terrorism-corruption-from-calculus-of-palestinian-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/elite-universities-still-failing-to-learn-lessons-of-shameful-response-to-anti-semitic-hate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-has-opportunity-to-answer-national-security-challenges-with-american-strength/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-biden-admin-must-make-adversaries-fear-costs-of-escalating-violence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-rubber-stamp-biden-admin-judicial-nominee-with-anti-semitic-affiliation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/outcompeting-china-requires-investments-in-hard-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admins-ev-obsession-sends-working-americans-tax-dollars-to-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-arent-falling-for-potus-pitch-on-bidenomics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/national-security-challenges-are-test-of-americas-credibility-senate-must-not-fail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/new-year-same-soft-on-crime-blue-cities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-govt-funding-national-security-priorities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-america-needs-to-show-we-havent-forgotten-how-to-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-growing-national-security-challenges-will-not-solve-themselves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-continues-to-weaponize-epa-against-american-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-biden-admin-stop-second-guessing-alliesstart-confronting-adversaries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-ivy-league-hiring-less-ideological-dogma-more-free-exchange-of-ideas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-national-security-threats-weakness-and-timidity-are-contagious/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-america-cannot-ignore-rising-anti-semitism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-responsibility-to-stand-with-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-comments-on-border-security-negotiations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/attacks-on-freedom-of-navigation-are-direct-challenge-to-american-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-strangles-american-energy-while-china-surges-forward/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-cannot-claim-to-address-national-security-without-restoring-border-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/harvard-is-glaring-example-of-rampant-anti-semitism-permeating-higher-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-pushes-judicial-nom-with-anti-semitic-affiliations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/ndaa-marks-step-toward-addressing-national-security-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/republicans-recognize-scope-of-national-security-threats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/admin-takes-another-step-toward-prescription-drug-socialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/universities-continue-to-pay-free-speech-double-standard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-must-address-national-security-crisis-at-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/time-to-deliver-on-national-security-priorities-at-home-and-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-must-not-allow-retreat-in-face-of-terror/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/white-houses-word-of-the-year-is-crushing-working-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/ignoring-border-crisis-undermines-national-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-radical-climate-agenda-still-hammering-kentucky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-israel-has-right-to-exist-american-jews-deserve-freedom-from-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/national-security-threats-not-waiting-for-democrats-to-get-serious/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/national-security-step-one-secure-the-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-henry-kissinger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/sovereign-borders-matter-at-home-and-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/working-americans-arent-buying-bidenomics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/border-security-essential-not-extraneous-to-national-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-time-to-get-serious-on-border-security-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-supporting-israel-countering-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-time-to-address-critical-national-security-priorities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-democrats-must-get-serious-about-fixing-biden-admin-border-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-china-approach-fails-to-keep-pace-with-pacing-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-takes-another-run-at-student-loan-socialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-support-for-israel-means-moral-clarity-and-american-strength/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bidenomics-is-a-stubbornly-expensive-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-opening-remarks-at-rules-committee-markup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-welcomes-supreme-court-code-of-ethics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-fallen-members-of-elite-ft-campbell-unit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-house-cr-responsible-measure-allows-important-work-to-continue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americas-allies-and-adversaries-both-understand-global-stakes-in-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/china-wins-big-with-biden-admin-climate-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-honoring-americas-veterans-investing-in-american-strength/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-growing-natl-security-challenges-require-comprehensive-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/republicans-work-on-border-policy-solutions-while-democrats-pitch-blue-state-bailouts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/effective-deterrence-against-iran-backed-terror-requires-both-capabilities-and-credibility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/rising-violent-crime-includes-spike-in-anti-semitic-hate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/moral-equivalency-in-america-makes-israels-job-harder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-leadership-prompting-allies-to-buy-american/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-college-radicals-entitled-to-opinions-not-donors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-overregulation-creating-headaches-for-small-businesses-working-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-throw-money-at-border-crisis-while-republicans-focus-on-policy-solutions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-defense-production-pays-dividends-far-beyond-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/congress-has-opportunity-to-address-growing-natl-security-threats-at-home-and-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/icymi-mcconnell-welcomes-ukrainian-amb-markarova-to-university-of-louisville/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/terrorist-threats-demand-american-leadership-not-naivete/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-taking-important-step-toward-full-year-appropriations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-lewiston-shooting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-terror-and-self-defense-are-not-the-same-thing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-urges-support-for-israel-cautions-against-terrorist-claims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/admin-response-to-border-crisis-failing-to-historic-and-catastrophic-degree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senate-historian-betty-koed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-united-states-cant-afford-to-take-a-holiday-from-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-corporate-media-academia-no-time-for-false-moral-equivalence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-urges-senate-to-shield-small-businesses-from-biden-admin-red-tape/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-must-convey-support-to-israel-credible-deterrence-to-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/congress-has-opportunity-to-avoid-shutdown-continue-important-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/with-government-funded-important-business-remains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-soft-on-crime-democrats-americans-deserve-to-feel-safe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/even-democrats-begin-to-realize-that-bidenomics-is-failing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-speaker-kevin-mccarthy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-america-must-reaffirm-commitment-to-israels-security-in-face-of-terrorist-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-must-make-headway-on-full-year-appropriations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-israels-fight-is-the-fight-of-the-entire-civilized-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-are-tired-of-being-told-bidenomics-is-working/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/funding-govt-means-paying-servicemembers-border-agents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-biden-admin-on-china-put-actions-over-words/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-admin-climate-plan-turning-activists-into-bureaucrats-on-taxpayer-dime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-will-work-to-keep-the-lights-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senator-dianne-feinstein/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-override-biden-vetoes-of-property-rights-infrastructure-american-energy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-government-shutdowns-are-bad-news-for-border-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/prescription-drug-socialism-puts-american-innovation-on-chopping-block/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-hesitation-hinders-support-for-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-pays-tribute-to-mike-duncan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-biden-iran-policy-incentivizing-tehrans-bad-behavior/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administration-proposal-would-gut-ice-amid-border-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/china-competition-requires-serious-investments-in-defense-industrial-base/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/shrinking-paychecks_thats-bidenomics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-considers-appropriations-with-major-impacts-for-kentucky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-allies-buy-american-strengthen-collective-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-continue-to-pay-the-price-for-failing-bidenomics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-helping-defend-ukraine-is-obviously-in-americas-self-interest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-highlights-investments-in-american-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-cannot-afford-democrats-prescription-drug-socialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/liberal-democrats-soft-on-crime-policies-have-americans-living-in-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-marks-22nd-anniversary-of-september-11th-terrorist-attacks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-war-against-domestic-energy-production-hurting-american-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-ukraine-aid-subject-to-unprecedented-oversight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-to-consider-three-important-appropriations-commitments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/investments-in-american-industry-transforming-defense-industrial-base/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-democrats-aim-to-create-a-liberal-supermajority-on-the-nlrb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/now-is-not-the-time-to-shirk-commitments-to-national-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-urgent-work-on-government-funding-cut-out-for-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-recaps-kentucky-state-work-period/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/supporting-us-forces-allies-means-investing-in-defense-production/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-reckless-spending-is-hurting-american-workers-and-helping-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-praises-allies-clarity-on-collective-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/historic-inflation-thats-bidenomics-in-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-uscp-fallen-on-25th-anniversary-of-capitol-shooting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/as-russia-attacks-civilian-targets-west-must-help-ukraine-finish-fight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/far-left-calls-shots-in-democrats-attacks-on-supreme-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-still-considering-radical-record-setting-biden-nominee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/real-china-competition-means-investing-in-hard-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-border-policy-not-working/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-israel-face-growing-threats-to-shared-interests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-must-reject-democrats-latest-supreme-court-intimidation-gambit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-latest-attack-on-american-energy-ban-gas-stoves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-swift-thorough-consideration-for-ndaa-amendments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-out-compete-china-invest-in-hard-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-deserve-to-feel-safe-in-their-own-streets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-republicans-continue-to-stand-against-student-loan-socialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-share-allies-resolve-to-deter-common-threats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-racial-discrimination-has-no-place-in-college-admissions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-nato-allies-must-commit-to-strengthening-collective-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/blue-grass-army-depot-marks-milestone-destroys-remaining-us-chemical-weapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/supreme-court-confounds-democrats-partisan-expectations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/america-indo-pacific-partners-must-continue-to-invest-in-robust-deterrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/washington-democrats-extreme-climate-agenda-hammers-american-truckers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-continue-to-advance-president-bidens-radical-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/ndaa-is-essential-to-deterring-chinese-aggression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administrations-student-loan-socialism-is-a-raw-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/new-german-security-strategy-is-an-important-step-forward/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-nominees-too-radical-for-senate-democrats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-ukraines-fight-fundamental-to-deterring-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/jared-bernstein-has-a-long-record-of-progressive-fantasies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-us-and-nato-allies-must-stand-together-against-global-threats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-urges-senate-to-reject-radical-biden-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/aid-to-ukraine-is-an-investment-in-americas-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-departing-senior-advisor-andrew-quinn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/congress-must-support-american-farmers-and-secure-our-food-supply/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/republicans-will-not-rubber-stamp-radical-biden-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/keeping-america-safe-keeping-america-fed-and-keeping-the-lights-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/debt-limit-agreement-an-important-step-in-the-right-direction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-republicans-target-student-loan-socialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/unified-republicans-put-15-trillion-in-spending-cuts-on-the-table/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bipartisan-agreement-to-start-bringing-reckless-spending-to-heel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-allies-must-equip-ukraine-to-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-congratulates-paul-casasco-on-37-years-of-senate-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-inflation-still-hammering-americans-two-years-later/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-backs-the-blue-rejects-anti-police-radicalism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/another-biden-judicial-nominee-disregards-the-rule-of-law_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/time-for-president-biden-to-display-real-american-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-debt-limit-negotiations-glad-the-president-has-taken-my-advice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administrations-border-failures-compound_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mccarthy_biden-negotiations-time-is-of-the-essence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-law-enforcement-officers-during-national-police-week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/lets-get-serious-about-competing-with-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-title-42-and-president-bidens-border-failures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-republicans-target-runaway-wildlife-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/its-time-for-president-biden-to-wake-up-and-negotiate-with-speaker-mccarthy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-president-biden-needs-to-strike-a-deal-with-the-speaker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/republicans-permitting-bill-will-prioritize-american-energy-resources-and-workforce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-choose-chickens-and-china-over-american-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-biden-has-been-mia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-biden-administration-must-support-ukraine-with-strength-and-urgency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-add-to-growing-list-of-attacks-on-the-federal-judiciary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remembers-janet-mullins-grissom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/republicans-aim-to-stop-biden-administrations-war-on-truckers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:53:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-latest-attack-on-the-courts-threaten-their-security-funding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/its-past-time-for-president-biden-to-negotiate-with-speaker-mccarthy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/julie-su-has-a-track-record-of-epic-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/republicans-want-more-american-energy-dominance-democrats-want-less/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-republicans-will-not-help-democrats-push-through-their-least-qualified-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-return-to-senate-and-debt-ceiling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-flip-flop-on-dc-crime-bill-is-too-little-too-late/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-voting-rights-hysteria-has-zero-basis-in-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-more-concerned-with-bad-press-than-violent-crime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-middle-east-administration-must-strengthen-american-power-presence-and-partners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administration-adds-to-growing-list-of-unqualified-judicial-nominees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/after-meeting-allies-mcconnell-reemphasizes-importance-of-ukraine-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-want-to-control-everything_except-runaway-crime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-plan-to-politicize-and-devalue-americans-retirement-accounts_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administration-says-painful-persistent-inflation-is-economic-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-east-palestine-train-derailment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-need-for-american-leadership-is-palpable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-nominee-threatened-a-teenage-victims-privacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-previews-his-message-to-nato-allies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-republicans-seek-to-overturn-dcs-radical-soft-on-crime-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-senator-feinsteins-announced-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-inflation-just-keeps-getting-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-highlight-nominees-demographics_not-qualifications/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-must-oppose-radical-activist-gigi-sohn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-comments-on-the-passing-of-ted-lerner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-biden-owes-americans-answers-on-flying-object-takedowns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/fentanyl-crossing-our-southern-border-is-killing-kentuckians/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-the-state-of-the-union-americans-deserve-accountability-not-excuses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administration-delivers-second-year-of-overwhelming-failures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/capito-and-senate-republicans-target-runaway-biden-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/high-turnout-and-happy-voters-under-law-democrats-cynically-called-jim-crow-20/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-second-anniversary-of-burma-coup-and-next-steps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/reverse-robin-hood-democrats-student-loan-socialism-robs-the-working-class/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-ahead-of-biden-mccarthy-meeting-on-government-spending/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/embarrassing-nominee-is-a-symptom-of-biden-administrations-disrespect-for-constitution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-democrats-mismanagement-of-strategic-petroleum-reserve/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-reckless-tax-and-spending-spree-is-a-giant-tangled-mess_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-want-law-and-order-democrats-want-leniency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-welcomes-overdue-announcements-on-new-ukraine-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-ukraine-assistance-must-aim-at-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/blue-cities-rebelling-against-president-bidens-open-borders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-welcomes-senator-pete-ricketts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-must-finally-put-first-things-first/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senator-ben-sasse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-pays-tribute-to-former-senate-majority-leader-mike-mansfield-of-montana/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-zelenskyy-visit-helping-ukraine-directly-serves-core-american-interests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/funding-bill-makes-essential-investments-in-american-strength-and-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bipartisan-bill-funds-our-troops-while-cutting-non-defense-non-veterans-baseline-after-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senator-richard-shelby/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/congress-should-fix-the-presidents-broken-defense-budget-request/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/ndaa-contains-key-wins-that-dont-make-national-headlines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-attack-on-charter-schools-is-an-attack-on-parents-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/defense-legislation-is-crucial-first-step-toward-american-global-strength/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senator-pat-toomey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/sanders-resolution-on-yemen-would-strengthen-iran-russia-and-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/ukraine-support-is-one-example-of-american-leadership-paying-dividends/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-framework-for-full-year-funding-the-hard-work-can-finally-start/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senator-rob-portman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senator-mcconnell-marks-one-year-since-devastating-tornado-outbreak-in-kentucky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senator-roy-blunt_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/strong-bipartisan-ndaa-a-crucial-step-for-defending-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-outlines-commonsense-principles-for-government-funding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senator-jim-inhofe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-do-not-get-concessions-in-exchange-for-protecting-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-must-invest-in-american-strength-security-and-alliances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-response-to-crime-defund-the-police/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/un-american-attacks-on-free-speech-and-the-rule-of-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senator-pat-leahy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-border-policies-a-choice-between-disaster-and-catastrophe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-unanimously-passes-congressman-barrs-carol-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/runaway-inflation-hurting-working-families-in-georgia-and-the-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-democrats-stop-delaying-ndaa-over-miscellaneous-pet-priorities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-inflation-and-unfair-student-loan-socialism-hurts-georgians-and-all-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/republican-house-majority-is-great-news-for-the-future-of-our-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administration-must-act-swiftly-on-emergency-aid-for-ukraine_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-ongoing-hurricane-ian_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/a-divided-america-agrees-that-democrats-failures-are-hurting-the-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-welcomes-new-senators-elect-a-high-bar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-reelection-as-senate-republican-leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-announces-support-for-bipartisan-update-to-electoral-count-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-at-rules-committee-on-common-sense-electoral-count-act-updates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-abandon-phony-fig-leaf-permitting-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-total-control-has-produced-total-economic-disaster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-hurricane-ian/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-blocking-american-energy-raising-prices-and-draining-our-emergency-reserve/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/rising-crime-record-homicides-and-open-borders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-phony-fig-leaf-permitting-reform-would-make-things-even-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/uscp-officer-william-thomas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-attack-first-amendment-instead-of-addressing-crises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-plan-to-receive-less-criticism-target-the-first-amendment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-can-do-better-than-permitting-reform-in-name-only/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/runaway-inflation-hurting-states-whose-democratic-senator-voted-to-cause-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/inflation-is-hammering-states-where-both-democratic-senators-brought-it-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/liberal-jurisdictions-balk-at-tiny-fraction-of-border-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-biden-be-grateful-my-inflation-isnt-even-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-ignoring-americans-top-concern/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-ukraines-progress-and-needed-next-steps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/violent-crime-sweeps-kentucky-and-america-on-democrats-watch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-celebrate-inflation-and-market-plunge-with-white-house-party/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/as-illegal-immigration-and-fentanyl-break-records-vice-president-harris-calls-border-secure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-biden-administrations-continuing-failures-in-afghanistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-taking-californias-energy-failures-nationwide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-soft-on-crime-policies-are-neither-fair-nor-compassionate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-reckless-spending-has-hurt-kentuckians-and-all-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-top-priorities-are-democrats-biggest-failures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-ignore-economic-challenges-they-created-for-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-inflation-keeps-pummeling-families-with-worse-than-expected-report/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/eastern-kentucky-continues-to-recover-after-devastating-floods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-prescription-drug-socialism-would-cut-life-saving-treatments-and-cures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/as-flooding-threat-continues-federal-help-will-be-key-to-kentuckys-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-who-caused-inflation-prepare-another-reckless-taxing-and-spending-spree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-the-passing-of-congresswoman-jackie-walorski-zachery-potts-and-emma-thomson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/kentucky-national-guard-doing-extraordinary-work-to-help-flood-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-republicans-target-biden-administrations-red-tape-tangle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-ignore-inflation-border-and-crime-to-focus-on-green-new-deal-nonsense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-tax-working-families-gas-and-electricity-to-subsidize-luxury-shopping-for-the-wealthy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/finland-sweden-nato-accession-deserves-unanimous-bipartisan-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-praises-kentucky-heroism-amid-flood-disaster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-amid-tragic-flooding-kentuckians-step-up-to-help-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-taiwan-and-indo-pacific-security-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-inflation-bill-will-cut-jobs-and-wages-but-not-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-spin-isnt-helping-americans-inflation-pain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-ongoing-kentucky-floods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-want-job-killing-middle-class-tax-hikes-in-a-recession/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/important-veterans-bill-deserves-commonsense-toomey-amendment-and-prompt-passage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-who-created-inflation-and-recession-want-giant-job-killing-tax-hikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-want-to-follow-up-historic-inflation-with-massive-tax-hikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-must-act-quickly-on-sweden-finland-nato-accession-and-bipartisan-ndaa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-condemns-burma-executions-and-calls-for-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-prescription-drug-socialism-would-kill-new-cures-and-treatments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-economy-headed-towards-recession-but-democrats-claim-otherwise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-must-act-swiftly-to-support-american-military-superiority-deter-aggressors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/as-americans-struggle-with-historic-inflation-democrats-plan-tax-hikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-war-on-domestic-energy-hurts-american-producers-and-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/kentuckians-cannot-afford-another-year-of-bidens-temporary-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-must-act-swiftly-on-sweden-finland-nato-accession/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/kentuckians-cannot-afford-another-year-of-bidens-temporary-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-attack-american-medical-research/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-reckless-plan-to-rob-americans-a-second-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-attacks-on-the-supreme-court-are-reckless-and-dangerous/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-failed-energy-policies-are-hurting-americans-and-helping-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/courts-slap-down-democrats-lawless-power-grabs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-runaway-inflation-hits-another-40-year-high_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/landmark-wins-for-religious-freedom-at-the-supreme-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/as-inflation-hammers-small-businesses-democrats-float-huge-small-business-tax-hike/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-want-to-tax-working-americans-into-recession/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-supreme-court-corrected-an-egregious-moral-and-legal-mistake/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-the-passing-of-senate-librarian-leona-faust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-senate-journal-clerk-billy-walsh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/historic-border-crisis-a-clear-and-direct-symptom-of-failed-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/house-must-pass-urgent-funding-to-protect-supreme-court-justices-and-staff_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-bill-makes-schools-safer-while-protecting-the-second-amendment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-biden-administration-must-protect-americans-and-defend-the-rule-of-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/inflationary-gas-tax-gimmick-wont-hide-democrats-policy-failures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/making-schools-safer-and-protecting-the-second-amendment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/huge-democrat-tax-hikes_in-this-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administrations-anti-energy-policies-are-fueling-inflation_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-may-have-inflated-america-toward-a-recession/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administration-ignoring-political-violence-and-intimidation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-inflation-costing-families-hundreds-of-dollars-per-month/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/soft-on-crime-prosecutors-are-creating-more-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-must-learn-from-ukraine-crisis-and-invest-in-real-robust-defense-growth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/important-bipartisan-veterans-bill-deserves-bipartisan-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-runaway-inflation-is-still-getting-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/botched-afghanistan-retreat-has-weakened-our-fight-against-terrorism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/a-disgraceful-dereliction-of-duty-democrats-block-steps-to-protect-justices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-house-democrats-must-immediately-stop-blocking-supreme-court-security-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/aid-for-ukraine-is-an-investment-in-us-national-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/soaring-gas-prices-runaway-energy-costs-and-dependence-on-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-historic-inflation-is-failing-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-departing-senior-advisor_jennifer-kuskowski/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-economy-harder-to-fill-the-tank-harder-to-get-by/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-radical-nominees-will-make-families-problems-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/our-country-is-sickened-and-outraged-by-uvalde-murders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-big-lie-runs-into-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-plan-has-bought-americans-historic-hardships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/record-high-gas-prices-reflect-democrats-misunderstanding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-co-hosts-finnish-and-swedish-leaders-in-the-capitol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bipartisan-landslide-will-show-supporting-ukraine-serves-key-american-interests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americas-partners-in-asia-know-ukraines-future-will-impact-theirs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-making-the-federal-bench-softer-on-crime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-supports-strengthening-nato-and-honors-forces-deploying-from-kentucky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-discusses-kyiv-visit-and-overwhelming-bipartisan-support-for-assisting-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-far-left-policies-have-made-inflation-families-new-normal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/historic-food-inflation-is-hurting-american-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-law-enforcement-during-national-police-week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/protecting-supreme-court-safety-and-independence-should-not-be-controversial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-must-pass-urgent-funding-bill-for-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-back-extreme-abortion-policies-with-just-19-public-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/another-awful-inflation-report-on-democrats-watch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-pushing-radical-partisans-for-key-government-posts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/painful-high-prices-are-families-new-normal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/washington-democrats-abortion-extremism-is-wildly-out-of-step-with-the-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-must-focus-on-helping-ukraine-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-want-working-families-to-eat-elites-grad-school-debt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-trying-to-diminish-parents-roles-and-parents-rights_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-nominees-play-into-national-war-on-cops/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-plan-for-american-energy-even-less-available-even-more-expensive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-supreme-court-should-tune-out-shameless-attacks-and-follow-the-rule-of-law_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/pickleball-amenities-ski-slopes-and-critical-race-theory-in-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/a-total-abdication-on-the-southern-border/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-who-fueled-inflation-now-want-giant-tax-hikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-retiring-director-of-congressional-accessibility-services/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/surging-violent-crime-hurting-louisville-and-cities-across-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-sham-sentencing-of-aung-san-suu-kyi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-backwards-border-policies-are-failing-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-runaway-spending-fueled-runaway-prices-facing-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/icymi-mcconnell-on-fox-news-sunday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-before-final-vote-on-judge-jackson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-budget-underfunds-defense-despite-global-threats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-court-and-the-country-need-constitutionalist-judges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administration-supercharging-their-border-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/judge-jacksons-record-steeped-in-judicial-activism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-put-judicial-philosophy-on-the-table/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-inflation-disproportionately-hurts-the-vulnerable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-condemns-russian-atrocities-calls-for-more-international-resolve/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-criticize-biden-administrations-border-crisis_but-keep-voting-for-its-policies-and-personnel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-budget-fundamentally-disconnected-from-what-americans-need_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-accurately-blame-democrats-policies-for-bad-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-biden-should-not-make-border-crisis-even-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-we-grieve-with-and-stand-with-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-mount-yet-another-attack-on-the-institution-of-the-supreme-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/judge-jacksons-personal-policy-views-slanted-criminal-sentencing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/world-needs-american-strength-and-american-clarity_not-confusion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-inflation-hammering-kentucky-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/i-cannot-and-will-not-support-judge-jackson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-strengthen-military-production-defense-funding-and-global-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/judge-jacksons-policy-disagreement-from-the-bench/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/judge-jackson-owes-the-senate-far-more-clarity-and-candor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/congressman-don-young/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-fallen-kentuckian-corporal-jacob-moore/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/inflation-and-fuel-costs-hurting-families-and-small-businesses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/while-putin-massed-forces-biden-administration-kept-squeezing-american-energy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/judge-jacksons-boosters-say-empathy-will-tilt-her-jurisprudence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-beginning-of-supreme-court-hearings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-supporting-ukraine-strength-is-not-a-provocation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-ukraine-here-is-what-president-biden-should-be-doing-right-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/why-did-pro-court-packing-radicals-want-judge-jackson-specifically/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bipartisan-opposition-to-president-bidens-radical-fed-nominee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/american-strength-is-not-the-provocation-american-weakness-is/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-supporting-ukraine-strength-is-not-a-provocation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bipartisan-government-funding-bill-contains-big-wins-for-national-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-war-on-domestic-energy-long-predates-putins-war-on-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-war-on-american-energy-hurts-families-and-cuts-our-global-leverage_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/rumored-iran-deal-would-mean-choosing-weakness-in-the-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-mandate-threatens-rural-americans-access-to-healthcare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-meeting-with-judge-jackson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-departing-state-office-manager-angie-schulte/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/ukraine-aid-cannot-move-at-the-speed-of-bureaucracy_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:54:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-biden-needed-to-pivot_but-chose-not-to/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/one-year-in-biden-administration-owes-americans-a-major-course-correction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-to-meet-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-pays-tribute-to-richard-blum/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-sen-jim-inhofe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/with-world-in-crisis-democrats-focus-on-extreme-and-unpopular-abortion-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/putin-has-again-invaded-another-sovereign-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-anti-energy-agenda-hurts-working-families-and-helps-putin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/blm-bails-out-would-be-assassin-after-louisville-shooting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/masks-radical-nonsense-and-no-transparency-far-lefts-vision-for-k-12-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/without-evidence-president-biden-rejects-army-report-on-botched-afghanistan-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-must-back-rhetoric-on-ukraine-with-concrete-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/federal-reserve-needs-nominees-without-radical-far-left-ideologies-and-ethical-questions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/american-families-deserve-normalcy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/another-terrible-inflation-report-shows-democrats-are-failing-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-suffering-a-violent-crime-wave-fueled-by-democrats-far-left-turn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/basic-requirements-for-bipartisan-government-funding-have-been-clear-for-months/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/liberal-obsession-with-closing-guantanamo-collides-with-reality-of-fighting-terrorists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/inflation-is-turning-americans-pay-raises-into-big-pay-cuts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-welcomes-chancellor-scholz-and-urges-more-german-support-for-nato/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/house-democrats-unserious-answer-to-bipartisan-senate-bill-focused-on-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-cant-afford-a-central-banker-who-wants-to-bend-the-rules-bankrupt-industries-and-kill-american-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-sen-lujn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-us-and-our-allies-must-take-these-steps-now-to-support-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/given-current-covid-facts-and-science-it-is-time-for-the-state-of-emergency-to-wind-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-biden-administration-must-maintain-our-commitment-to-democracy-in-burma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/soaring-inflation-is-a-direct-predictable-result-of-democrats-policies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-floor-remarks-on-justice-breyers-announced-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/working-americans-need-better-than-democrats-distractions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-welcomes-kentuckians-and-all-americans-marching-for-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-ukraine-russia-and-the-biden-administration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/365-days-of-bad-policies-and-broken-promises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/nearly-every-democrat-tried-to-shatter-the-soul-of-the-senate-for-short-term-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/just-the-kind-of-shortsighted-power-grab-this-body-was-built-to-stop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-pause-attacking-senates-60-vote-threshold-long-enough-to-block-russia-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/us-must-act-with-urgency-and-seriousness-to-deter-russian-aggression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administration-must-refocus-on-real-problems-facing-american-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/profoundly-unpresidential/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-rule-breaking-senate-takeover-would-silence-millions-of-americans-and-permanently-damage-the-institution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:09+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/top-democrats-want-to-take-over-the-senate-to-take-over-elections-to-take-over-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:11+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-delivers-eulogy-for-senator-johnny-isakson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-us-and-nato-allies-must-stand-strong-in-the-face-of-russian-threats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-this-desperate-for-a-partisan-elections-takeover-must-be-denied-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-pays-tribute-to-senator-harry-reid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/american-families-need-democrats-reckless-taxing-and-spending-spree-to-stay-shelved/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:12+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-who-freely-used-the-filibuster-want-to-break-senate-rules-for-election-law-takeover/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:12+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/what-pandemic-progress-has-the-biden-administration-generated-in-12-months/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-departing-senate-bill-clerk-sara-schwartzman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-updates-senate-on-kentucky-tornado-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/denied-49t-spending-spree-democrats-call-for-breaking-the-senate-and-packing-the-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-christmas-wish-stop-the-reckless-inflationary-far-left-spending/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/amid-devastation-and-grief-kentuckians-lighting-beacons-of-hope/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-reckless-spree-steep-costs-and-bad-policy-too_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bipartisan-defense-legislation-will-bolster-kentucky-and-the-country_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-continues-to-work-with-local-federal-agencies-to-provide-kentucky-tornado-relief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/biden-administrations-mistakes-raise-the-stakes-for-2021-defense-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-worst-inflation-in-four-decades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-devastating-kentucky-tornado-damage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/bob-dole-honored-at-the-epicenter-of-our-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-illegal-vaccine-mandate-is-blatant-overreach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-toddler-takeover-cuts-choices-raises-costs-and-insults-the-diversity-of-american-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-delivers-rotunda-tribute-to-senator-bob-dole/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-promote-soft-on-crime-prosecutors-as-murders-surge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/washington-democrats-will-own-their-debt-explosion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-defends-arms-sales-to-middle-east-partners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-reckless-taxing-and-spending-spree-stuffed-with-absurd-waste-and-political-payoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-toddler-takeover-huge-childcare-inflation-and-discrimination-against-religion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-biden-must-get-tough-in-tuesday-call-with-putin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-honoring-sen-bob-dole/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-reckless-taxing-and-spending-spree-would-worsen-families-existing-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/another-reckless-taxing-and-spending-spree-would-pour-jet-fuel-on-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-reckless-tax-hikes-would-hurt-working-families-help-china-and-benefit-the-ultra-wealthy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/while-families-plead-for-less-inflation-democrats-want-to-print-and-spend-trillions-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-critical-defense-legislation-deserves-a-bipartisan-amendment-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-should-not-shortchange-national-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/with-families-hurting-democrats-want-to-try-inflating-their-way-out-of-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-senate-should-use-ndaa-to-course-correct-biden-administrations-mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/build-back-beijing-democrats-anti-energy-bill-would-hurt-families-and-help-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/americans-under-siege-from-violent-crime-reject-the-radical-left/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-energy-dependence-agenda-helps-russia-and-china-hurts-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/democrats-finally-admit-inflation-is-a-problem_but-still-want-even-more-reckless-spending/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/overdue-defense-legislation-deserves-a-robust-bipartisan-senate-floor-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-on-senator-leahys-announced-retirement_/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/the-voters-have-spoken-democrats-should-drop-their-reckless-taxing-and-spending-spree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/hours-after-losing-at-the-polls-democrats-again-try-a-washington-takeover-of-voting-laws/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/senate-democrats-neglecting-critical-defense-legislation-as-growing-threats-challenge-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-honors-jean-rounds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-07-22T13:55:23+00:00</lastmod>
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