Press Releases
ICYMI: McConnell on Special Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Bret Baier tonight on Fox News' 'Special Report'. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On COVID Funding and Title 42: "We had agreed to a $10 billion package paid for, by that I mean using, re-purposed funds from the $2 trillion package the Democrats jammed through on a party line basis last year, so it wasn't new money. Reprogrammed existing money. "But, in the meantime, as I'm sur… Continue Reading
04.07.22
McConnell Statement on USICA Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding the forthcoming conference committee to continue debate on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA): "Last year, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to help America better compete on issues from critical supply chains to counterespionage to intellectual property. From Green New Deal follies to Big Labor handouts to marijuana banking, the House Democrats' competing bill d… Continue Reading
04.06.22
Leader McConnell Meets with U.S. Ambassador to Burma
Download the photo here. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement after meeting yesterday with Thomas Vajda, U.S. Ambassador to Burma: "I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Ambassador Vajda and discuss the United States' support for the people of Burma. Since last year's military coup, the Tatmadaw has taken increasingly violent measures to suppress dissent. They continue to detain thousands of political prisoners, including m… Continue Reading
04.01.22
ICYMI: McConnell on Fox News @ Night
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Shannon Bream last night on Fox News' 'Fox News @ Night'. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On Surging Gas Prices: "We were energy independent in 2019 and exporting oil and gas. Every solution [the Biden administration] come[s] up with involves somebody else sending energy to Europe rather than us. And with regard to dropping some of the reserves and the strategic petroleum reserves… Continue Reading
03.23.22
Madeleine Albright
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding Madeleine Albright: "I was grieved to learn this afternoon that our nation has lost former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. "Secretary Albright's remarkable, pathbreaking life took her from fleeing Soviet communism as a young girl with her family to helping steer American global leadership from the commanding heights of public service half a century later. "You didn't have to… Continue Reading
03.20.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘Face the Nation’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Margaret Brennan this morning on CBS' Face The Nation. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for the highlights: On Support for Ukraine: "We've given [The Biden Administration] plenty of money. I think [President Biden] needs to step up his game. He has generally done the right thing but never soon enough. "Let's take a look at what has happened here. The Ukrainians have killed more Russians in thre… Continue Reading
03.17.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘The Hugh Hewitt Show’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Hugh Hewitt this morning on 'The Hugh Hewitt Show'. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On President Zelensky's Joint Address to Congress: "Well, inspiring once again. What a brave leader the Ukrainians have. They've been an inspiration to the whole world. And that said, yesterday, I appreciate the President's efforts, but he needs to step up his game. There's a lot more we need to… Continue Reading
03.16.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘PBS News Hour’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Judy Woodruff this evening on PBS News Hour. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for the highlights: On support for Ukraine: "The president really needs to step up his game. He has frequently done the right thing but never soon enough. We now know where we are, the Russians are in the country. We need to do everything we can to give them the tools to fight with. Many of these tools are in the hands o… Continue Reading
03.09.22
McConnell: Government Funding Deal Provides “The Major Step Forward That Our National Security Needs”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding government funding: This bipartisan government funding agreement is the major step forward that our national security needs. This is a dangerous time for the United States and our partners. This compromise legislation will enable us to invest in military modernization to keep pace with Russia and China and urgently deliver the emergency aid that the brave people of Ukraine desperat… Continue Reading
03.02.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘America’s Newsroom’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino this morning on Fox News' America's Newsroom. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On President Biden's Remarks on Ukraine: "I do think the President was giving himself a little more credit that we ought to give the Ukrainians. I think the demonstration of incredible bravery, of their stunningly impressive president, is the reason the rest of the world is ra… Continue Reading
03.01.22
Governor Kim Reynolds Delivers Republican Address to the Nation
DES MOINES, IA - Tonight, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) delivered the Republican Address to the Nation following the President's remarks to the joint session of Congress. Below is the text of the Address as prepared for delivery: "Good evening. I'm Kim Reynolds, Governor of the great state of Iowa. "Like you, I just watched the President's address. I listened as the governor of our state, as a mom and grandmother of 11, who's worried our country is on the wrong track. "We're now one year into his … Continue Reading
03.01.22
EXCERPTS: Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa Will Deliver Republican Address to the Nation
WASHINGTON D.C. - Tonight, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation following the President's remarks to the joint session of Congress. Below are excerpts from the Address: On President Biden and Democrats sending us back in time: Instead of moving America forward, it feels like President Biden and his party have sent us back in time to the late '70s and early '80s. When runaway inflation was hammering families, a violent crime wave was crashing on our cities,… Continue Reading
03.01.22
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Martha MacCallum this afternoon on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum. Click here to watch the full interview or see below for highlights: On the Russia-Ukraine War: "I think the Ukrainians are inspiring us all and particularly their dynamic and outstanding president Zelensky. He's so brave. It's literally rallying the rest of the world behind him. Who would have ever thought you'd see demonstrations in the… Continue Reading
02.25.22
McConnell Statement on Sen. Jim Inhofe’s Announced Retirement
LOUISVILLE, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding Sen. Jim Inhofe's (R-OK) announcement that he will retire from the Senate: For the past thirty-five years, my friend Jim Inhofe has been one of his fellow Oklahomans' fiercest advocates here in Washington. As a sportsman, a small business owner, and a former mayor, he brought a keen understanding of the challenges facing his neighbors. And from improving transportation infrastruc… Continue Reading
02.25.22
McConnell Statement on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
LOUISVILLE, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this morning regarding Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: I congratulate Judge Jackson on her nomination. I look forward to meeting with her in person and studying her record, legal views, and judicial philosophy. Senate Republicans believe the Court and the country deserve better than Senate Democrats' routine of baseless smears and shameless distortions. The Senate must conduct a rigorous, exhausti… Continue Reading
02.24.22
McConnell Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
BOWLING GREEN, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this afternoon regarding Putin's invasion of Ukraine: As I stated several days ago, it was clear that Putin's initial aggression was just a small foretaste of what this thug had planned for Ukraine. Now we are watching his full brutality unfold. But this behavior will not stop with Ukraine. Russia's aggressive ambitions threaten the core interests of the United States, NATO, and the West, as … Continue Reading
02.22.22
Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa Will Deliver Republican Address to the Nation
LEXINGTON, KY- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced today Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA) will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation from Des Moines, Iowa following the State of the Union address next Tuesday, March 1: "While Washington Democrats fail working Americans, Republican governors are fighting and winning for families. Governor Kim Reynolds' brave, bold, and successful leadership for Iowans has put her right a… Continue Reading
02.22.22
McConnell on Putin Invading Ukraine: “The World Is Watching” for America’s Response
LEXINGTON, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this morning regarding Putin's invasion of Ukraine: Through his rhetoric and actions, Vladimir Putin has turned his back on the Minsk process and diplomacy in favor of escalation and invasion of a sovereign country. Every indication suggests these actions will almost certainly be used as a prelude to even further aggression and an even larger invasion. If that occurs, many Ukrainians could die. … Continue Reading
02.03.22
“It’s Not Too Late” For Democrats to Increase Pressure on Iran and Respond Forcefully
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Iran: "This week, two of America's closest partners in the Middle East made history. The United Arab Emirates welcomed a President of Israel for the first time, laying another diplomatic stone on the foundation of the Abraham Accords. "But within mere hours of President Herzog's historic arrival, we were reminded of the dangers that an increasingly violent… Continue Reading
01.27.22
McConnell on Justice Breyer’s Announced Retirement
BENTON, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the announced retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer: "I congratulate Justice Breyer on nearly three decades of thoughtful and consequential service on the Supreme Court, capping forty-plus years of total service on the federal bench. "Justice Breyer commands respect and affection across the legal world, including from those who disagree with his judicial philosophy and conclusions i… Continue Reading
