10.24.17

McConnell Statement Following Conference Lunch With President

‘As you know, we had the president at lunch today and he went over all of the items that the administration has been working on. Much of which-- I agree with him-- the administration hasn't gotten nearly enough credit for.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks regarding President Trump’s attendance at today’s Senate Republican Policy Committee lunch:  

“As you know, we had the president at lunch today and he went over all of the items that the administration has been working on. Much of which-- I agree with him-- the administration hasn't gotten nearly enough credit for. But I would highlight several things that I think will be front and center going down the end of this session.

“Obviously, tax reform, we're hopeful the House will tomorrow pass a budget that will open the door to begin the process of tax reform in the Ways and Means and Finance Committees. We're going to be confirming a number of judges beginning with a couple of district judges that I filed cloture on yesterday. And the president also talked about his upcoming announcement on opioids. We have a national epidemic of historic proportions and the administration is correctly seized on this issue as something that is important to the American people. We need to get a handle on this as best we can and the president will be talking about that later in the week.”

Related Issues: Opioid Abuse, Taxes