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Americans Suffering a Violent Crime Wave Fueled By Democrats’ Far-Left Turn
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding law and order: "While Washington Democrats spent 2021 distracted by their reckless taxing and spending spree, violent criminals were preying on the American people. Millions of Americans' neighborhoods descended into chaos and violence around them. "After the nationwide murder rate saw its biggest jump in more than 100 years in 2020, at least twelve major … Continue Reading
02.08.22
Inflation Is Turning Americans’ Pay Raises Into Big Pay Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: "The Biden Administration spent the end of last week boasting that our economy added back more jobs in January than some economists had predicted. "But American families aren't buying their spin. The working men and women of this country know painfully well that the Biden Administration's economy is failing them. "One typical recent survey show… Continue Reading
02.02.22
Given Current COVID Facts and Science, “It Is Time for the State of Emergency to Wind Down”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19: "This week marks two years since the federal government first declared the new coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency. "I don't need to recount the staggering number of lives lost or the terrible upheaval throughout society that our citizens have had to endure. "Two years in, it is time for leaders at all levels of our society to take a … Continue Reading
02.01.22
Soaring Inflation Is a Direct, Predictable Result of Democrats’ Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the U.S. economy: "Working Americans and their families are being hammered by the worst inflation in 40 years. And Washington Democrats own it. "Sometimes it can be difficult to directly connect Washington policies to the downstream effects on families. Sometimes it can be tricky to identify cause and effect. "Not this time. Not in this case. The pain tha… Continue Reading
01.20.22
365 Days of Bad Policies and Broken Promises
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding President Biden's first year in office: "Today marks exactly one year since President Biden became our 46th president. "This all-Democrat government has had 365 days to start delivering on their core promises. "What were some of those promises, in their own words? "'Crushing the virus.' 'Strengthen[ing] our alliances.' And above all else, 'lower[ing] the… Continue Reading
01.13.22
Biden Administration Must Refocus on Real Problems Facing American Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the American people's priorities: "A recent survey asked Americans for their view of the most important problems facing our country. "Of course, we know what Washington Democrats view as their top priority. President Biden and Senate Democrats have been shouting at the American people that an evil, racist anti-voting conspiracy will destroy democracy forev… Continue Reading
01.05.22
Democrats This Desperate for a Partisan Elections Takeover Must Be Denied It
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats' federal election takeover: "As 2022 gets underway, working Americans and their families are facing a steady stream of significant challenges. "The fastest-growing inflation in almost 40 years; violent crime rates that continue to rise, with many of our largest cities setting new all-time records for murders; a southern border that remains in cri… Continue Reading
01.04.22
What Pandemic Progress Has the Biden Administration Generated in 12 Months?
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the COVID-19 pandemic: "As the Senate begins this new year and new session, millions of Americans are yet again having life disrupted by a new and surging variant of the coronavirus. "Thus far, there is cause for optimism. The rapidly-spreading Omicron variant seems to cause milder disease than previous iterations. By now, a huge portion of our population … Continue Reading
09.27.21
McConnell Receives COVID Booster Shot: 'I Followed the Advice of Experts and My Doctors'
Download the photo here. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID: "I'm glad to share that a few minutes ago, I received a booster vaccination for COVID-19. "All throughout the pandemic, I've followed the best advice from experts and especially from my own healthcare providers. It was an easy decision to receive a booster. "I am a survivor of childhood polio from before vaccines eradicate… Continue Reading
09.14.21
Democrats Won’t Get Bipartisan Cover for Radical, Reckless, and Partisan Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Democrats' reckless tax and spending spree: "Quote: 'I do think we're in very serious danger of repeating almost all the mistakes of the 1960s and early 1970s.' That's Larry Summers, a senior advisor to two Democratic presidents, about the risks of inflation we face today. "As one report explained, quote, 'The former Treasury secretary has been warning… Continue Reading
08.10.21
All 50 Senate Democrats to Back Chairman Sanders’ Reckless Taxing and Spending Spree
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Democrats' reckless tax and spending spree: "Later today, Senate Democrats want to take their next big step toward playing Russian roulette with our country. They want to begin pushing through a reckless taxing and spending spree that was authored by our self-described socialist colleague Chairman Sanders. "Today, the American people will learn exactly… Continue Reading
08.03.21
“What Would this Administration Say Is Going Well?”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Biden Administration: "It's been a little more than six months since the Biden Administration and our Democrat-led Congress were sworn in. So let's zoom out from the daily political drama and ask the simplest possible question: How's it going? "How's this leadership working out for middle-class families? Or put more directly: What big aspects of our na… Continue Reading
08.02.21
Bipartisan Senate Work Highlights the Absurdity of Democrats’ Reckless Tax-and-Spend Spree
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Democrats' reckless tax and spending spree: "This bipartisan work on infrastructure just reinforces the recklessness of the purely partisan taxing-and-spending spree that Democrats want to ram through next. "Even before we get to this week, there's ample evidence the Senate is fully capable of passing policies that are actually smart… that actua… Continue Reading
07.29.21
Amid Border Crisis that Includes COVID Surge, Democrats Want Amnesty in Tax-and-Spend Spree
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the border crisis: "As I've said before, Democrats' spree is reckless on multiple levels. We're all familiar with the staggering $3.5 trillion bottom line. We all know it would only amp up the painful inflation that's already hammering middle-class families, in large part because of the last partisan deluge of spending Democrats rammed through a few months … Continue Reading
07.26.21
With Americans’ Optimism Falling, Democrats Want Yet Another Reckless Taxing and Spending Spree
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding spending: "American families are anxious and uneasy. "The share of Americans who feel optimistic about our country's direction has plummeted by almost 20 percent just since the springtime. "As recently as early May, nearly two thirds of Americans said they were optimistic about the direction of the country. That was the highest figure that survey had reco… Continue Reading
07.13.21
With Inflation Hurting Families, Democrats Want Yet Another Overdose of Overspending?
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats' spending spree: "Senators have just spent two weeks traveling our home states and hearing what's on the minds of working families. "I got to spend time with all kinds of hardworking Kentuckians across the Bluegrass. "No question, we're in a better place than we were a year ago. "Thanks to the genius of science, the success of Operation Warp Sp… Continue Reading
06.16.21
McConnell: Economic Recovery Facing Headwinds of Liberal Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding economic recovery: "Key economic indicators continue to show that our nation's recovery is still facing significant headwinds. "Last week, we learned that inflation had logged its steepest increase since the 2008 financial crisis. There are more unfilled jobs in America than at any point on record. And when asked, more than 90% of the small business owners… Continue Reading
06.15.21
Washington Democrats Attempt to Impose Their Radical Preferences on Ordinary Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding nominations: "Unfortunately, thus far, the Biden Administration hasn't just neglected to aggressively prosecute overt discrimination. In some cases, it's actually trying to promote it. "Take the massive spending package Democrats rammed through in the name of COVID relief. The spending was billed as urgent, but its authors apparently had time to bake in a … Continue Reading
05.18.21
Democrat Bailout Funneling Taxpayers’ Cash to California Despite Big Surplus
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding state budgets: "Recent headlines have reinforced a warning that Republicans and economic experts have been articulating for months: The massive spending Democrats insisted upon at the outset of the Biden Administration was not in step with actual needs. "Yesterday, I talked about some of the ways the multi-trillion-dollar spending spree rammed through in M… Continue Reading
05.17.21
States Having to Clean Up Washington Democrats’ Job Market Mess
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: "When the 117th Congress and President Biden were sworn in back in January, our nation had already turned the corner in our battle with the coronavirus. "New cases and deaths had already peaked and started to plummet. "The vaccines made available in record time thanks to Operation Warp Speed had already started to roll out nationwide, at a ra… Continue Reading
