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McConnell Urges Senate Democrats to Allow Debate and Vote on Defense Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor urging bipartisan support for the defense authorization and appropriations bills: "It was heartening to see so many Democrats join us yesterday in advancing a good defense authorization bill by a big bipartisan margin. It now puts the Senate on a path to bring the bill to final passage tomorrow. "Once that happens, the Senate will have taken a significant step toward doing right by the … Continue Reading
05.18.15
Senate Agenda This Week to Focus on Trade, FISA and Highway Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor outlining the week ahead: "Thursday's vote to open this debate on trade was important for our country. It brought Middle Class families one step closer to the increased American exports and American trade jobs our economy needs. "It took a lot of work to get us this far. It's going to take a lot more to bring these American jobs over the finish line. "Cooperation from both sides of th… Continue Reading
05.13.15
Senate Democrats Accept Leader McConnell’s Bipartisan Path Forward on Trade
'The plan I'm about to offer will follow the regular order on the trade bill, while also allowing Senators the opportunity to take votes on the customs and preferences bills - in a way that will not imperil the increased American exports and American trade jobs we need. We would then turn to the trade bill with TPA and TAA as the base bill, and open the floor to amendments as I've suggested all week. It's reasonable.' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the foll… Continue Reading
05.13.15
Path Forward on Bipartisan Trade Bill ‘Still on the Table,’ Says McConnell
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today urging Senate Democrats to stop blocking a bipartisan discussion on a 21st century American trade agenda: "It was quite something to watch President Obama's party vote to filibuster his top domestic legislative priority yesterday. "It left pretty much everyone scratching their heads. "The Democrat Leader made clear yesterday that he was not interested in debating the 'merits of th… Continue Reading
04.16.15
CRS Debunks Senate Democrats’ Rationale for Filibustering Anti-Slavery Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor calling on Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of bipartisan anti-trafficking legislation: "Human trafficking affects every state in this nation. "In Kentucky, we've heard reports of victims as young as 2 months old… "We've heard about a Kentuckian who said she was sold for sex from the age of 5 until she was able to physically break free as an adult.… Continue Reading
03.19.15
McConnell: Choose Support for Human Trafficking Victims Over Far-Left Lobbyists
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today urging Senate Democrats to side with human trafficking victims and end their filibuster of the bipartisan human trafficking bill: "Throughout Democrats' filibuster of anti-slavery legislation, this is basically what they've been telling us: We don't read legislation we vote on. "Even so, It was always a stretch to believe that not a single one of the 13 original Democrat cosponso… Continue Reading
03.18.15
Senate Democrats Will Get Another Chance to Help Victims of Modern-Day Slavery
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding Senate Democrats' filibuster of a bill intended to stop human trafficking: "It's hard to believe what we saw yesterday. "Democrats actually filibustered a bill to help victims of modern slavery, apparently because left-wing lobbyists told them to. "Yes, their historic mistake is callous and extreme. But more than that, it's tragic. "I mentioned the story of Melissa yeste… Continue Reading
03.17.15
McConnell: History Won’t Forget if Senate Democrats Filibuster Bill to Help Victims of Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today urging Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of bipartisan human rights legislation: "In about an hour, the Democrat Party will confront a momentous choice. "Will Democrats launch a historic filibuster against helping oppressed victims of modern slavery, because left-wing lobbyists appear to demand it? "Democrats filibustering help for terrified children and abused women would … Continue Reading
03.11.15
Senate Bill Would Help Curb Heinous Crime of Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor urging members to support bipartisan human rights legislation: "Every year in America, countless innocent victims-including children-are bought and sold into modern-day slavery. The heinous crime of human trafficking is shameful. It's disgraceful. "And the Senate can do something about it by passing the bipartisan human rights legislation before us today. "The Justice for Victims of T… Continue Reading
03.04.15
McConnell Urges Senate Democrats to Override Partisan Keystone Veto
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor calling on Senate Democrats to override the President's veto of the bipartisan Keystone XL infrastructure jobs bill: "President Obama has advocated reducing our reliance on Middle Eastern oil. "President Obama has advocated reaffirming the commitment of the United States to its close allies. "And President Obama has led us to believe he'd work to create American jobs, not veto them. … Continue Reading
03.04.15
McConnell Urges Senate Democrats to Side with Middle Class, Not Extremists, on Keystone
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor urging Senate Democrats to override the President's veto of the bipartisan Keystone XL infrastructure jobs bill: "Construction of the Keystone Pipeline would pump billions into our economy. It would support thousands of jobs. And a bipartisan majority in both the House and Senate voted to support it. "Today, the Senate will vote to support American jobs and infrastructure again. "It s… Continue Reading
02.27.15
Senate Will Vote Today on DHS Funding, Consider Executive Overreach Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding votes on Department of Homeland Security funding and the President's executive overreach on immigration: "This morning, the Senate will complete work on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. And then, we'll turn to Senator Collins' bill. It's common-sense legislation that would protect our democracy from the egregious example of executive overreach we saw in Nove… Continue Reading
02.26.15
Collins Bill to Curb the President’s Executive Overreach ‘a Common-Sense Idea’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor calling on Senate Democrats to support Senator Collins' sensible legislation blocking the President's executive overreach: "It was good to see Democrats finally bring an end to their weeks-long filibuster of Homeland Security funding. "Once the measure we voted on yesterday is complete, the Senate will consider sensible legislation from Senator Collins. "Her bill is simple: It would pro… Continue Reading
02.25.15
Stopping the President's Executive Overreach, Funding DHS is 'Sensible Way Forward,' McConnell Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor urging Senate Democrats to work with Republicans to stop the President's recent immigration overreach and fund the Department of Homeland Security: "Yesterday, President Obama took the extreme step of vetoing good American jobs. "He sided with partisan extremists and powerful special interests over the middle class. "It says a lot about the priorities of this Administration. But if the W… Continue Reading
02.24.15
McConnell Calls on Senate Democrats to Support Bill Restricting President’s Immigration Overreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor in which he urged Senate Democrats to support legislation restricting the President's immigration overreach: "Last night, I took action to allow the Senate to consider common-sense legislation every common-sense Democrat should want to support. "This targeted measure would address the President's most recent overreach from November. The bill isn't tied to DHS funding. There's no excuse… Continue Reading
02.12.15
McConnell Urges Senate Democrats to Stop Blocking DHS Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor calling on Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of the DHS funding bill: "For two weeks now, Democrats have continued to filibuster funding for the Department of Homeland Security. "Democrats are filibustering Homeland Security funding for one reason: to defend actions President Obama himself referred to as "unwise and unfair," and "ignoring the law." "For two full weeks, Democrat… Continue Reading
02.11.15
McConnell Calls on Senate Democrats to Drop Their Filibuster of DHS Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor calling on Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of the DHS funding bill: "Democrats are blockading Homeland Security funding in order to defend executive overreach the President said himself he couldn't take - many times over. "As I indicated yesterday, this is the reason the Senate can't move forward. So it needs to end. And here's the simplest and most obvious way it can. "Many D… Continue Reading
02.05.15
Senate Will Try Again to Break Democrat Filibuster of Homeland Security Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor urging Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of the DHS funding bill: "Yesterday, Democrats voted once again to protect politicians by blocking Homeland Security funding. "I don't understand why they'd want to block the Senate from even debating a bill to fund Homeland Security. "It just doesn't make sense. "You'd think Democrats would at least want to give the Senate an opportunit… Continue Reading
02.04.15
McConnell Urges Senate Democrats To End Filibuster of Homeland Security Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Senate Democrats' filibuster of the DHS funding bill: "It was good to see the new Senate come together and pass another bipartisan bill yesterday. "It was a win for our nation's heroes. And it was yet another win for the American people."But that was only one of the votes we took. "Because just hours after joining Republicans to do something good for our veterans, Democrats … Continue Reading
02.03.15
Senate to Consider Bill to Fund DHS, Check President’s Executive Overreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill: "When the new Senate convened, I stated my view that democracy isn't about what you can get away with, it's about what can be achieved together. "Exercising raw power is easier, there's no doubt. "Changing the rules of democracy when they don't suit you, it can tempt politicians. "But we're hoping our colleagues in the D… Continue Reading
