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Democrats Making the Federal Bench Softer on Crime
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding violent crime: "Americans' concern about violent crime is the highest it's been in six years. "And the statistics plainly show why that is. Between 2019 and 2020, the murder rate shot up by the largest one-year increase in over a century. And the rate has kept on rising. "Nearly 60 percent more law enforcement officers were killed in 2021 compared to 2020… Continue Reading
05.17.22
McConnell Supports Strengthening NATO and Honors Forces Deploying from Kentucky
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding NATO and forces deploying from Kentucky: "Speaking of America's national interest, our delegation also visited what we hope and expect will soon be the two newest members of the NATO alliance. "We arrived in Stockholm and Helsinki just as the leaders of Sweden and Finland announced their nations will seek to join the alliance that has secured peace in Euro… Continue Reading
05.17.22
McConnell Discusses Kyiv Visit and Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for Assisting Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: "Yesterday, in a bipartisan landslide, the Senate advanced legislation to get more arms and assistance to the innocent people of Ukraine. "Senators Collins, Cornyn, Barrasso and I just returned last night from Europe. Our first stop was Kyiv. "It was moving to feel some of the impacts of Putin's aggression. To see a free and independent nation ma… Continue Reading
05.17.22
Democrats’ Far Left Policies Have Made Inflation Families’ New Normal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: "By early 2020, before the pandemic, Republican policies had helped create one of the best economic moments for working Americans in our lifetimes. "Unemployment was low, inflation was low, and real take-home pay was rising steadily. In fact, we had wages rising faster for the bottom 25% of the wage scale than for the top 25%. "The incoming a… Continue Reading
05.12.22
Historic Food Inflation is Hurting American Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding food inflation: "Parents across the country are struggling to get their hands on the infant formula their babies need. "Here are just a few of the letters I've received from parents and grandparents in Kentucky. "'We have been struggling to get formula for our granddaughter for months now. The situation has turned dire.' "'My six-month-old Ezekiel has ha… Continue Reading
05.12.22
McConnell Honors Law Enforcement During National Police Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding National Police Week: "Yesterday, we observed the beginning of ceremonies honoring National Police Week. Soon we will mark Peace Officers Memorial Day. "Tens of thousands of law enforcement personnel from across the country will gather here in our nation's capital to honor the service and sacrifice of their fallen brothers and sisters. "I'd like to extend… Continue Reading
05.12.22
Protecting Supreme Court Safety and Independence Should Not be Controversial
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: "Two years ago, the Senate Democratic Leader addressed a crowd on the steps of the Supreme Court and threatened Justices if they didn't rule the way he wanted. "Now far left crowds are surrounding Justices' private family homes. "They want to use intimidation to influence the outcome in a pending case. "This should be easy for leaders … Continue Reading
05.12.22
McConnell: Senate Must Pass Urgent Funding Bill for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: "For months, the brave people of Ukraine have been fighting valiantly in a war they did not ask for. Their defense of their homeland from the Russian invasion has already far surpassed the expectations of the skeptics. "Ukraine is not asking anybody else to do their fighting for them. They ask only for the resources they need to defend themselves … Continue Reading
05.11.22
Democrats Back Extreme Abortion Policies With Just 19% Public Support
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats' abortion extremism: "Today, on the Senate floor, Democrats will prove their party has been totally captured by the far-left fringe. "My colleague the Democratic Leader controls the schedule. He decides what we vote on. From inflation to the border crisis to violent crime, there's no shortage of problems that deserve attention. But today, Democra… Continue Reading
05.11.22
Another Awful Inflation Report On Democrats’ Watch
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: "The country just received yet another terrible inflation report. "Yet again, overall inflation came in higher than expected: 8.3 percent. Inflation continues to stick right around its worst level in 40 years. "The measure the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls 'core inflation' increased in April by twice as much as it increased in March. "Food … Continue Reading
05.10.22
Democrats Pushing Radical Partisans for Key Government Posts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding nominations: "This week, our Democratic colleagues want a second run at some controversial nominees who stalled out last month. "Today, Senate Democrats will try again to confirm Professor Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board. "Professor Cook has no proven expertise in monetary economics at all, much less fighting inflation. One of her main supposed qua… Continue Reading
05.10.22
Painful High Prices are Families’ New Normal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: "This all-Democrat government has managed a unique kind of economic turnaround. They took an economy that was ready to soar, turned it around, and drove it into the ground. "American families are being crushed by 8.5 percent inflation. Democrats' policies have unleashed the worst inflation in more than 40 years. "Last March, the Senate Democrat… Continue Reading
05.09.22
Washington Democrats’ Abortion Extremism Is Wildly Out of Step With the Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: "Two years ago, the Senate Democratic Leader rallied a crowd on the steps of the Supreme Court and threatened Justices by name if they did not resolve an abortion case the way he wanted. "'I want to tell you Gorsuch. I want to tell you Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you if y… Continue Reading
05.05.22
McConnell: Senate Must Focus on Helping Ukraine Win
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: "More than two months into Russia's war on Ukraine, the free world has observed a few important dynamics. "First, we saw the incredible resilience of the Ukrainian people, and their resolve to win. Second, we saw how ill-prepared Putin's forces were to encounter serious resistance. But most recently, we've been reminded of what a wounded bear is a… Continue Reading
05.05.22
Democrats Want Working Families to Eat Elites’ Grad School Debt
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation and student loan socialism: "In Albany, New York, a grandmother of four reported recently that rising prices have forced her and her husband, a retired NYPD officer, to cut back on eating out. 'I feel it in the pocketbook,' she said. "In Grand Rapids, Michigan, one young family reported that before inflation took off, 'the paycheck went a little … Continue Reading
05.04.22
Democrats Trying to Diminish Parents’ Roles and Parents’ Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding parents' rights: "Last week, President Biden offered a particularly candid look at his view of education in America. Speaking at an award ceremony for public school teachers, he remarked that, 'they're not somebody else's children. They're like yours when they're in the classroom.' "Unfortunately, this wasn't a mistake. It was actually a rather accurate su… Continue Reading
05.04.22
Biden Nominees Play Into National War on Cops
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding law enforcement: "The week before last, it was my honor to sit down with a number of law enforcement officials in my hometown of Louisville. But I wish we could have met under happier circumstances. "Our city is contending with a tragic and record-setting jump in crime. Last year, Louisville saw 188 homicides, the most in any year on record. In the last tw… Continue Reading
05.03.22
Democrats’ Plan For American Energy: Even Less Available, Even More Expensive
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding energy policy: "An unfortunate routine keeps playing itself out with the Biden Administration. First, they implement bad policies that create problems. Then, they propose solutions that are really just more bad ideas. "Case in point: Inflation. Democrats spent last spring unleashing a deluge of reckless spending on our recovering economy. They spent the re… Continue Reading
05.03.22
McConnell: Supreme Court Should Tune Out Shameless Attacks and Follow the Rule of Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: "For years, the radical left has attacked the institution of the Supreme Court. Last night, it appears their campaign hit a new low. "Historically, the Justices, clerks, and staff have prized and protected the Court's confidentiality. The Justices must be able to discuss and deliberate in an environment of total trust and privacy. Americ… Continue Reading
05.02.22
“Pickleball Amenities,” Ski Slopes, and Critical Race Theory in Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation and reckless spending: "Inflation's hit a staggering 8.5 percent on Democrats' watch, under Democrats' policies. "Last week, the Commerce Department announced that personal consumption expenditures climbed at their fastest rate this past year since 1982. "Americans are paying 10% more on groceries than they were a year ago. About $1.25 more for … Continue Reading
