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Senate Cannot Claim To Address National Security Without Restoring Border Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security: “It’s been nearly eight weeks since President Biden submitted his supplemental funding request and identified four key national security priorities. “For eight weeks, Senate Republicans have been working hard to produce legislation that takes appropriate action on all four fronts - helping Ukraine defeat Putin in Europe, helping Israel f… Continue Reading
12.13.23
NDAA Marks Step Toward Addressing National Security Challenges
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “Today, Senate Republicans are still working in good faith on border policy changes that will allow the Senate to pass a national security supplemental. “I’m hopeful that Democrats - both here and at the White House - are beginning to recognize how committed we are to addressing the crisis at our southern border. “I’m hopeful… Continue Reading
12.12.23
Republicans Recognize Scope of National Security Threats
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “This morning, the Senate welcomed Ukraine’s inspirational and determined President Zelensky to the Capitol. “For nearly two years, the people of Ukraine have defied the world’s expectations. They’ve ground down the world’s second most powerful military. And they’ve confounded Putin’s aggressive imperialist aspirations. “At e… Continue Reading
12.07.23
Time To Deliver On National Security Priorities At Home And Abroad
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “Yesterday, every single Senate Republican rejected the Democratic Leader’s attempt to separate border security from national security. As we’ve said for weeks, that was a futile effort that was doomed to fail from the very beginning. “Hopefully, the Senate can now seize a new opportunity to make real progress on legislation t… Continue Reading
12.06.23
Ignoring Border Crisis Undermines National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “Later today, Senate Republicans are going to deny cloture on a bill that fails to address America’s top national security priorities in a serious way. As we’ve said for weeks, legislation that doesn’t include policy changes to secure our borders will not pass the Senate. “The situation unfolding at our southern border on Pres… Continue Reading
12.05.23
National Security Threats Not Waiting For Democrats To Get Serious
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “The Senate has spent months considering supplemental action to meet serious, connected threats to America’s national security. “As I’ve said from the outset, our work needs to address four urgent challenges: Putin’s war on a sovereign democracy in Europe, the terror campaign against Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East, … Continue Reading
12.04.23
National Security, Step One: Secure The Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “The Senate has less than two weeks to pass supplemental legislation on urgent national security priorities. “As I’ve said for months, that means addressing both grave threats to America’s interests overseas and a glaring border security crisis here at home. “Senate Republicans know that national security begins with border s… Continue Reading
11.30.23
Sovereign Borders Matter At Home And Abroad
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “A good way to size up leaders - at home and abroad - is to look at how they treat borders. “Good leaders recognize sovereignty as the bedrock of national security. As a result, peaceful nations both respect the inviolability of other nations’ borders as well as vigorously defend their own. “The world is awash in examples of … Continue Reading
11.29.23
Border Security Essential, Not Extraneous, To National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: “Border security is national security. That’s not just a statement of legislative priorities or partisan politics. It’s a fact of human history. “The Senate has little more than two weeks to deliver supplemental legislation on four urgent national security priorities. And each one of them deals directly with questions of borde… Continue Reading
11.27.23
McConnell: Time To Address Critical National Security Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding legislative priorities: “Before the Senate adjourned for Thanksgiving, we voted to extend federal government funding into the new year. “I’m glad there was no appetite in the Capitol for saddling the nation with a harmful and unnecessary government shutdown. “The short-term funding legislation produced by the Speaker of the House was an important step tow… Continue Reading
11.13.23
America’s Allies And Adversaries Both Understand Global Stakes In Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding aid to Ukraine: “As I’ve said for months, Congress also has a responsibility to help our nation meet a growing network of serious threats from adversaries like Russia, China, and Iran. “As one recent analysis put it, ‘Each of these revisionist states aids the others in their goals to… subvert or destroy democratic nations.’ “Just consider the lengths that… Continue Reading
11.09.23
McConnell on Honoring America’s Veterans, Investing In American Strength
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Veteran’s Day: “This weekend - with parades and gatherings, solemn ceremonies and phone calls to loved ones - America will mark Veterans Day by expressing our gratitude to the men and women who have served our nation in the armed forces. “But Veterans Day is much more than a once-a-year observation. “It’s a reminder of our daily obligation to honor their … Continue Reading
11.08.23
McConnell: Growing Nat’l Security Challenges Require Comprehensive Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding supplemental national security priorities: “The challenges facing America and our allies today are not an a la carte menu of projects we can address at our leisure. “No - the most dangerous threats we face are linked together. “Take it from the author of the last administration’s National Security Strategy. “Russia, Iran, and China, ‘see the U.S. as weak… Continue Reading
11.02.23
U.S. Leadership Prompting Allies to ‘Buy American’
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. defense industrial base: “America’s status as a global superpower comes with global interests and global responsibilities. “We have a direct interest in a stable and peaceful Middle East. And we have a responsibility to stand with Israel, our closest ally in the region, and to impose real costs on those who seek to harm U.S. personnel. “We have a… Continue Reading
11.01.23
U.S. Defense Production Pays Dividends Far Beyond Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding our defense industrial base: “I’ve spoken frequently about the clear links between the biggest national security challenges facing our country, and about what we need to do to address them. But let’s not lose sight of a few overarching points. “America’s adversaries don’t ease up when we lose our resolve. In fact, they press their advantage. “How many of … Continue Reading
10.31.23
Congress Has Opportunity To Address Growing Nat’l Security Threats At Home And Abroad
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 supplemental: “The brutal terrorist attacks of October 7th poured gasoline on the flames of anti-Semitic hatred around the world. “Take the alarming reports this weekend out of Russia, a country with a long, troubled history of anti-Semitism. After weeks of pro-Hamas propaganda spewed from the Kremlin, an angry mob overran a provincial ai… Continue Reading
10.30.23
ICYMI: McConnell Welcomes Ukrainian Amb. Markarova To University of Louisville
Louisville, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following introduction today at the University of Louisville for the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States; Oksana Markarova. The following are the Senator’s remarks prepared for delivery: “Today’s distinguished guest joins us at an especially critical moment in the history of our two countries. “Since last February, the people of Ukraine have mounted an inspiring resistance to Vladimir Putin’s brutal escal… Continue Reading
10.26.23
Terrorist Threats Demand American Leadership, Not Naïveté
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding terrorist threats: “Mr. President, every day brings new harrowing details of the terrorist attacks of October 7th. And we continue to learn more about the role Iran plays in aiding and abetting terror. “Just yesterday, new reports indicated that hundreds of terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad traveled to Iran last month for specialized comb… Continue Reading
10.24.23
McConnell Urges Support For Israel, Cautions Against Terrorist Claims
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Israel: “In the coming days and weeks, the Senate will work urgently to address several major, related threats to the American people, our allies, and our interests at home and abroad. “After Russia’s escalation against Ukraine last year, the savage Iran-backed terrorist attacks on Israel once again reminded the civilized world of the persistent evil that … Continue Reading
10.19.23
The United States Can’t Afford To Take A ‘Holiday From History’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding support for our allies: “There is evil in the world. And for the better part of the last century, America and our allies were squarely in its crosshairs. Unfortunately, we tend to forget that. “On September 12, 2001, George Will coined the phrase, saying that the free world’s ‘holiday from history’ was over. When Russia escalated its lawless invasion of Uk… Continue Reading
