Remarks
McConnell: Time To Take Up Overwhelmingly Bipartisan NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding defense spending: “Last week, the Armed Services Committee voted to recommend a $25 billion-dollar increase to topline defense spending. “In overwhelming, bipartisan fashion, our colleagues rejected a fourth straight budget request from the Biden Administration that failed to keep pace with its inflation, much less with the threat of China. “If this major… Continue Reading
06.17.24
Biden Admin. Judicial Nominee Puts Radical Ideology Over 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 judicial nominations: “Unfortunately, the Democratic Leader has decided that instead of taking up the critical annual defense authorization, the Senate will dedicate floor time this week to the latest in the Biden Administration’s parade of unfit nominations to the federal bench. “The latest example is a judge nominated to the federal district court in Ore… Continue Reading
06.13.24
Washington Democrats’ Prescription Drug Socialism Means Fewer Lifesaving Cures
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding prescription drug socialism: “Earlier this week, Senate Democrats took up the Biden Administration’s banner of prescription drug socialism. “Our colleague, Chairman Sanders, announced he would ask his HELP Committee colleagues to subpoena a drug company executive to testify before the Committee about the prices of innovative treatments. “Nevermind that U… Continue Reading
06.13.24
McConnell On Another Unqualified Biden Admin. Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “Soon the Judiciary Committee will consider promoting a magistrate in New York, Sarah Netburn, to the district court after a less than judicious committee process. “Judge Netburn’s hearing was a contentious affair. You should go watch it. My friends, the junior Senators from Louisiana and Texas, had the Judge dead to rights on her jud… Continue Reading
06.13.24
McConnell on NDAA: Can’t Surge Readiness. Time To Invest In Deterrence
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the National Defense Authorization Act: “This week, the Armed Services Committee has been marking up the National Defense Authorization Act for the coming year. “In the past, the Committee has prided itself on considering hundreds of amendments and thoroughly exercising Congress’ oversight responsibilities in the process. I expect this year to be no differ… Continue Reading
06.12.24
Americans Aren’t Buying Biden Admin’s Attempts To Disown Bidenomics
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “Since President Biden took office, consumer prices have risen more than 20 percent. “The nation hasn’t seen this sort of persistent drain on our economy since the Carter Administration. And the Biden Administration is desperate to avoid the obvious comparison to the stagflation of the 1970s. “The White House recently asserted that, ‘Presiden… Continue Reading
06.12.24
McConnell Praises Senate Republicans Farm Bill Framework
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Farm Bill: “It’s no secret that American farmers face a lot of uncertainty: unstable markets, volatile weather, and a projected record drop in farm income. All these things make a job that is inherently difficult, even more precarious. “As one producer in my home state of Kentucky put it: ‘Farming is risky and margins are tight.’ “Certainty and stabil… Continue Reading
06.12.24
McConnell: Lack Of Coherent Counterterrorism Strategy Puts America And Our Allies In Danger
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding combatting terrorism: “I’ve spoken before about the Biden Administration’s political obsession with closing the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, even if it means letting terrorist butchers plead out of their just deserts and return to the fight. “Last month, new reports indicated just how close the President was to shipping eleven more terro… Continue Reading
06.11.24
McConnell: Terrorists Who Take Innocent Hostages Responsible For Consequences Of Their Actions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Israel: “On Saturday, in a daring daytime raid, Israel rescued four innocent hostages who had suffered in Hamas captivity since October 7th. “The mission was the product of careful planning. It demanded the utmost secrecy, professionalism, and bravery. And in the case of one elite commander, it required the ultimate sacrifice. “The people of Israel can ta… Continue Reading
06.11.24
McConnell Calls Out Senate Democrats’ Blind Spot On Liberal Dark Money
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “I haven’t spared any breath calling attention to the parade of unfit nominees that the Biden Administration would like to see confirmed to lifetime seats on the federal bench. “I’ve urged my colleagues to consider Adeel Mangi’s alarming connections to terrorist sympathizers, and Nancy Maldonado’s record of staggering unproductivity i… Continue Reading
06.05.24
McConnell On Law Of The Sea Treaty
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Law of the Sea Treaty: “Unaccountable international judicial juntas have made headlines in recent weeks. “First it was the self-aggrandizing International Criminal Court, whose rogue prosecutor sought preposterous arrest warrants for Israeli leaders in a grotesque attempt at draw moral equivalence with Hamas terrorists. “Not to be outdone, the unelec… Continue Reading
06.05.24
McConnell: Supreme Court Can Police Itself. No Appeal To Heaven Required.
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: “The Supreme Court term is about to end, which means it’s time for Democrats and their media allies to bully and harass the Justices. “The most recent example of this is the risible attack leveled against Justice Alito for his wife’s flags. “I have nothing to say about those attacks themselves because they’re so profoundly unserious, bu… Continue Reading
06.05.24
Left-Wing Climate Policy: High Prices Are Feature, Not Bug
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “Since President Biden took office, the cost of energy has risen 41.65%. Fuel oil prices are up 56.8%. Gasoline is up 55.5%, and natural gas is up 22%. “This, of course, is not news to working families who have been struggling to keep up the past three and a half years. But Washington Democrats are just now waking up. “Suddenly, … Continue Reading
06.05.24
McConnell: Supreme Court Can Police Itself. No Appeal To Heaven Required.
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: “The Supreme Court term is about to end, which means it’s time for Democrats and their media allies to bully and harass the Justices. “The most recent example of this is the risible attack leveled against Justice Alito for his wife’s flags. “I have nothing to say about those attacks themselves because they’re so profoundly unserious, bu… Continue Reading
06.04.24
President’s Action On Border Crisis Too Little, Too Late
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 border crisis: “One thousand two hundred thirty-one. That’s how many days it has taken President Biden to do something - anything - about the humanitarian and security crisis that has consumed our southern border and is engulfing our country. “Here’s another number: There are one hundred fifty-four days until Election Day. “In other word… Continue Reading
06.04.24
McConnell: For Good Judges, Reject Incompetent Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “I’ve spoken repeatedly about how Adeel Mangi, President Biden’s nominee to the Third Circuit, is unqualified for the bench. “But the red flags on this Administration’s nominees aren’t limited to radical associations and ethical lapses. “Judge Nancy Maldonado, a trial judge nominated to the Seventh Circuit, has distinguished herself … Continue Reading
05.23.24
McConnell On Biden Admin. Border Crisis: Time For Action, Not Distraction
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 border crisis: “We’re nearing the end of President Biden’s term. And the American people’s patience for his failure to secure our southern border is running thin. “After three years in office, nearly every conceivable metric has distinguished the Biden Administration from its predecessors for all of the wrong reasons. “Since the Presiden… Continue Reading
05.22.24
McConnell Remarks On Georgian Democracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Georgia: “Last week, just days after President Orban rolled out the red carpet in Budapest for Xi Jinping, the Chinese dictator rolled out the red carpet in Beijing for Vladimir Putin. “The ‘friendship without limits’ struck between America’s greatest strategic adversaries will now endure, quote, ‘for generations to come’. “And it appears to be rooted in … Continue Reading
05.22.24
Biden Admin. War On American Energy Faces Bipartisan Senate Pushback
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “Last Thursday, the Biden Administration announced its plan to sacrifice yet another source of affordable, reliable American energy on the altar of climate activism. “After years of freezes and bans on onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing, the Administration’s latest attempt to appease Democrats’ radical base is a ban on new c… Continue Reading
05.21.24
McConnell Remarks To Atlantic Council On Upcoming Washington NATO Summit
“The focus of this gathering - an age of marching authoritarians - is one of urgent importance. Recognizing the threat revisionist powers pose to Western peace and prosperity should already be the price of admission to any serious conversation about U.S. foreign policy. “But the challenge we face today is graver than the sum of its parts. If we acknowledge Russia’s aggressive neo-Soviet imperialism… Iran’s unprecedented promotion of proxy violence… And China’s breakneck race to expand its spher… Continue Reading
