Remarks
McConnell Addresses Hillsdale College
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday April 15, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) traveled to Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan to accept an honorary degree. Leader McConnell delivered remarks on his career-long efforts to defend the Constitution and the major constitutional challenges facing our nation today. In addition to the excerpts below, his full speech is available on YouTube. On judicial confirmations: "I believe these lifetime appointments are the single most important thi… Continue Reading
04.11.19
Thanks to Republican Pro-Growth Agenda, Americans are Experiencing a Remarkable Economic Moment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Over the past year or so, I've dedicated a large part of my time here on the floor to discussing the performance of the U.S. economy. And at no point have I struggled to find things to say. Seemingly every day, we've been greeted by headlines that tell the same story: under t… Continue Reading
04.11.19
Interior Department Veteran David Bernhardt to be Confirmed as Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president's well-qualified nominees including his nominee for Secretary of the Department of Interior, David Bernhardt: "Today, the Senate will vote to confirm the president's choice to serve as Secretary of the Interior. As I've discussed this week, David Bernhardt is no stranger to the Department. He's served twice before. In fact, thi… Continue Reading
04.10.19
Americans Keeping More of their Paychecks Thanks to Republican Tax Reform Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the benefits Americans continue to see from the Republican pro-opportunity, pro-worker agenda: "Now, on a completely different matter, for some time now, my colleagues and I have been speaking out about Democrats' parade of fantastical new proposals. Plans to spend unprecedented sums of Americans' money in order to seize unprecedented control over Americans' lives. "Ju… Continue Reading
04.10.19
Senate Continues to Overcome Democrat Obstruction
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president's well-qualified nominees: "The Senate continues to build on last week's progress in restoring our normal tradition regarding lower-level nominations. We're moving several well-qualified nominees more promptly through floor consideration. We're clearing the considerable backlog of those who had been mired for months in our Demo… Continue Reading
04.09.19
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Protect Millions of Americans’ Water Supply
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding a landmark drought contingency plan for the Colorado River Basin: "Even as the Senate grapples with these kinds of major disagreements, I want to highlight that there are still bipartisan accomplishments constantly coming out of this chamber. They don't always make national front-page news. But they often represent hugely significant progress for the American people. "… Continue Reading
04.09.19
Democrats’ Latest Socialist Scheme: Medicare for None
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding bills from Washington Democrats that would force all Americans into a government-run healthcare system: "Now, on a completely different matter, we're continuing to watch as our friends across the aisle take big steps in their party's continued march toward the far, far left. As I understand, they'll soon introduce the Senate version of the radical health care proposal t… Continue Reading
04.09.19
Several Well-Qualified Nominees Being Considered in Senate This Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president's well-qualified nominees: "Later today, the Senate will vote to advance the nomination of Daniel Domenico to serve as U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado. After we vote on his confirmation, we'll do the same for Patrick Wyrick, nominated to a vacancy in the Western District of Oklahoma. Mr. Wyrick is a two-time gr… Continue Reading
04.08.19
Well-Qualified Nominees to Receive Prompt Senate Consideration
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding recent action taken to prevent needless obstruction on sub-cabinet level nominees and lower court judges: "This week, the Senate will continue its work to move well-qualified nominees off of the executive calendar and give the American people the government they elected. And we'll do it more sensibly and efficiently thanks to last week's action to restore order to the n… Continue Reading
04.08.19
Leader McConnell Thanks Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: "Yesterday Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced she is concluding her two-plus years of service to this administration and to the American people. The men and women of DHS keep America safe on a dizzying array of fronts. They confront natural disasters, guard our coasts, defend o… Continue Reading
04.08.19
Leader McConnell Remembers Senator Fritz Hollings
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the passing of Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC): "First, the Senate mourns a part of our institution's history who passed away over the weekend. Until Saturday, Senator Fritz Hollings of South Carolina was the oldest living former Senator. He is also the longest-tenured junior Senator in history, since 36 of his 38 years in this body came alongside Senator Thurmond. But th… Continue Reading
04.04.19
Senate Takes Step to Move Nominees at a Reasonable Pace, Fill Important Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding action taken yesterday to reduce the amount of post-cloture debate time required for sub-cabinet level nominees and lower court judges: "Yesterday, the Senate took an important step to restore sense and order to the way we approach the executive calendar. It's one of this body's most important responsibilities. And yet, it's been hampered recently by a campaign of syste… Continue Reading
04.03.19
NATO has Shaped World History for the Better
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's remarks at this morning's joint session of Congress: "First, I want to take a moment to thank NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg or his remarks at this morning's joint session of Congress. I am proud the Secretary General could be here with us in Washington as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization celebrates its 70th anni… Continue Reading
04.03.19
The American People Deserve the Government They Elected
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding a resolution to reduce the amount of post-cloture debate time required for sub-cabinet level nominees and lower court judges: "The comprehensive campaign by Senate Democrats to delay Senate consideration of presidential nominations is now more than two years old. As I have explained in recent days, it is time for this sorry chapter to end. It's time to return this body … Continue Reading
04.02.19
Let’s Do the Right Thing for the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding a resolution to reduce the amount of post-cloture debate time required for sub-cabinet level nominees and lower court judges: "Now, on another matter, 217 days. That's how long elapsed between President Trump sending the Senate his nomination for a Federal Railroad Administrator and this body confirming him. For 217 days, a 45-year veteran of the railroads with unquesti… Continue Reading
04.02.19
‘Our Work on Disaster Funding is Far from Finished’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding supplemental disaster funding legislation: "Last night, the Senate had the opportunity to pass an important package of disaster relief funding for communities across America. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. Our Democratic colleagues voted down the efforts of Chairman Shelby and Senator Perdue to put together a comprehensive package, and it remains unfinished business … Continue Reading
04.01.19
McConnell on Disaster Funding: This Does Not Need To Be a Difficult or Partisan Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding supplemental disaster funding legislation: "For almost a week, the Senate's been considering an urgent priority: Aid funding for communities across the country that have been ravaged by natural disasters. Like last year's powerful hurricane season, which carried torrential downpours and gale-force winds across the coasts of Florida and the Carolinas and left families so… Continue Reading
03.28.19
Senate Resolution Would End Systematic Obstruction on Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding a resolution to reduce the amount of post-cloture debate time required for sub-cabinet level nominees and lower court judges: "I come to the floor to discuss the unprecedented obstruction that has faced President Trump's nominees for the past 26 months and counting -- and to announce that the Senate is going to do something about it. The systematic, across-the-board del… Continue Reading
03.28.19
Court Packing: A Radical Proposal Dead and Buried by Bipartisan Consensus for Almost a Century
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Democrats' attempt at "court-packing:" "Now, this week, the American people saw our Democratic colleagues go on the record on a truly astonishing policy proposal. After months of enthusiastic declarations of support, after tripping over one another to prove their devotion to the far-left core of the new Democratic Party, the vast majority of our colleagues across the ai… Continue Reading
03.28.19
Disaster Funding Legislation Would Address Urgent Needs, Deliver Critical Resources
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding supplemental disaster funding legislation: "In recent months, my home state of Kentucky has been hit hard by severe weather. Over half of our 120 counties have reported flood damage. Governor Bevin has placed the entire Commonwealth under a state of emergency and mobilized resources to help with recovery. Local, state and federal emergency officials have started assessi… Continue Reading
