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Senate To Take Necessary Step Toward Rebuilding American Hard Power
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: “The task before Congress this week - completing annual appropriations - is important work every year. In fact, it’s among our most basic, fundamental responsibilities. “But not in decades have the stakes of providing for the common defense been as high as they are right now. “For the first time since the Cold War, America faces an era… Continue Reading
10.24.23
Admin. Response To Border Crisis Failing To ‘Historic And Catastrophic Degree’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the southern border crisis: “Over the weekend, the southern border crisis set a sobering new record. In the past year, CBP conducted more border apprehensions than in any year on record. “Officials reported more than 2.4 million apprehensions since last October. And this number doesn’t even count the illegal entries that actually evaded authorities. “Most… Continue Reading
09.27.23
Funding Gov’t Means Paying Servicemembers, Border Agents
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: “Yesterday, the Senate took the first step toward avoiding a harmful and unnecessary government shutdown. The business before us now is to pass standard, short-term funding legislation to keep basic and essential government functions operating while work continues on full-year appropriations. “We’re talking about making sure that the se… Continue Reading
09.19.23
Biden Administration Proposal Would Gut ICE Amid Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the southern border: “On the Biden Administration’s watch, America’s southern border has descended into humanitarian disaster. And across the country, Democrats’ open border policies have turned every state into a border state. “The fentanyl trafficked across the southern border has become the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18-45. “Of the 2,1… Continue Reading
02.13.23
Fentanyl Crossing Our Southern Border Is Killing Kentuckians
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding fentanyl and the border crisis: "'Losing a child is the hardest thing that can ever happen to a parent. It's out of the natural order.' "Madam President, those are the words of a grieving father in Bowling Green, Kentucky. After struggling for years against opioid addiction, his son was killed by a lethal dose of fentanyl in 2021. "That year marked a seco… Continue Reading
02.09.23
McConnell on the State of the Union: Americans Deserve Accountability, Not Excuses
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 State of the Union Address: "Thirteen percent of the American people believe the state of our union is 'strong.' "Just 16 percent say they are better off financially today than they were two years ago. "But on Tuesday night, it took President Biden the most words in the history of the State of the Union to declare that everything is goin… Continue Reading
