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McConnell Urges Senate To Reject Sanders Resolution, Stand With Israel
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: “Next year, it will fall to the Republican government the American people elected this month to shore up America’s position in the face of very real and directly linked threats to our interests. “After four years of proposed net cuts to defense spending, it will fall to us to start investing seriously in the sort of hard power… Continue Reading
09.25.24
McConnell: Subservience To Autocrats Neither An American Value Nor Strategic Interest
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding NATO: “I’ve spoken frequently about the welcome signs that America’s European allies are waking up to the strategic challenge posed by the PRC, and to the dangers of predatory Chinese influence in their own backyards. “Like America, our allies are watching the flaws of China’s statist economic model laid bare. They’re increasingly wary to hitch their wagon… Continue Reading
09.24.24
McConnell: America Faces Simultaneous Threats, Must Resource Accordingly
“Yesterday, the Pentagon announced the deployment of additional U.S. servicemembers to the Middle East. “The proximate cause, of course, is the threat of war on Israel’s northern border. But ongoing Iran-backed attacks against U.S. personnel from the Red Sea to Iraq and Syria offer plenty of reminders that America’s enemies lack neither the resources nor motivation to target us. “Democrats and Republicans alike should recognize that America’s enduring security interests in the Middle East are … Continue Reading
09.16.24
McConnell Remarks On U.S. Interests And Repressive Regimes
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: “I’ve repeatedly warned colleagues on both sides against setting aside America’s interests in pursuit of closer relations with foreign leaders who they think share their values. “I made it clear to Washington Democrats that whatever kudos the Paris climate deal earned them with European greens, punishing America for producing … Continue Reading
09.09.24
Senate Returns To Glaring Unfinished Business On National Defense
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 challenges facing an American-led order and American interests around the world are no less serious, nor less connected, than they were the last time the Senate convened. “Last week, Iran was expected to transfer ballistic missiles to Russia in a major expansion of its support for Putin’s war in Ukraine. The PRC is rampin… Continue Reading
07.30.24
McConnell Remarks On U.S. National Security Interests In The Indo-Pacific
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: “I’ve said frequently that the single most important, immediate objective for the free world right now is a Russian defeat in Ukraine. “I mean that. But not just for its implications on trans-Atlantic security or our own economy. Not just because helping degrade a major adversary’s military strength is in America’s interests. … Continue Reading
07.10.24
McConnell On Facing Global Challenges: NATO “Only As Strong As Its Weakest Link”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding NATO: “As I said yesterday, NATO members have taken some promising steps toward making the alliance fit for purpose. But now is not the time to get complacent. “The threats we face are grave and growing. How we meet them will determine the future of the order that has underpinned the free world’s peace and prosperity for decades. “Our greatest adversaries… Continue Reading
06.17.24
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
06.13.24
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
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
05.21.24
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
05.16.24
McConnell Remarks On Resisting Chinese Influence in NATO
“This week, Putin is in Beijing, tending to what Russia and China have called a ‘friendship without limits’. “But last week, it was President Xi who took to the road. And notably, his warmest welcome was in Budapest, Hungary. “The visit from the PRC’s leader came as more of our European NATO allies are waking up - not only to the harsh reality of Russian aggression, but also to the linked threats facing Western security and prosperity, to the urgent requirements of defense production, and to t… Continue Reading
05.14.24
McConnell Remarks To Copenhagen Democracy Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) recorded the following remarks for release today at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit: “Hello, I’m Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader of the U.S. Senate. It’s an honor to be speaking to friends and allies at such a pivotal moment. “Today, we’re facing grave threats to the prevailing international order that the United States and allied democracies fought to establish after World War II. “It was a decade ago, as Russ… Continue Reading
05.02.24
McConnell: America Faces Grave Threats, Time To Invest Accordingly
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 Thursday, the Pentagon announced for the second time in as many weeks that U.S. military personnel would withdraw from years of work on security cooperation with major nations in North Africa. “America has now effectively been pushed out of Chad, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, making more room for Russia and China. “Here at home, a… Continue Reading
04.23.24
McConnell Remarks On The National Security Supplemental
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: “To provide for the common defense is one of Congress’ primary responsibilities. “I’ve been at this business for quite a while, and I’ve found that making - and explaining - sensible decisions about advancing our nation’s interests is easier when you start from the right set of assumptions. “Here’s what I know to be true: “A… Continue Reading
04.23.24
McConnell Remarks On Passage Of National Security Supplemental
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the national security supplemental: “This is an extremely important day in the history of our country and of the free world. They are all watching waiting to see what we would do. “When Vladimir Putin escalated his war against Ukraine, I told our colleagues that allies and adversaries alike would pay very close attention to America’s response. “When Iran-… Continue Reading
04.18.24
McConnell: Time To Get ‘Real’ On 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: “I’d like to begin by addressing the urgent national security supplemental that’s still pending before the House of Representatives. “Opponents of this urgent investment in American strength have taken to clothing their objections in a false mantle of ‘realism’. And at first glance, this would appear to be a rhetorically savvy… Continue Reading
04.16.24
McConnell: National Security Challenges Require Urgent Investment
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: “Two months ago, the Senate passed a national security supplemental that reflected the clear links between the challenges we face. That was by design. “America’s adversaries, from Beijing to Pyongyang and Moscow to Tehran, are actually working together. They’re reinforcing one another’s efforts to sap our resolve, shatter our … Continue Reading
04.15.24
Iran’s Attack Underscores Need For Urgent Action To Address 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: “In response to Iran’s massive attack against Israel over the weekend, we saw two things: “First, we saw a sovereign nation that takes its security seriously mount a successful defense. Israel’s air defenses, with the help of regional and coalition partners and the vigilant support of brave U.S. servicemembers in the region, i… Continue Reading
04.11.24
McConnell Remarks On U.S.-Japan Alliance And Providing For Common Defense
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted the following remarks today regarding Prime Minister Kishida’s address to Congress. Below is the text as prepared for delivery: “Today, a joint session of Congress welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida to the Capitol. “The importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance is front-and-center at a critical moment. As I said earlier this week, Japan is an essential partner in the security of the Indo-Pacific. “But its lead… Continue Reading
