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Liberals Undermining the Judiciary Get A Taste of Their Own Medicine
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding attacks on the federal judiciary: “I’ve spoken before about the ongoing campaign to undermine the federal judiciary. “Left-wing activists and elected colleagues, alike, continue to make their disapproval of constitutionalist orthodoxy known at all levels. “And federal judges who are worried about where things are headed are in a bind. “They can’t retalia… Continue Reading
11.13.24
McConnell Receives AEI’s Irving Kristol Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks at the AEI Annual Dinner. Below is the text as prepared for delivery: “[T]hank you to the entire Institute. You do important work that advances important ideas. I’m glad to be with you and I’m deeply honored by this recognition. “I appreciate, in particular, the weight of an award named for such a prolific mind as Irving Kristol’s. “The namesake of this celebration understood better than m… Continue Reading
09.24.24
McConnell: “No Secret” Where VP Harris Stands On Undermining The Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding court packing: “About halfway through President Biden’s term, he leveled some rather weighty accusations at the opposition party. He said Republicans ‘do not respect the Constitution’ and ‘do not believe in the rule of law.’ “This was rich coming from someone who was already exploring the possibility of resurrecting one of the most flagrant affronts to the… Continue Reading
09.17.24
McConnell On The Judicial Bureaucracy And The First Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial ethics: “Free speech has been an animating principle for my entire career in the Senate. I am second to no one in my defense of the First Amendment. So I’ve found the recent habit of the federal judiciary’s bureaucracy to try and abridge its protections alarming, to say the least. “The courts are where citizens go to have their free speech rights … Continue Reading
07.29.24
Biden-Harris Admin. to Supreme Court: Drop Dead!
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 is under attack. Prominent Democrats say that it must do what they want and not what the laws and Constitution require. “They’ve incited violence against the Court. We’ve had to put Justices under 24/7 police protection. “Even so, a deranged young man is about to go on trial for trying to kill a Justice and his family… Continue Reading
07.08.24
SCOTUS Ends Term Reinforcing Government Accountability, Shattering Bureaucratic Impunity
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: “Last week, the Supreme Court concluded its term with a number of consequential decisions. Three of these rulings, and the reactions they triggered on the Left, illustrated just how differently Republicans and Democrats view the Court’s role. “As I have explained before, Republicans want government that is accountable to the people - as … 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
11.14.23
McConnell Welcomes Supreme Court Code Of Ethics
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Supreme Court’s code of ethics: “Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced its adoption of a code of ethics. The Court produced the code internally, and adopted it unanimously. “In other words, as I expected, a coequal branch of government conducted its business independently. Which sounds an awful lot like the separation of powers envisioned in the Constitut… Continue Reading
07.25.23
Far Left Calls Shots In Democrats’ Attacks On Supreme Court
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: “Democrats on the Judiciary Committee spent last Thursday considering the best way to reach from Article One of the Constitution into Article Three and tell a co-equal branch of government how to conduct its business. “The pretext for this latest chapter in Democrats’ war on the institution of the Supreme Court wa… Continue Reading
07.11.23
McConnell: Racial Discrimination Has No Place In College Admissions
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: “As I explained yesterday, an ideologically independent Supreme Court concluded its most recent term with a series of landmark rulings reaffirming fundamental constitutional principles. “I’d like to speak briefly today about one such example: the court’s 6-3 decisions striking down race-based preference in h… Continue Reading
05.31.23
Senate Republicans Target Student Loan Socialism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding student loans: “This week, the Senate will have yet another opportunity to pump the brakes on Washington overreach using the Congressional Review Act. “This time, we’re up against an especially ridiculous example of left-wing spending fantasy from the Biden Administration – student loan socialism. “For years, higher edu… Continue Reading
05.02.23
Democrats Add to Growing List of Attacks on the Federal Judiciary
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Federal Judiciary: "Today, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee are holding a hearing that's ostensibly about 'Supreme Court Ethics Reform.' "Really, it's just another chapter in Washington Democrats' three-decade-long campaign to undermine the federal judiciary at any cost. "There were the absurd smear campaigns aimed at jurists like Robert Bork and … Continue Reading
02.15.23
Democrats Highlight Nominees’ Demographics — Not Qualifications
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: "Yesterday, President Biden and the Senate Democratic Leader took time to boast about their judicial confirmations. "There was something interesting, strange, and telling about their statements. "Both the President and the Democratic Leader focused their comments overwhelmingly on identity politics and demographic box-checking. "The… Continue Reading
12.01.22
“Un-American” Attacks on Free Speech and the 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 free speech and the rule of law: "It has been one of the big, unfortunate ironies of the past several years: Many of the same individuals and institutions on the political left who spent the years 2017 through 2020 yelling about the importance of norms and institutions have themselves not hesitated to undermine our institutions when they're unhappy with a g… Continue Reading
07.14.22
Democrats’ Attacks on the Supreme Court Are Reckless and Dangerous
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: "All week long, I've been discussing the historic Supreme Court term that wrapped up late last month. "Over the course of several months, a textualist and originalist majority issued the most consequential victories for our Constitution since the Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson with Brown v. Board in 1954. "It was the best Supreme C… Continue Reading
07.13.22
Courts Slap Down Democrats’ Lawless Power Grabs
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: "This week, I've been discussing the historic term the Supreme Court just concluded - the most consequential and pro-Constitution term since Brown overturned Plessy almost 70 years ago. "Back in 2015, in one fell swoop, the Obama-Biden Administration took aim at domestic energy production, harmed the separation of powers, and attacked th… Continue Reading
06.23.22
House Must Pass Urgent Funding to Protect Supreme Court Justices and Staff
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: "Speaking of public safety, as the Supreme Court prepares to issue its final opinions of the term, far-left activists are openly calling for riots and violence in the streets. "For months, many of the country's most prominent Democrats have indulged in reckless talk and irresponsible rhetoric, fanning the flames of fear and rage among th… Continue Reading
06.22.22
The Biden Administration Must Protect Americans and Defend the 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 law and order: "Speaking of safer communities, it would be nice if Attorney General Garland and the Department of Justice could do their jobs and enforce the federal laws that Congress already has on the books. "For example: It is currently illegal, right now, to join a mob protesting outside the private family home of a federal judge, including Supreme Co… Continue Reading
06.09.22
“A Disgraceful Dereliction of Duty”: Democrats Block Steps to Protect Justices
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: "Two years ago, the Senate Democratic Leader stood on the steps of the Supreme Court and threatened two Justices by name. 'You will pay the price,' he shouted. 'You won't know what hit you.' "A month ago, after the precedent-breaking leak of a draft opinion, top Democrats intensified the reckless talk. "Hillary Clinton said the Court wa… Continue Reading
06.08.22
McConnell: House Democrats Must Immediately Stop Blocking Supreme Court Security Bill
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: "First, just moments ago, the Washington Post published an extremely disturbing report. "According to the reports, a man in his mid-20s was stopped near the home of a Supreme Court Justice carrying a weapon and burglary tools. "He reportedly told police he intended to murder the Justice. "Reportedly he indicated he was angry at the dec… Continue Reading
