Senator Mitch McConnell
The NAM Honors McConnell for Supporting Manufacturing
The NAM Honors Senator Mitch McConnell for Supporting Manufacturing
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) awarded Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) the NAM’s Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence. Senator McConnell supported 89 percent of the policies identified by the NAM as critical to the success of manufacturing in the United States during the 112th Congress.
Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Joe Lowe Show Friday
McConnell Blames President on Student Loan Fiasco
McConnell Says: “President Needs to Face Facts”
McConnell Calls for Less Campaigning and More Leading from Obama
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday regarding the nation’s disappointment in the kind of leader President Obama said he was and the kind he’s turned out to be:Â
“With President Obama officially on the campaign trail now, it’s hard not to be reminded of the kind of candidate he was the last time around, and to marvel at the difference.Â
“At some point, the post-partisan healer who pledged to unite red and blue A
McConnell: “Students Face Tough Job Market”
U.S. Senate Mitch McConnell of Kentucky made the following statement on the Senate floor Tuesday regarding the tough job market college graduates are facing in the Obama economy:Â
“It’s no secret that most Americans are tired of candidates for political office who make promises they don’t keep. And who can blame them? For years, politicians have been going to Washington promising to make government more effective and more efficient, to balance the books, make life more secure, and restore Americans’ confidence in their country again. And time and again, they’ve either failed to get it done or didn’t even really even make the effort in the first place. Â
McConnell on Obama’s Budget
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on the Senate floor Tuesday regarding the President’s FY2013 budget:Â
“We’ve all had a little more time now to look at the President’s budget, and I have to say, the more one looks at it the harder it is to believe that this is the President’s considered response to the crisis we face.
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McConnell:First Amendment Must Be Protected
McConnell Urges Forward Movement on Keystone and Payroll Tax Issues
U.S. Senate Republican Leader and Kentucky Senior Senator Mitch McConnell issued the following statement Thursday regarding a path forward on Keystone XL Pipeline jobs, extending unemployment insurance, the temporary payroll tax holiday and seniors’ access to medical care:
“The House and Senate have both passed bipartisan bills to require the President to quickly make a decision on whether to support thousands of U.S. manufacturing jobs through the Keystone XL pipeline, and to extend unemployment
