{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/newsletters?ContentRecord_id=BBC19EBC-5993-4119-8983-291C2F93FE8C", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnells eNewsletter - - Week of November 14, 2016", "2016-11-18", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell\u2019s eNewsletter - - Week of November 14,\u00a02016\r\n  \r\n Senator McConnell Unanimously Elected to Serve as Majority Leader for the 115th Congress \r\n McConnell Grateful for Support of Colleagues and American People \r\nEarlier this week, Senator Mitch McConnell was unanimously re-elected by his colleagues to serve as Senate Majority Leader for the 115th Congress. Senator McConnell is only the second Kentuckian to lead his party in the U.S. Senate.\u00a0 The other Senator from Kentucky to serve as party leader was Alben Barkley.\r\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader McConnell said, \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to once again have been chosen by my colleagues to continue serving as their leader. I know I speak for each of my Republican colleagues in expressing my gratitude to the American people for entrusting us with this majority. We are eager to work with House Republicans and President-elect Trump to bring the national and economic security our nation is asking for.\u201d\r\n On Wednesday, the Senate GOP\u00a0leadership team for the next Congress hosted a media stakeout in the U.S. Capitol.  \r\nAlso this week, in his office in the U.S. Capitol, Senator Mitch McConnell congratulated and welcomed the newest GOP member of the Senate, Senator-elect Todd Young\u00a0of Indiana.\r\n\r\nOn Friday, Kentucky Today published an editorial regarding Senator McConnell's leadership:\r\n\"Mitch McConnell never loses focus of the fact that Kentuckians sent him to Washington to do a job. He\u2019s proven himself to be a real workhorse in the U.S. Senate. And his re-election this week as Senate majority leader only strengthens his ability to get things done. Over the past three decades, McConnell has accomplished much, including helping to build and enhance the infrastructure needed for the state to prosper. He\u2019s had a hand in every major transportation project in the state since first elected in 1984, whether roads and bridges or river locks and airports.\"\r\nClick HERE for the full Kentucky Today editorial.\r\n\r\n McConnell: Important Work Ahead \r\n 'We still have\u00a0work to do \u2013 and with cooperation from both sides, we\u2019ll get it done.' \r\nThroughout the week, Senator McConnell spoke on the Senate floor\u00a0about the\u00a0remaining agenda items of the current Congress and the next, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s been a busy and exciting week as we\u2019ve welcomed new members, assembled our leadership teams for the 115th Congress, and gotten to work on important issues...So we\u2019ve all got some work to do. Let\u2019s work together to finish up the business of this Congress as we begin looking forward to the next.\u201d\r\n Click the image below to view the Senator's floor remarks.  \r\nFollow Senator McConnell's press offices on Twitter at @McConnellPress and @SenateMajLeader to stay up to date on the latest on what is happening with legislation in the Senate.\r\n McConnell Comments on Surgeon General\u2019s Report on Opioid Epidemic in America \r\n Senators McConnell,\u00a0Markey\u00a0Requested The Report In Bipartisan Effort \r\nOn Thursday, Senator McConnell commented regarding the release of the Surgeon General\u2019s Report: \u201cFacing Addiction in America.\u201d Last year, Senators McConnell and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) called on the Department of Health and Human Services to issue the report. The following excerpt\u00a0is from a WFIE-TV newscast in Owensboro, Ky.:\r\n\"A new government report calls attention to a national public health crisis - drug and alcohol addiction...Now this is the first time a Surgeon General's report has focused on\u00a0drug and alcohol addiction.\u00a0Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was one of the people who called for this report last year...he was pleased to see the report highlight community-based prevention, saying, 'Kentucky has seen a rise of opioid additctions and deaths recently'\u00a0and he\u00a0calls coordinated efforts\u00a0important and effective. Senator McConnell\u00a0also praised the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act passed earlier this year. He says he\u00a0will use his position to work across the aisle to fix this problem.\"\r\nClick HERE to read more from Berea Online News in Madison County, Kentucky.\r\n  McConnell: Election Brought Hope, Renewal, Repudiation of Obama\u2019s Liberal Reign \r\nOn Tuesday, the Lexington Herald-Leader published Senator McConnell's latest column:\r\n\"It\u2019s well known in Washington that President Obama failed to extend outreach in any significant way to most members of Congress, even many in his own party. As the Obama years conclude, it\u2019s clear that was one of his biggest failings.\r\n\"Soon we will have a new president. I look forward to Congress working with President-elect Donald Trump to finally achieve significant reforms, including the repeal of Obamacare, tax relief to stimulate economic growth and jobs, and the rollback of a War on Coal that has left many Kentuckians out of work. And President Trump will appoint to the Supreme Court a justice who, like the late Antonin Scalia, recognizes that the judiciary\u2019s role is to interpret the Constitution, not legislate from the bench.\r\n\"The election of Donald Trump sends a clear message to the establishment in Washington: it\u2019s no longer business as usual. After eight years of a White House committed to a left-wing ideological agenda, Americans voted for something very different.\" \r\nClick HERE to read the Senator's full column.\r\nLast week, Senator McConnell\u00a0hosted President-elect Donald Trump, his wife Melania, and\u00a0Vice President-elect Mike Pence for a meeting in his Capitol office.\r\n\r\nThis week, Senator McConnell welcomed back to his office in the U.S. Capitol, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, for a productive meeting discussing issues important in moving America forward.\r\n Click the image below to view a Facebook\u00a0slide show of their meeting.  \r\n In the Media \r\nFollowing last week's election, Senator McConnell addressed a number\u00a0topics with\u00a0local media in Louisville, Kentucky. Click the image below to view news coverage\u00a0from WDRB-TV.\r\n\r\nThis week, Senator McConnell joined hosts, Greg Dunker on Paducah's WKYX-Radio, Leland Conway on Louisville's 84WHAS-Radio, and Alan Watts\u00a0on Cadiz's WKDZ-Radio, for interviews regarding\u00a0President-elect Trump's victory, goals for his administration, the Supreme Court vacancy, repealing Obamacare.\r\n\r\n\r\n Visiting Washington, D.C. \r\n\r\nEvery week, many Kentuckians from across the Commonwealth visit\u00a0Senator McConnell's\u00a0office in the U.S. Capitol. If you\u2019re planning a trip to Washington, D.C., please check out Senator McConnell's\u00a0website\u00a0and visit his office while you are in town. Also, the Senator\u2019s office has information on tours, places to visit and local restaurants to help make your trip to the nation\u2019s capital one to remember.\r\n Keeping Up With Senator McConnell \r\nKeep up with things happening in our nation's capital and Kentucky by becoming a fan of Senator McConnell\u2019s\u00a0Facebook\u00a0page and following on Instagram at\u00a0@McConnellPress. Receive news updates and alerts from Senator McConnell\u2019s Press Office by following on Twitter at\u00a0@McConnellPress.\r\nFor a more behind-the-scenes view of the Senate Majority Leader's office, be sure to follow\u00a0@SenateMajLdr\u00a0on Twitter and\u00a0@SenateMajLdr\u00a0on Instagram.\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\nGet this newsletter delivered to your inbox by signing up\u00a0HERE", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/newsletters?ContentRecord_id=BBC19EBC-5993-4119-8983-291C2F93FE8C"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7787591312080622, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}