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| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=09C36811-1E91-41A1-AFC2-D09859763AAA | Senator McConnell and Governor Beshear Announce More Than $1.6 Billion in Federal Grants for Brent Spence Bridge | 2022-12-29 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 29, 2022) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project was awarded federal funding grants worth more than $1.6 billion, giving the landmark bridge and corridor project the green light to move toward construction. “I’m thrilled the time has finally come for us to get the companion bridge built,” Gov. Beshear said. “Funding and constructing the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project is more than the fulfillment of my administration’s promise – it’s a dream fulfilled for the thousands of travelers who pass through the bustling region every day waiting eagerly for traffic relief to come on this nationally significant corridor. It also shows what’s possible when we prioritize people over politics. Once complete, drivers will have a more enjoyable and efficient drive and we’ll have the infrastructure in place to support the booming economy in this part of the state. Hats off to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Ohio Department of Transportation, and the countless partners and advocates who played a role in today’s monumental achievement, including the Kentucky General Assembly for the last budget allocation and Sen. McConnell for supporting the federal legislation. We appreciate President Biden and Secretary Buttigieg for this historic investment.” Sen. McConnell helped secure the funding for today’s grant announcement by supporting last year’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and shepherding the bill through the Senate. The legislation authorized a historic investment in our nation’s infrastructure and provides robust resources to states to fund major bridge projects specifically. Over five years, the IIJA will deliver billions of dollars to Kentucky to improve the commonwealth’s roads, bridges, airports, railroads, waterways, broadband and more. Sen. McConnell contacted U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to advocate directly for Brent Sp… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/dr-rand-paul-honors-cottingham-hardware-of-alexandria-as-senate-small-business-of-the-week/ | Dr. Rand Paul Honors Cottingham Hardware of Alexandria as Senate Small Business of the Week | 2022-12-23 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 23, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Cottingham Hardware of Alexandria, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Cottingham Hardware of Alexandria, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. All across the nation are American small towns whose main street businesses bring color and vibrancy to their community. These businesses might be stores that occupy a specific niche, or may be the product of one entrepreneur’s dreams turned reality. Many of these businesses however, are simply shops that the community has come to rely on, with a top-quality product or service that keeps their customers coming back. Such is the case for Alexandria’s Cottingham Hardware, also referred to as Cottingham Ace, that was founded in 1957. This hardware store has been faithfully serving its’ customers for sixty-five years, easily cementing the business as community institution. Sixty-five years ago, Tom and Betty Cottingham opened Cottingham Hardware, a hardware store right in the heart of the little town of Alexandria, Kentucky. Since its’ inception over six decades ago, the store has been dutifully serving its customers, offering them whatever hardware goods they might need, including but not limited to, specialty chrome, electrical lighting, as well as lawn and garden tools. The store also carries a large selection of firearms and ammunition, making the shop especially popular during Northern Kentucky’s busy hunting season. In addition to the wide array of products available for pur… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/dr-rand-paul-releases-2022-festivus-report-on-government-waste/ | Dr. Rand Paul Releases 2022 ‘Festivus’ Report on Government Waste | 2022-12-23 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 23, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), released his 2022 “Festivus” Report, totaling $482,276,543,907 in government waste. This marks Dr. Paul’s eighth edition of the Festivus Report as he continues working to alert the American people to how their federal government uses their hard-earned money. Some of the highlights include the National Institutes of Health spending $2.3 million injecting beagle puppies with cocaine, and separately spending $187,500 to verify that kids love their pets. The Department of Health and Human Services spent $689,222 to study romance between parrots, the NIH funded a $3 million annual research project to watch hamsters on steroids fight, and the U.S. Census Bureau spent $2.5 million on Super Bowl Ads. You can find Dr. Paul’s 2022 Festivus Report HERE. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=6DEACF57-625F-4C68-8CB4-30A50839A089 | McConnell Secures Resources to Benefit Kentucky in this Year’s Government Funding Bill | 2022-12-22 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today this year’s Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill contains significant resources to support important Kentucky institutions and programs. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator McConnell advocated on behalf of the Commonwealth in this year's government funding process. Once the House passes the measure, it will go to the President for his signature. “This government funding bill makes a big, real-dollar increase in defense spending and a big, real-dollar cut to liberal domestic spending while still directing significant federal resources to Kentucky. It’s a win for every Kentuckian concerned with rising threats to our national security and the Commonwealth’s economy and health,” said Senator McConnell. “While I worked to ensure responsible spending in this bill, I also made sure it funds the programs that directly help Kentucky. This legislation devotes landmark resources to helping disaster-affected communities, securing our national defense, fighting back against substance abuse, investing in our infrastructure, and preserving our natural beauty.” Senator McConnell secured the following achievements in this year’s bill to benefit Kentucky: Protecting Land Between the Lakes “Land Between the Lakes is one of Kentucky’s finest natural treasures and drives tourism and job growth in a large portion of Western Kentucky. I’ve worked with constituent groups for years to preserve this Kentucky landmark for future generations, and was proud to continue those efforts in legislation included in this year’s government funding bill,” said Senator McConnell. “The Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act will improve funding and oversight and help solve the long list of issues facing LBL. I appreciate Congressman Comer’s work on the issue and look forward to the improvements it will make for visitors and LBL stakeholders.” Senator McConnell introduced the Land Between the Lakes Recreation and He… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=369DFBA1-8F17-4A72-BEB4-FD1A1C9A00C7 | Senate Confirms Kentuckian Wade White for TVA Board of Directors | 2022-12-21 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding the Senate confirming the nomination of former Lyon County Judge-Executive Wade White to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors: “I applaud the Senate approving Wade White’s nomination and finally adding a Kentuckian to the TVA Board of Directors. As proven by his successful tenure as Lyon County Judge-Executive, Wade will be a leader in helping 215,000 Kentucky households access the reliable power TVA promises to provide. Wade’s heart has always been in serving his home state and his unique perspective will bring balance to the organization and its priorities. I thank Wade for his hard work on behalf of Kentucky and look forward to his service to our state and country on the TVA Board.” Senator McConnell recommended White to the President for this position and introduced him to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=6700DFCF-C103-4675-A940-5146E4DE1027 | Funding Bill Makes Essential Investments in American Strength and Security | 2022-12-21 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | 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 bipartisan government funding bill before this body is imperfect but strong. It will make huge new investments in our Armed Forces while cutting non-defense, non-veterans baseline spending in real dollars. “Let me say that again: The world’s greatest military will get the funding increase that it needs, outpacing inflation. Meanwhile, non-defense, non-veterans spending will come in below the rate of inflation, for a real-dollar cut. “This is a debate about American security, American servicemembers, and American interests on the world stage. “Month after month, year after year, competitors such as China are methodically pouring money and planning into upgrading and modernizing their own militaries. They are constantly probing new ways to expand their military, intelligence, economic, and political reach — indirectly or directly threatening American forces and our allies’ and partners’ forces. “Under these perilous circumstances, cutting defense spending in real dollars, as Democrats first wanted to do, is not an option. “And embarking on a potentially endless cycle of continuing resolutions that give our military real-dollar funding cuts because of inflation, and give Defense Department leaders no certainty to plan and invest — that is not an acceptable option either. “There is no question the bipartisan funding bill is imperfect. “If Senate Republicans controlled this chamber, we would have handled the appropriations process differently from top to bottom. “But given the reality of where we stand today, Senators have two options this week: We will either give our Armed Forces the resources and certainty that they need, or we will deny it to them.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=ACB7226B-B758-473A-94AE-4DB655512F6C | McConnell on Zelenskyy Visit: Helping Ukraine Directly Serves Core American Interests | 2022-12-21 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: “Later today, members of Congress will have the opportunity to assemble in a Joint Meeting and hear from President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. “I look forward to welcoming President Zelenskyy to the Capitol, and to hearing from the Ukrainian people’s elected leader at a critical moment in their struggle for their safety and sovereignty against Russia’s unhinged aggression. The people of Ukraine have reminded the entire free world about the meaning of sovereignty and the price of freedom. They’ve fought back against the invaders with inspiring bravery. “And let’s be clear. The reason that a big bipartisan majority of the American people and big bipartisan majorities in Congress support continuing to assist Ukraine is not primarily about inspiring speeches or a desire to engage in philanthropy. “The Ukrainian people are courageous and innocent and they deserve our help. President Zelenskyy is an inspiring leader. But the most basic reasons for continuing to help Ukraine degrade and defeat the Russian invaders are cold, hard, practical American interests. “Helping equip our friends in Eastern Europe to win this war is also a direct investment in reducing Vladimir Putin’s future capabilities to menace America, threaten our allies, and contest our core interests. “Defeating Russia’s aggression will help prevent further security crises in Europe. “It will prevent even further economic chaos that would roil key American trading partners and hurt American workers and families directly. “It will massively wear down the arsenal that is available to Putin for future efforts to use bullying and bloodshed to redraw still other borders down the road. “And it will send a stark warning to other would-be aggressors like the People’s Republic of China. “By assisting Ukraine today, America is directly demonstrating our commitment to the basic principles of territorial integrity and… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/dr-rand-paul-introduces-legislation-to-bring-more-freedom-and-flexibility-to-healthcare/ | Dr. Rand Paul Introduces Legislation to Bring More Freedom and Flexibility to Healthcare | 2022-12-21 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) continued his efforts to help Americans more easily meet their health care needs by introducing his Health Savings Accounts for All Act and his Health Marketplace for All Act. “As Americans’ health care costs continue to rise, my plan puts more power in the people’s hands, getting rid of unnecessary restrictions, expanding access, and trusting Americans to make the decisions that are best for them,” said Dr. Paul. Health Savings Accounts for All Act: Health savings accounts (HSA) give millions of Americans the freedom and flexibility to save and pay for medical costs their insurance doesn’t cover. Dr. Paul’s Health Savings Accounts for All Act will allow all Americans—regardless of income or insurance coverage—to take advantage of tax-free health savings accounts. You can read more about Dr. Paul’s Health Savings Accounts for All Act HERE and read the bill in its entirety HERE. Health Marketplace for All Act: Employer-sponsored health insurance is a great value for those who can get it, but many Americans can’t access affordable plans simply because they don’t work for a large corporation. A major problem in health insurance is that if you are on your own or part of a very small group, you have no leverage for prices, and if someone gets very sick, then you don’t have the protection of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people sharing the risk. Dr. Paul’s Health Marketplace for All Act will allow any membership organization to offer an ERISA health plan to its members—and to do so across state lines—regardless of an employment relationship. Nearly any conceivable membership-based entity would be empowered to collectively bargain with insurers to negotiate better rates. The possible sponsors for these bargaining groups are endless – they could include rideshare services, online retailers, wholesale clubs, credit unions, churches, etc. Any group o… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=095682C7-1DD2-4252-B7A8-418F781B5F6D | Bipartisan Bill Funds Our Troops While Cutting Non-Defense, Non-Veterans Baseline After Inflation | 2022-12-20 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: “President Biden’s proposal for fiscal year 2023 was a massive, real-dollar increase for liberal domestic spending and a significant real-dollar cut for the national defense. “Thanks to tireless work from Senator Shelby and a number of our colleagues, the government funding bill that we’ll be taking up this week does exactly the reverse of what the Biden Administration wanted. “This bill will significantly grow the baseline for defense and significantly cut the baseline for non-defense, non-veterans, after inflation. “A big real-dollar increase for the defense baseline, and a big real-dollar cut for the non-defense, non-veterans baseline. “This is an impressive outcome for the Republican negotiators, and more importantly, it is the outcome that our country needs — to keep helping Ukraine and our other friends; to keep out-innovating and outcompeting Russia and China; and to keep our brave men and women in uniform equipped with the best training, tools, and technologies the world has ever seen. “The Administration’s original vision for the federal budget — starving defense, while shoveling cash into miscellaneous domestic spending — was so out of whack that Democrats in Congress have joined Republicans in rejecting it. “Then there was some discussion that Democrats might only agree to make sufficient investments in our Armed Forces if they got to jack up domestic spending even higher, as compensation. “Of course, that didn’t make any sense either. The Commander-in-Chief’s own political party does not get to take our troops hostage in order to demand even more unrelated goodies. “Republicans’ position all along was very simple: Defending America and out-competing our rivals is a fundamental governing duty. It is the basic business that we’re supposed to take care of. Not something for which Democrats get special rewards. “And that’s precisely what … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=CEEBE2B5-70A8-4BA6-A707-265812EE4117 | Senator McConnell Comments on Passage of Burma Act | 2022-12-20 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding passage of the Burma Act: “The defense bill impacts a huge number of America’s efforts for good around the world that don’t always make top headlines. For example, I’m glad this NDAA makes headway on behalf of the people of Burma, and the decades-long struggle for democracy in that country, which I’ve been proud to support throughout my career. “Since Burma’s military junta launched a coup in early 2021, the country has plunged deeper into catastrophe. “More than 1 million people displaced. Sham trials and summary executions. The extrajudicial torture and murder of many more. Indiscriminate shelling and air strikes against ethnic villages. “Burma’s former leader – and my good friend – Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is reportedly being held in solitary confinement following a sham trial at the hands of her deposers. And in the absence of strong international condemnation, the junta is literally getting away with murder. “When Secretary Blinken visited Southeast Asia this summer, I called for less talk and more action. The people of Burma don’t have the luxury of waiting around for American assistance. “Now, with the passage of the Burma Act as part of this year’s NDAA, Congress is stepping up where the Administration has dithered. “This landmark bill mandates sharp sanctions against senior Tatmadaw officials and the state-owned businesses that keep their coffers full. “It compels the Administration to make decisions about whether and how to unravel the junta’s lucrative grip on Burma’s energy sector. “It codifies U.S. support for organizations that actually represent Burma’s people and authorizes new engagement with ethnic organizations that are defending the people against the brutal hand of the Tatmadaw, as well as new non-lethal and humanitarian assistance for society organizations. “It directs the President to improve coordination with America’s allies and partners to incr… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=EA8473EB-F0E2-426D-93C4-ABEE81C88531 | NDAA Contains Key Wins That Don’t Make National Headlines | 2022-12-20 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national defense: “Last week, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, a landmark step forward for our Armed Forces. This year’s bill was named for our distinguished departing colleague, Ranking Member Inhofe. “As I’ve discussed at length, this year’s NDAA was a major step in the right direction to keep the U.S. the world’s preeminent superpower. “But another aspect that doesn’t get enough attention is the ways that Congress’s role in defending America also directly benefits military communities across each of our home states. “My home state of Kentucky is home to major Army installations like Fort Campbell and Fort Knox, the Kentucky Air and Army National Guard, and indispensable pillars of America’s defense industrial base. “This year’s NDAA provides record resources for those Kentuckians who support and serve in our Armed Forces. “Of special note in this year’s bill is its full funding of the Chemical Demilitarization Pilot Program at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Kentucky. “If all goes according to plan, the Depot could wrap up its chemical weapon destruction mission by next year. That will be a landmark milestone in Kentucky history. “When I took office, many of America’s most potent chemical munitions were languishing at the Richmond facility. Community activists were understandably concerned about the dangerous weapons in their backyard and asked me to help coordinate the massive effort needed to get rid of them. “Working with those local leaders, I’ve spent the past four decades securing federal funding for the chemical munitions destruction mission. And now, the end of that project is within reach. “This year’s NDAA also authorizes a feasibility study to help local authorities plan for the future of the Depot after the chemical weapon destruction mission wraps up. That study will identify opportunities to enhance Richmond’s role as… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=2E8ED978-A3C9-49A8-B496-92EEFE64D7FD | McConnell Honors Retiring Senator Richard Shelby | 2022-12-19 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL): “I’ve saved my tribute for the most senior retiring Republican member for late in the year. “But even with mere days remaining until the end of his term, our colleague’s calendar has been packed — not with fancy farewell parties, but with a final chapter of high-stakes negotiations and tireless legislative work on behalf of his state, our nation, and in particular our Armed Forces. “It’s no surprise that Senator Richard Shelby’s final days in the Senate see him running through the tape and burning the literal midnight oil. “The state of Alabama has sent some prolific and powerful Senators to this chamber over its history. But Richard Shelby has surpassed them all. He is not just the longest-serving Senator from Alabama, he is the most influential. Our friend is one of the most effective legislators the United States Senate has ever seen. “Growing up outside Depression-era Birmingham, Richard Shelby was not automatically predestined for the halls of power. “But even before our friend had grown into the fullness of his commanding stature, I understand that young Richard Shelby was never afraid to throw his weight around, whether he was fighting for his team on the football field or putting himself between a classmate and a bully on the streetcar. “As a young man, there was hardly any academic or athletic test that Richard didn’t pass with flying colors. But the way I hear it, the most important test was ensuring that a pretty girl named Annette was delivered back home in time for curfew after their first date. “Annette was intrigued by this handsome young man, but she also loved and respected her own family, so she declared that if Richard was late dropping her off, the first date would be the last! “Thus, a partnership for the ages was born. “And ever since the Shelbys’ very first campaign victory in 1970, the people of Alabama have had… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=417C41F3-7990-459F-A065-9159C4D09AFB | Congress Should Fix the President’s Broken Defense Budget Request | 2022-12-19 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: “When the Biden Administration put out their budget proposal, Republicans knew it was wrong for the country. “The Administration wanted to cut funding for our Armed Forces after inflation while massively increasing spending on non-defense. “Republicans have taken the President’s bizarre position and flipped it on its head. “The bipartisan government funding bill that Senators Shelby and Leahy have finished negotiating does exactly the opposite of what the Biden Administration first proposed. “This bill provides a substantial real-dollar increase to the defense baseline… and a substantial real-dollar cut to the non-defense, non-veterans baseline. “Let me say that again. “President Biden wanted to cut defense spending and grow liberal domestic spending in real dollars. “But Congress is rejecting the Biden Administration’s vision and doing the exact opposite. “This bill will grow defense spending and cut non-defense, non-veterans spending after inflation. “Just last week, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act on an overwhelming bipartisan basis. Senators on both sides acknowledged that President Biden and his Administration had failed to request the level of resources that our servicemembers and their commanders actually need. “So on a bipartisan basis, we ignored the Administration’s request and authorized what our Armed Forces need. “But the landmark investments in upgrading and modernizing our Armed Forces that we just laid out in the NDAA will not happen unless Congress follows through and appropriates the money to pay the bills. “That’s what Senators Shelby and Leahy have given us the opportunity to do: Make good on our commitments in the NDAA by following through with actual funding. “Americans want our nation to remain the preeminent global superpower. “We want our country to remain the mightiest civilization the world… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/dr-rand-paul-honors-just-for-you-boutique-of-frankfort-as-senate-small-business-of-the-week/ | Dr. Rand Paul Honors Just For You Boutique of Frankfort as Senate Small Business of the Week | 2022-12-16 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 16, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Just For You Boutique of Frankfort, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Just For You Boutique of Frankfort, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Across the country you will not find two small businesses with the same origin story. In most cases, the tale behind how one gets started is just as unique as the business itself. Such is the story of Nicole Boyd’s business, Just For You Boutique. Nicole, a native of the Bluegrass state, was driving through its capital when she found herself stopped at a red light. As she gazed out the window towards an empty store front, she couldn’t help but notice a big “Available for Sale or Rent” sign in the window. It was in that moment that Nicole decided that she would open her own clothing store, right there in that location. Sometimes all it takes is a self-starting individual to make their dream a reality, as is the case with Nicole. Not long after that fateful stop in Frankfort traffic, Just For You Boutique opened up on March 8th, 2016. As an active member of the community, Nicole’s favorite aspect of owning her own business is that it enables her to really engage with the people of Frankfort, as she is constantly seeing friends and neighbors walk through her doors. Moreover, Nicole understands that successful businesses put their community first. She often collaborates with other small businesses around Frankfort to offer products and experiences that are unique to Kentucky and… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=0D79B131-0DD5-4C05-AD98-13DC2249D76E | Senate Finalizes McConnell Provisions to Strengthen Kentucky’s Water Infrastructure | 2022-12-15 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he secured several priorities to benefit Kentucky in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) that the Senate passed today. This legislation authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to carry out projects across the country that invest in ports, harbors, and inland waterways, build resilient infrastructure, and help preserve the natural environment. A House/Senate conference committee negotiated the legislation based on the two previous bills the Senate and House passed separately. This bill now goes to the President for his signature. “Kentucky sits at the heart of America’s inland waterways, serving as a national hub for transportation and commerce. Because of this, I’ve worked hard to advance the Commonwealth’s priorities in this year’s water infrastructure legislation to protect our natural heritage, foster development and growth, and help our waterside communities. I’m grateful my Senate colleagues approved these investments in Kentucky’s future,” said Senator McConnell. Senator McConnell secured the following provisions to benefit Kentucky: Kentucky Lock and Dam Language instructing the USACE to expedite the completion of the Kentucky Lock addition project in Livingston County, Kentucky. The bill also includes language pausing Appropriations limits on projects, which will allow construction to continue even with possible cost increases. “For years, I have used my leadership role in the United States Senate to advocate for the completion of the long-awaited Kentucky Lock and Dam project. I have helped secure more than $1 billion for this project, including over $465 million last year through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The language in this year’s Senate water infrastructure bill will help that project stay on track, even if it is hit by cost overruns driven by inflation. Once finished, the new Kentucky Lock and Dam will allow the Commonwealth to take full advantage of ou… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=882D19F9-A289-42B6-8E84-B831819FC523 | McConnell Honors Retiring Senator Pat Toomey | 2022-12-15 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA): “The Senate is often labeled the world’s greatest deliberative body. A place where generations of titanic statesmen have asked the deep questions about America. “Questions like: How do we balance individual liberty with the common good? What role should we play on the world stage? And: How should tax depreciation affect a small restaurant owner who’s buying a new Fry-o-lator? “Anyone around the Senate would recognize that last query as the work of our detail-oriented, hometown-focused, economics whiz, the junior Senator from Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey. “Pat’s entire sterling career — from the private sector, to the House, to nonprofit activism, to the Senate — has revolved around the reality that economics is central to daily life. What seem like dry financial matters can determine whether whole societies rise or fall, and whether hardworking families struggle or succeed. “For two terms in the Senate and almost two decades total in Congress, Pat’s commanding mastery of economic issues have had a massive impact on his state and country. “Our friend takes particular pride, as he should, in his leading role in delivering the generational tax reform of 2017. Most people involved in that massive effort found it exhausting. I understand Pat considered it energizing. Our resident economist was in his element. And the work he helped lead created one of the best economic moments for working Americans in a generation, before the pandemic. “Tax reform is far from the only fruit of Pat’s labors. From the JOBS Act of 2012, which put financial markets more within reach for everyday investors…To the CARES Act, where Pat helped steer our bedrock financial institutions through pandemic turmoil. We knew we were getting a principled firebrand when our friend joined the Senate, but we’ve also gotten a collegial consensus-builder. “Whether it was Pat’s work on the… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=B43FD17D-A970-44C9-9F4B-DD72946EEE7A | McConnell Secures Kentucky Priorities in Critical Defense Bill Passed by Senate | 2022-12-15 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today praised Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a critical defense policy and funding bill. The Senator secured several important provisions in the legislation for Kentucky’s servicemembers, military installations, and defense programs. “America’s enemies are on the move, but Kentucky’s servicemembers and military installations are better prepared than ever to defend against them. I was proud to vote in support of our men and women in uniform and secure record funding for our national defense in this year’s NDAA,” said Senator McConnell. “Kentucky plays a key role in America’s national security and this bill only deepens our commitment. From landmark progress at the Blue Grass Army Depot, to support for servicemembers based at Kentucky’s Fort Knox and Fort Campbell, to renewed funding for drug eradication and 21st-century cybersecurity training, the provisions I helped secure in this bill will support Kentucky’s military heroes as they work to keep our country safe.” This legislation authorizes well-deserved funding increases for our nation’s military heroes, including: The highest pay raise in twenty years for both military servicemembers and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian workers to address recruiting and retention problems. $847 billion in topline funding for military and national security programs - $45 billion more than President Biden requested – to respond to inflation and heightened security risks around the globe. $1 billion to replenish our national defense stockpile with modern weaponry, supporting defense industrial manufacturing jobs in Kentucky and across the country. The bill includes the following provisions that specifically benefit Kentucky and increase the Commonwealth’s role in America’s defense: $20 million for the University of Louisville’s Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program. In 2019, Senator McConnell authored the provision and later secured the funding necessary to h… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=FA36A0EB-16A9-4EAC-9D70-F902E3D2A208 | Defense Legislation is Crucial First Step Toward American Global Strength | 2022-12-15 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national defense: “All year, Senate Republicans have urged Democrats to prioritize two basic governing duties. Two tasks that are essential to keeping America safe, keeping us on track to remain the world’s superpower, and doing right by our men and women in uniform. “Number one is the annual defense bill, where we authorize the investments, tools, and training that our commanders, leaders, and servicemembers need. “And number two is passing government funding where we back up the NDAA’s ambitions with the actual dollars and cents that turn plans into reality. “Bipartisan negotiators are still working on the second item. I hope they are able to produce text of a bipartisan government funding bill that can pass the Senate before our hard deadline next Thursday. Otherwise, I will support pivoting next week to a short-term continuing resolution into the new year. “But I’m glad that, in the very near future, the Senate will finally fulfill the first key duty and pass a strong NDAA, named for our retiring Ranking Member Senator Inhofe. “I’ve spent all week discussing ways this legislation will help our Armed Forces and national security professionals safeguard our homeland, bolster our partnerships, and keep adversaries like Russia on their back feet. “Today I want to focus on what most Senators agree is the single greatest medium-term and long-term national security challenge that our nation faces: The Chinese Communist Party. “The legislation we’ll pass today includes provisions to extend our security assistance to Taiwan. “It steps up our investments in capabilities that are especially crucial to operations in the Indo-Pacific, from space assets to naval mines. “It re-prioritizes countering China’s nuclear breakout by curbing the Biden Administration’s naïve efforts to retire critical elements of our nuclear arsenal. “It tightens security on our cutting-edge research… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=3E31D08D-C829-4EDD-89D4-23204DE2AA01 | Democrats’ Attack on Charter Schools is an Attack on Parents’ Rights | 2022-12-14 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding school choice: “Against the backdrop of punishing 13.8% cumulative inflation since January 2021, an open borders crisis, spiking deaths from drug overdoses, and surging violent crime from coast to coast, President Biden has decided his A-1 priority needs to be… cracking down on charter schools. “And harming the educational opportunities available to millions of low-income students in the process. “Charter schools have long injected a huge dose of choice and competition into the schooling options available to low-income Americans and communities of color. This became especially true and especially important during the pandemic. “Big Labor teachers’ unions spent the pandemic forcing government-run public schools to keep their doors shut long after private schools, parochial schools, and schools across Europe were all back operating safely in person. “During this time, charter schools became a haven. They offered an escape rope out of learning loss for kids who would otherwise have been left behind. No wonder that, according to one analysis, charter school enrollment has surged since the pandemic started, even as public school enrollments have fallen off. “But sadly, whenever kids’ best interests and Big Labor’s pocketbooks come into conflict, we know where most of today’s Democratic Party will come down. “The Biden Administration has dutifully written a harsh new regulation that would intentionally chip away at the federal charter schools program and strip funding from many public charter schools. “President Biden and his team are trying to force charter schools to conform to a whole new set of top-down, one-size-fits-all rules that the teachers’ unions want forced onto their competitors. “The Democrats’ rule is designed to hamstring charter schools and leave them more reliant on government bureaucracies in everything from what they teach to how kids get to school in t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=F01D7708-50FC-4C29-BF31-546DF70465D4 | McConnell on Framework for Full-Year Funding: “The Hard Work Can Finally Start” | 2022-12-14 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: “Today is December the 14th. Senate Republicans have spent months — literally months — begging our Democratic colleagues to stop fiddling with partisan nonsense and focus on two core things: The NDAA and government funding. “I have been talking about the need for a strong National Defense Authorization Act all year long. I’m glad we are finally going to wrap up that basic governing duty in the next few days. “With respect to government funding: I was glad to hear Senator Shelby announce yesterday evening that negotiators have reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework for a full-year government funding bill. Long-term continuing resolutions cheat our Armed Forces out of the resources and the certainty that our commanders and civilian leaders need to keep modernizing our forces, investing in crucial weapons, and outcompeting adversaries such as China. “I am glad that our Democratic colleagues finally accepted reality and conceded to the Republican position that we need to prioritize our national security. Republicans simply were not going to lavish extra liberal spending on the Commander-in-Chief’s own party as a reward for adequately funding the national defense. It wasn’t going to happen. “Funding defense is a basic, bipartisan duty of government — not something that earns Democrats special treats. “As Senator Shelby stated last night, this framework agreement doesn’t mean the hard work is over; it means the hard work can finally start. It will take seriousness and good faith on both sides to produce actual legislation that follows this framework. Poison pills, especially far-left demands to overturn longstanding and commonsense policy riders, will need to stay far away from this process. “And even then, the calendar will still make this a challenging sprint. Our side has made it clear that the Senate has until December 22nd to complete either a ful… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=20BBBEA6-C95D-4A7D-B72B-1FFB282C5F70 | McConnell Honors Retiring Senator Richard Burr | 2022-12-13 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Richard Burr (R-NC): “I’d like to begin my tribute to another of our distinguished departing colleagues by quoting his own words, from a letter written in 2009. ‘Dear Mr. and Mrs. Carver, Thank you for entrusting me with [your son’s] memorial bracelet at the Asheville Veterans Day Ceremony. I wish there had been more time to talk that day. I returned to Washington, DC with the bracelet on my wrist. … [your son’s] unrelenting courage and zeal for life are what I will think of when I look at his name on my wrist. Rest assured that I will wear his bracelet forever.’ “A quiet gesture; unheralded and understated; but leaving hugely impactful ripples in its wake. A perfect case study in Senator Richard Burr. “At first glance, it might appear to the uninitiated that our distinguished friend is a man of contrasts or contradictions. For example — this impeccably-dressed Southern gentleman has been known to drive around town in a rickety old Volkswagen Thing that our dear departed colleague John McCain once called, ‘an assault on the senses.’ “Or take the fact that when most of us were happy enough to finish high school as either a successful jock or a successful student, Richard was both a standout scholarship football player and winner of the science fair. “Or consider that our unflappable, calm colleague with an easy manner — almost casual, really — has been one of this chamber’s most dogged legislators and most relentless champions across a whole array of critically important causes. “That special bracelet bearing Army Chief Warrant Officer Mitch Carver’s name isn’t just a comfort to one Gold Star family. It’s an outward sign of Richard Burr’s entire approach to his job: supporting service, honoring sacrifice, and making life better for folks in North Carolina and across the nation. “For five years, Richard’s colleagues tasked him with helming the Intelligence Commit… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=A7E3D4DE-BF2A-41D5-B448-E6B06AE29AAA | Ukraine Support Is One Example of American Leadership Paying Dividends | 2022-12-13 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine and national defense: “Senate Republicans have spent months focused on the need for a strong, bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act and robust funding for our Armed Forces. “Defending our homeland, deterring future threats, and supporting our allies and partners should not be last-minute low priorities. “They’re fundamental duties if we want to remain the strongest power in the world. And investing in strength today protects our country, our servicemembers, and the American taxpayer tomorrow. “Take, for example, Ukraine. “For nearly a year now, the free people of a sovereign nation have stood firm and battled against brutal and lawless aggression. “The Ukrainians’ brave stand has been made possible in part because the United States and a number of other countries have realized that supporting their self-defense directly serves our own interests. “Europe together constitutes America’s largest trading partner. Instability in Europe poses a direct threat to the countless American producers who sell to our friends across the Atlantic. Further huge disruptions to European markets would only add to the inflationary challenges that Democrats’ spending has caused us here at home. “What’s more, a successful Russian invasion would embolden the entire club of anti-American thug regimes to take bolder and more brazen steps toward further conflict, including direct threats to American lives. “Every day Russia spends on the back foot in Ukraine degrades its own ability to wage further wars and dramatically changes the cost-benefit calculus for others who might contemplate similar violence. “Continuing support for Ukraine is the popular mainstream view that stretches across the ideological spectrum. “On my side of the aisle, for example, the former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said recently that supporting Ukraine ‘fully and completely’ is in t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=002B9ADB-53B2-4F03-9A7D-270CB7E6EA69 | Sanders Resolution on Yemen Would Strengthen Iran, Russia, and China | 2022-12-12 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the American global leadership: “Events from Europe to Asia to the Middle East continue to demonstrate on a daily basis why American global strength and leadership are essential for protecting our homeland, our core interests, and our allies and partners. “But unfortunately, Senator Sanders of Vermont has drafted a resolution that would pull America back from global leadership in a clumsy and deeply counterproductive way. “Our colleague has prepared a resolution attempting to further limit America’s support for the UN-recognized government in Yemen and the Saudi-led coalition helping defend it against Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists. “I welcome debate about American policy towards Iran, and that’s what this resolution is really about. Not Yemen; but Tehran. “There is no question about Tehran’s role in the fighting in Yemen from the very beginning. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is intimately involved. “Less than one month ago, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard stopped a wooden sailing vessel heading from Iran to Yemen and found 70 tons of missile fuel component that Iran was trying to sneak to the terrorist rebels. This, on top of countless small arms, UAVs, and rockets that Iran has provided to support Houthi terror. “Iran has long seen the fight in Yemen as a way to expand its influence and tighten its grip on regional power. There is little question that an Iran-backed Houthi victory over the UN-recognized government of Yemen would be bad news for American interests in the region and the interests of our close partners. “Iran and their Houthi partners want a platform to launch indiscriminate terrorist attacks against civilian cities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Against ships belonging to Israel and other internationally-flagged vessels. The IRGC will continue to use Yemen as a testing site for the same kinds of weapons that Iran has long used to target and kill… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9F25A09A-E302-44AF-9451-BBD2952F998F | McConnell Outlines Commonsense Principles for Government Funding | 2022-12-12 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national defense: “The Senate gavels in today with our annual defense bill still unpassed; with less than one week remaining of government funding; and less than two weeks left until our hard stop for the holidays on Friday the 23rd. “That’s the bad news. But the good news is that both sides have a clear understanding of what it will take to finish our work on a bipartisan basis. “First, Senators Inhofe and Reed and their House counterparts have hashed out a strong, bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act. The Senate should turn to it as soon as possible. “But, of course, Congress authorizing the tools, training, and equipment that our Armed Forces need will accomplish little if we fail to then provide the actual funding. “Both sides know what it would take for the Senate to pass a full-year government funding bill into law. There is no mystery here. A funding agreement would need to fully fund our national defense at the level written into the NDAA, without lavishing extra funding beyond what President Biden even requested onto Democrats’ partisan domestic priorities. “Our Democratic colleagues have already spent two years massively increasing domestic spending, using party-line reconciliation bills outside the normal appropriations process. So clearly, our colleagues cannot now demand even more domestic spending than President Biden even requested in exchange for funding the United States military. “Funding our national defense is a basic governing duty. “The Commander-in-Chief’s own party does not get to demand a pile of unrelated goodies in exchange for doing their job and funding our Armed Forces. “If House and Senate Democratic colleagues can accept these realities in the very near future, we may still have a shot at assembling a full-year funding bill that will give our military commanders the certainty they need to invest, plan, and stay competitive wit… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-honors-napier-brothers-clothing-lancaster-senate-small-business-week/ | Dr. Rand Paul Honors Napier Brothers Clothing of Lancaster as Senate Small Business of the Week | 2022-12-09 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Napier Brothers Clothing of Lancaster, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Napier Brothers Clothing of Lancaster, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Mr. Lonnie Napier is a lifelong resident of Garrard County, Kentucky, and he remembers when the county did not look quite like it does today. Mr. Napier grew up in a rural part of Garrard County, and as a boy he did not know the comforts of running water, telephones, electricity, and in-door plumbing. However, as Mr. Napier grew older he continued to leave his mark on the community. In 1966, at the age of twenty-six years old, Mr. Napier was elected to the Garrard County Fiscal Court, the youngest man to ever be elected to such group. From that day forward Mr. Napier would continue his involvement with local government, even as he began his career in the clothing business. Lonnie Napier opened Napier Brothers Clothing back in 1990, and he has been working at the same location in Lancaster square ever since, making it the oldest small business on the town square. As one might gather from the store’s name, Lonnie’s business is a family business, having named the store after his two sons, both of which worked in the store during their youth. Today the store sells all sorts of clothing, ranging from casual wear to clothes suited for working outside, and shoes, ranging from men’s and ladies’ footwear to work boots suitable for outdoor conditions. According to Lonnie Napier t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=315C05B4-A542-4695-BB5C-72F3519B68BA | McConnell on the University of Louisville’s Hiring of Jeff Brohm: “Our Hometown Hero is Coming Back” | 2022-12-08 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today on the University of Louisville’s hiring of Jeff Brohm as the school’s new head football coach: “I couldn’t be happier to hear that my alma mater is bringing Jeff Brohm back to Louisville to head up the Cardinals football program. As a student-athlete at Trinity High School and the University of Louisville, Jeff impressed us all with his smart play, skill as a quarterback, and leadership on and off the field. Following a career in the NFL, he honed his coaching skills for more than two decades in Kentucky and around the country. Now, our hometown hero is coming back. I’m excited to join the Cardinal family in welcoming Coach Brohm home.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=4568F063-6114-41FF-9E49-9F4C620A5E4A | McConnell Honors Retiring Senator Rob Portman | 2022-12-08 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Rob Portman (R-OH): “Fewer than 40 miles from Ohio’s border with Kentucky, about halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton, there’s a suburb called Lebanon. “The corner of Main Street and Broadway looks much like it did almost a century ago in 1926. That’s when a young couple, Robert and Virginia Jones, bought and renovated an unassuming brick building called the Golden Lamb Restaurant and Hotel. “But the Golden Lamb’s modest exterior conceals major history. Its prime location on the highway between Cincinnati and Columbus made it a key stopover for important travelers. By 1926, each of our country’s eight Presidents from Ohio, plus Henry Clay, plus a long list of other luminaries — every one of them had spent a night at this inn, or at least broken bread in its dining room. “The Joneses’ small-town American entrepreneurial spirit wrote their family right into the history of American statesmanship. And as it turns out, that started a family tradition. Because a few years later, those newly-minted innkeepers had a daughter, Joan. And then Joan and her husband Bill had their own kids. And though Bill Portman would pass away just a few months before the swearing-in, his son would one day cap an incredible career in government by representing Ohio right here in the U.S. Senate. “As Rob explained in his maiden speech, he spent his own formative years in and around a different family business. Bill risked everything in early middle age to strike out and start a small equipment business. Joan kept the books. And the way I’ve heard it, young Rob’s own involvement was as hands-on as it gets. There wasn’t just no nepotism, Mr. President, there was negative nepotism. One summer break, Rob was put to work grinding old paint off the trucks. Even his supervisor called it — quote — ‘the lowest job in the place.’ “This team effort grew Portman Equipment from five jobs created to mo… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=7C38AF9F-E8B9-408E-BB31-3570B3B88E00 | Democrats Do Not Get Concessions in Exchange for Protecting America | 2022-12-08 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national defense: “Yesterday, I explained a simple and obvious reality that will determine whether the NDAA and government funding legislation succeed or fail. “Here’s the simple fact: Protecting America and supporting our troops is not some partisan Republican priority that we will cajole and reward Democrats into accepting. “Providing for the common defense is a basic, minimum responsibility of being in government. Passing a defense authorization bill and appropriating the money our military needs are not right-wing demands that Democrats get unrelated goodies for going along with. “A Commander-in-Chief’s own party does not get to take our troops hostage for unrelated policy aims. Democrats will not be getting special rewards for doing their job. “Yesterday, I praised the bipartisan deal that our Senate and House Armed Services Committees have struck on the NDAA. The House was supposed to advance the bill yesterday. But instead, the Democratic majority fell into disarray. “Some Democrats want to scuttle the defense bill by attaching unrelated liberal demands that would guarantee its collapse. “Attaching partisan non sequiturs to this carefully-negotiated NDAA would achieve one and only one outcome: “It would ensure that neither the NDAA nor their wish list become law. “The only outcome that partisan game-playing would produce is the collapse of this bill. A massive injury for the United States Armed Forces, at the hands of President Biden’s party, on President Biden’s watch. “The House needs to send us the agreed-upon, bipartisan NDAA without delay. “The same reality applies to appropriations, as well. “Democrats just spent two years using the partisan reconciliation process to lavish trillions of extra dollars on liberal, domestic demands while our Armed Forces languished on the back burner. The Biden Administration printed and spent trillions on things like we… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=A4249372-1CCD-4A29-BF7D-AE8BBA187CB7 | McConnell Secures More Than $5.8 Million for Kentucky Broadband Development | 2022-12-08 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) will provide Kentucky with more than $5.8 million to fund broadband development. Senator McConnell helped secure this funding by supporting the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which established the two programs that will provide today’s grant. Senator McConnell led the IIJA to Senate passage last year and the President signed the bill into law last November. That legislation will give Kentucky billions of dollars over five years to improve the Commonwealth’s roads, bridges, railroads, riverports, airports, broadband, and more. Today’s grant will help Kentucky’s state government develop a broadband improvement plan that addresses existing gaps in the Commonwealth’s internet coverage. Currently, many Kentuckians – especially those living in rural areas – lack access to affordable, reliable broadband. These planning funds will help the Commonwealth develop a strategy that ensures all Kentuckians are covered before the state receives additional IIJA broadband funding to expand high-speed capacity. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=F51B3FB7-E49F-4E69-8990-ECE979F479BF | Senator McConnell Marks One Year Since Devastating Tornado Outbreak in Kentucky | 2022-12-08 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the one-year anniversary of the Kentucky tornadoes: “Kentucky is approaching the one-year anniversary of one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in the Commonwealth’s history. “One year since 80 lives were lost and a deep scar was cut through western Kentucky. We still remember the lost and pray for their loved ones. “A few days after the storm, I visited some of the hardest-hit towns. “I saw how the pictures of the damage in the newspaper and on TV didn’t even begin to capture the total devastation in places like Mayfield, Campbellsville, Bowling Green, and Dawson Springs. “Homes ripped off their foundations. Trees scattered like twigs. Whole neighborhoods, gone in an instant. “The pain is still fresh. But, as I’ve seen in multiple return visits, slowly but surely, Western Kentucky is coming back. “This weekend, Kentuckians are carving out time to honor those whose lives were lost and continue helping those whose lives were disrupted. “Dawson Springs just erected a beautiful, solemn memorial to the 19 residents that city lost. In Bowling Green, an organization is delivering handmade Christmas ornaments to storm victims. In Mayfield, even as members of the high school football team fought to rebuild their families’ lives off the field, the community cheered the team to an undefeated regular season. “Even in tough times — especially in tough times — Kentuckians stick together. “I’m thankful to all the volunteers and charities helping Western Kentucky remember this tragic anniversary. And for all the men and women who spent days and weeks working tirelessly to remove debris and rebuild. “Things are looking hopeful in the region this Christmas season. Homes and businesses are coming back. Families will gather together again under one roof. “The road to recovery remains long, but Kentuckians will stand shoulder-to-shoulder until the rebuilding is done. And I’ll keep st… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=B70B6199-664F-4523-BDDF-65B4122FB144 | “Strong, Bipartisan NDAA” a Crucial Step for Defending America | 2022-12-07 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | “Yesterday evening, the Senate and House Armed Services Committees released a strong, bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act. “As Republicans have said for months and I repeated yesterday, our servicemembers, commanders, and civilian leaders should not have had to wait until mid-December to gain certainty for a fiscal year that’s already more than two months over. We have got to take our national defense, military modernization, and defense-industrial base as seriously as our rivals take theirs. “Fortunately, this strong, bipartisan NDAA is a huge step in that direction. “The bill tees up a significant and badly-needed increase in defense funding — $45 billion above President Biden’s insufficient request and roughly $75 billion over last year’s level. “Once again, Congress agreed on a bipartisan basis that President Biden’s defense budget request was anemic and insufficient. “This NDAA authorizes crucial projects like nuclear modernization. It directs critical investments in our defense industrial base so America can both defend ourselves and remain the arsenal of democracy for the world. It delivers for our servicemembers, their families, and our military installations and communities around the country. “Thanks to leadership from our colleague Senator Blackburn, among others, this NDAA will repeal the President’s military vaccine mandate — a policy which this Democratic Administration had stubbornly clung to even as it has clearly undermined readiness and hurt retention. “And just as Republicans insisted, just as our servicemembers deserve, this NDAA is not getting dragged down by unrelated liberal nonsense. Good, smart policies were kept in, and unrelated nonsense like easier financing for illegal drugs were kept out. “I’m glad this Democrat-led Congress finally realized that defending America is a basic governing duty. It’s not some Republican priority that Democrats can demand unrelated goodies to be wheedled into. “Neither party, let alone a sitting President’s party, can ever have the minds… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-senators-oppose-pelosi-schumer-spending-bill-disempowers-american-people/ | Senators Oppose Pelosi-Schumer Spending Bill that Disempowers the American People | 2022-12-07 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell expressing opposition to passing the Pelosi-Schumer omnibus spending bill in the current lame duck Congress. “The American people sent an unmistakable message in the November midterm elections, making clear that they want a Republican-led House to serve as check on the unfettered spending of the current Democrat-controlled Congress. For the Senate to ram through a so-called “omnibus” bill—which would fund the entirety of the Pelosi-Schumer spending agenda through most of next year—would utterly disempower the new Republican House from enacting our shared priorities,” the Senators wrote. “Locking the new Congress into yet another year of Democrat policies would flout the will of the voters and prevent the incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives and the newly elected Republican Senators from moderating the reckless policy agenda of the last two years. Moreover, adding an increase or suspension of the debt ceiling for another year would issue Democrats a blank check and inevitably add trillions more to our crushing national debt.” You can read the full letter HERE. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=AF6DEDFA-B116-4298-8EDC-588662BFDBAE | McConnell to Democrats: Stop Delaying NDAA Over “Miscellaneous Pet Priorities” | 2022-12-06 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national defense: “Here we are again, Mr. President — into the month of December with crucial business unfinished. “Republicans spent months urging the Democratic majority not to neglect this year’s National Defense Authorization Act; not to leave our Armed Forces to the last minute. Five months ago, I called on our colleagues to process the defense bill as soon as possible. “But instead, the majority has prioritized not just gigantic partisan spending sprees, but also a parade of mid-level nominations. “The Democratic Leader didn’t even bring a Senate NDAA to the floor, forcing Senators Reed and Inhofe to conduct an informal conference with the House with a weakened hand. “When Republicans controlled the government, we put our servicemembers first. “In 2017, the Senate passed our version of the NDAA in September and we’d voice-voted the conference report by Thanksgiving. In 2018, the Republican Senate was completely finished with the NDAA by early August. “But on Democrats’ watch, the Senate schedule has not matched the nation’s needs. We have spent time on less important matters while both the authorization and the funding for our servicemembers have languished until the 11th hour. “Even now, House and Senate Democrats are still obstructing efforts to close out the NDAA by trying to jam in unrelated items with no relationship to defense. “We’re talking about a grab bag of miscellaneous pet priorities — like making our financial system more sympathetic to illegal drugs, or the phony, partisan permitting-‘reform’-in-name-only language that already failed to pass the Senate this year. “If Democrats wanted these controversial items so badly, they had two years to move them across the floor. Heck, they could have scheduled those matters for votes this week. But no — we’re doing more mid-level nominations, while Democrats keep half-threatening to take our Armed Forces h… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=ECAA211F-D15E-462D-91EC-8C05D24FA94C | McConnell Honors Retiring Senator Roy Blunt | 2022-12-06 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO): “My friend and our distinguished colleague Roy Blunt is one of us whose political careers began at the most local level. As a 20-some-year-old county clerk, Roy’s career in government required real, hands-on public service from the very beginning. “Fortunately, hard work and rolled-up sleeves weren’t foreign concepts for Roy. After all, before our friend became the first in his family to finish college, he grew up on a dairy farm. And for decades now, that doggedness and persistence have served Roy’s neighbors exceptionally well. “Greene County’s young Clerk, a former high school history teacher, fell short in his first campaign for higher statewide office. But a few years later, he handily became the first Republican Secretary of State Missouri had seen in half a century. “After eight years there and then four as a university president, Roy was already a seasoned veteran, firing on all cylinders, when he arrived in the House of Representatives in 1997. Little wonder that, after just three terms, Roy became the newest Representative to be voted House Majority Whip in 80 years. “So clearly, Roy had a big-time reputation for getting things done before he moved across the Rotunda here to the Senate. When he won his election in 2010, all his colleagues knew our team was getting an all-star. And sure enough, if six years from freshman status to House leadership set a modern land-speed record on that side of the Capitol, then over here, Roy broke the sound barrier! He joined our Conference’s leadership team one year after he became a Senator. “The record of accomplishments Roy’s racked up reflects the fusion of focus, detail-mindedness, and a rare knack for broader strategy and management. “Time after time, Senator Blunt has thrown himself into the weeds of policy, achieved total fluency in the details, and then climbed back up to 30,000 feet to mak… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=22838D61-ED84-4525-9905-D3B9896B9760 | President Biden’s Border Policies: “A Choice Between Disaster and Catastrophe” | 2022-12-05 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding border security: “Two years into the Biden Administration, the Democrats’ approach to illegal immigration and our nation’s borders has failed the American people. “Last week, one news organization reported that daily crossings along our southern border ‘have remained near record highs.’ Last fiscal year alone, more than 2.76 million illegal immigrants came across our southern border, absolutely smashing the previous record high by more than a million. That is almost the equivalent of a full 1% of our total national population, encountered on our southern border in just one year. “And the problem just keeps getting worse. Reported estimates say that more than 73,000 new ‘got-aways’ dodged Border Patrol and escaped into our country in just this past November alone. “Absurdly, the response to this crisis from President Biden’s team is that everything is fine and going according to plan. Secretary Mayorkas said last month, ‘What we are doing is precisely what we announced we would do in April of this year, and we have indeed been executing on the plan.’ Everybody else in the country calls our functionally open borders an emergency and a crisis, but apparently the Biden Administration calls it ‘mission accomplished.’ “And bear in mind, the terrible and unacceptable status quo has come with some emergency COVID measures still in place. All the crisis-level numbers I just ran through have come with these extra border controls — called Title 42 — still in effect. “Now one federal judge is trying to force the Biden Administration to do what the far left has wanted for months, and repeal that policy. So the unacceptable, crisis-level status quo may only be the warm-up act compared to coming attractions. “One immigration expert told a reporter, ‘It is definitely, at least in the short run, going to result in many, many more people being released into the United States.’ Congressm… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=CC4149BB-414C-4A74-B2B5-FF7DA45F5DA1 | Senate Unanimously Passes Congressman Barr’s CAROL Act | 2022-12-05 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the CAROL Act: “Two years ago, Kentucky mourned the sudden, tragic loss of our friend Carol Leavell Barr. “At only 39 years old, Carol suffered a fatal heart attack, likely caused by an illness known as valvular heart disease. She left behind two young daughters and our cherished colleague Congressman Andy Barr. Carol Barr led an extraordinary life, devoted to serving others. “Last year, Congressman Barr channeled his grief into action and wrote the Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy, or CAROL, Act. “I introduced a companion bill in the Senate alongside the senior Senator for Arizona. And last week, the Senate passed the CAROL Act by unanimous consent, moving this legislation one step closer to becoming law. “The legislation embodies Carol Barr’s humanitarian spirit. It will encourage new research into valvular heart disease and greater awareness of the illness. “Eight million Americans live with this disease, many without any apparent symptoms. Approximately 25,000 of our fellow citizens lose their lives every year, often suddenly. “The CAROL Act is dedicated to sparing other families the tragedy that hit the Barrs. It is a fitting tribute to Carol Barr’s wonderful life and legacy, and it is important legislation in its own right. “I want to thank all my colleagues for their support. I look forward to enacting the CAROL Act into law soon.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-honors-slainte-public-house-georgetown-kentucky-senate-small-business-week/ | Dr. Rand Paul Honors Slainte Public House of Georgetown, Kentucky as Senate Small Business of the Week | 2022-12-02 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Slainte Public House of Georgetown, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Slainte Public House of Georgetown, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. The dream behind Slainte Public House was born thousands of miles away from its’ home in the Blue Grass State, dating back to 2015 when owners Matt and Ashley Nunn traveled to Ireland in celebration of their tenth wedding anniversary. Upon their arrival in the Old Country, the Nunns witnessed how pubs across Ireland offered a space where communities could gather. The couple was struck by how these businesses were so entrenched in their communities, serving a purpose far greater than the stated goals of a typical American bar. Thus, upon their return to their home state, the Nunns decided to try their hand at emulating the communal attraction of the Irish pubs they enjoyed and, in the spring of 2016, opened Slainte Public House. Matt and Ashley’s goal for Slainte Public House, or “The Pub” as regulars like to call it, is for their community to be strengthened by friendships made onsite. The Nunns sought to create a space that offers its patrons something more profound than just food or drink, but a place where lively discussion is encouraged, hearty laughter is unavoidable, and a tear can be shed every now and then. Today, six years after opening, you can ask any Georgetown local and they will tell you that the Nunns have succeeded in their goal. However, the story of its’ Irish … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=FFCC065F-5B43-4DE7-9CF5-350A6AF0AB67 | Senators McConnell and Sinema Lead Senate Passage of Congressman Barr’s CAROL Act | 2022-12-01 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) announced the Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy (CAROL) Act today passed the Senate by unanimous consent. Last year, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) introduced this legislation in the House to honor the legacy of his wife, Carol Leavell Barr, who passed away tragically from sudden cardiac death brought on by mitral valve prolapse, an underlying heart condition that causes death in 0.2% of cases. Senators McConnell and Sinema introduced the Senate companion legislation to Congressman Barr’s House legislation. Each year, approximately 25,000 Americans lose their lives to valvular heart disease, which occurs when one of a patient’s heart valves becomes damaged or diseased. More than 8 million Americans suffer from valvular heart disease and face the threat of sudden and potentially fatal cardiac arrest. The CAROL Act supports research and public awareness of valvular heart disease through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This legislation is supported by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), and WomenHeart. “Carol Barr devoted her life to helping others. In her honor, the CAROL Act will direct that same humanitarian drive toward defeating the disease that tragically took her life,” said Senator McConnell. “I was honored to join with Senator Sinema to support Congressman Barr and his work to prevent other families from enduring the same terrible, sudden loss he did two years ago. The entire Senate now stands with him and his family in the fight against valvular heart disease.” “Too many Arizonans – suddenly, without warning or expectation – have lost their lives due to valvular heart disease. I’m proud to partner with Republican Leader McConnell in securing Senate-passage of our bipartisan CAROL Act to fuel medical research and improve treatment options and save lives. I… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:41:06Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=32951191-AB99-4501-A559-99DFFF48F5D9 | Democrats’ Response to Crime: Defund the Police | 2022-11-30 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | 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: “A few days ago, the Washington Post published a major report on the explosion of violent crime that has shattered communities across America. This terrible trend is familiar to many of us by now, but the tragic human stories are still shocking. “In St. Louis, 25-year-old Damion Baker was killed in July in an attempted carjacking while escorting a woman to her car downtown. ‘Damion cannot just be some random number of homicide,’ his mother told reporters. ‘It’s gotta look different.’ “In New Orleans this past March, 20-year-old Shane Brown didn’t come home from work one day. His body was found five days later in a canal, and his family still doesn’t know why he was killed. “In Birmingham, 13-year-old Jaylon Palmore was on his front porch when he was cut down in a drive-by shooting that police say was targeting someone else. The family home now holds so many painful memories that Jaylon’s parents have decided to sell it and move elsewhere. “The national media may just be coming around now, but the American people have known for a long time now that the erosion of law and order is a terrible and pressing problem. “After the nationwide murder rate clocked its largest single-year increase in more than a century in 2020, it climbed even higher last year. A record-high majority of Americans report that crime in their communities is getting worse. “This is an area where our two political parties, the two sides of the aisle, have totally opposite instincts about the right way forward. “Republicans are focused on making American communities safer, and we know accomplishing that takes compassion for innocent people, not weak justice for the violent criminals who hurt them. “Meanwhile, Democrats are focused on making it even harder to secure real justice. They’ve spent two years doubling down on anti-law enforcement rhetoric and putting radical local prosecutors … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-senators-stand-armed-forces-demand-senate-vote-ending-military-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/ | Senators Stand with Armed Forces, Demand Senate Vote on Ending Military COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate | 2022-11-29 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 30, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Rick Scott (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Braun (R-IN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Whip John Thune, Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso, and Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman Roy Blunt expressing opposition to moving forward with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, unless the Senate votes on an amendment to prohibit discharges from the Armed Forces solely because of COVID-19 vaccination status. The amendment will also reinstate service members already discharged, with back pay. “The Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccine mandate has ruined the livelihoods of men and women who have honorably served our country…While the Department of Defense certainly must make decisions that will bolster military readiness, the effects of the mandate are antithetical to readiness of our force, and the policy must be revoked,” the Senators wrote. “The United States simply cannot afford to discharge our brave men and women in uniform and lose the investments we have made into each and every one of them due to an inept bureaucratic policy…We respectfully request that the Senate vote to remedy a policy that adversely affects our service members and our national security.” Background: As of April 2022, approximately 3,400 troops have been discharged from the military for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. While training costs vary between each service, the Army, for example estimates it spends $15,000 in recruiting costs to bring someone into the service and another $50,000 to $75,000 to prepare them to join their first unit, depending on their job. The military also faces … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=C7C35FA1-B9A4-46C0-9D70-6232DA2F57BC | Runaway Inflation Hurting Working Families in Georgia and the U.S. | 2022-11-28 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Last week our nation celebrated one of our great, distinctly American holidays. “In President Reagan’s Thanksgiving proclamation in 1982, he wrote eloquently of the, ‘divine plan [that] placed this great continent here between the oceans to be found by people from every corner of the Earth who had a special love of faith and freedom.’ “On Thursday millions of families sat down to catch up with loved ones, enjoy food and fellowship, and reflect on the incredible blessing it is to get to call the United States of America our home. And we kept in our prayers the many brave servicemembers and first responders who were missing at their own families’ holiday tables this year in order to keep the rest of us safe and protected at ours. “This year, though, for too many families, Thanksgiving Day also brought added stress and anxiety. Two years of ruinous inflation that have pushed up the costs of everything from food to travel to housing to home heating and electricity. “In January 2021, with inflation well within a normal range, President Biden and this all-Democratic Party government took power, talking a big game about ‘rebuild[ing] the middle class.’ Instead, they promptly set out eroding away the ground from right underneath middle-class families’ feet, taking a match to trillions of dollars and igniting the worst inflation in 40 years. “On President Biden’s watch, the average American household is paying an extra $110 a month on food, an extra $111 on housing, $270 more on transportation, and $147 more on energy. That’s more than $750 in hidden Democrat Inflation Taxes for the average household. Thousands of extra dollars per family, per year, because Washington Democrats jumped headlong into party-line reckless spending that every expert and every Republican warned would hurt our country. “All in all, prices have soared by 13.9% since President Biden put his … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=EBBEBA12-2D0A-4B6D-A8E5-1DFE1E0AD311 | McConnell Comments on the Passing of Former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr. | 2022-11-22 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today on the passing of former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr.: “Elaine and I were saddened to learn of the passing of former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr. Many of us first learned of Governor Brown through his business leadership. As one of the chief investors to purchase Kentucky Fried Chicken from Harland Sanders in 1964, he took one of the Commonwealth’s signature businesses and made it a global household name. Later in life, he applied his private sector prowess to government, promising to run Kentucky with the same discipline and creativity that had made his various enterprises thrive. Our prayers are with Governor Brown’s four children and all others who knew and loved this legendary businessman and statesman.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-honors-rolf-monument-company-newport-senate-small-business-week/ | Dr. Rand Paul Honors Rolf Monument Company of Newport as Senate Small Business of the Week | 2022-11-18 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Rolf Monument Company of Newport, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Rolf Monument Company of Newport, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. All across America’s main streets one will find small businesses that offer a product or service more valuable than that which is offered by their corporate competitors. Rolf Monument Company is one of those businesses. Established in 1895, Rolf Monument Co is the oldest business in Newport. The secret behind this main street mainstay is their respectful customer service and high-quality products, which are often sought by customers that are going through some of life’s toughest moments. Rolf Monument Company is a premier craftsman of custom memorials and the owner Tim Rolf takes great pride in providing his customers with products that showcase an unparalleled attention to detail and dignified artistry. Being only the fourth person to run the business since its founding, owner Tim Rolf took the helm of Rolf Monument Company in 1984, and he takes special care in continuing to steward the family company into the modern age. Though his family may not be famous by their name, the work of Rolf Monument Co is well known throughout the tri-state area. Some of the company’s most notable works around Newport include the 9/11 Memorial at the World Peace Bell, the Riverwalk plaques, the Northern Kentucky Firefighters Memorial, and the Beverly Hills Supper Club Memorial, which the company … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=682BF0A4-30A6-43D5-9C20-CD283B5D1943 | McConnell Remarks on Reelection as Senate Republican Leader | 2022-11-17 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Senate leadership elections: “Yesterday, the Republican Conference met to select its leadership team for the 118th Congress. “I am deeply honored that my remarkable colleagues on this side of the aisle decided to re-hire me for another term as Republican Leader. “I’m proud of Senators Thune, Barrasso, Ernst, Capito, and Daines, who were also elected to take on critical responsibilities for the next two years. “We have impressive new Senators-elect and we have outstanding returning members. Our Conference is brimming with energy, ideas, and enthusiasm to fight for the millions and millions of Americans who elected Republican Senators to be their champions and their voice in this chamber. “Republicans are a big-tent party that unites around commonsense conservative principles and policies to make our nation stronger and make American families’ lives better. “We stand for fiscal sanity instead of the reckless liberal spending that created jaw-dropping inflation. “We stand for the pro-worker, pro-family, pro-growth ideas that built the best economy for working people in a generation — before COVID-19, Republican policies had fueled low inflation, low unemployment, and robust growth, all at the same time. “We stand for a strong, modern military that can deter and defeat America’s enemies. And confident American leadership in the world instead of this Administration’s deadly botched retreat from Afghanistan and desperate cozying up to the murderous regime in Tehran. “We stand for American energy dominance, instead of cutting off our own supplies and canceling our own pipelines while begging foreign dictators to produce more. We stand for real energy independence, not for making China rich buying solar panel components that make American energy more expensive and less reliable. “We stand for safer streets — and we understand that real compassion means ensuring safety a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9F8374F9-1DE4-4FE3-AE9A-E3C8AD532A90 | McConnell Congratulates Speaker Pelosi | 2022-11-17 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement congratulating Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): “I congratulate Speaker Pelosi on concluding her historic tenure as House Democrats’ leader and her second stint as Speaker of the House. The Speaker and I have disagreed frequently and forcefully over the years, but I have seen firsthand the depth and intensity of her commitment to public service. There is no question that the impact of Speaker Pelosi’s consequential and path-breaking career will long endure.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=AB783588-1BCE-4FB4-B2F9-79696C4DC1ED | Republican House Majority Is “Great News for the Future of our Country” | 2022-11-17 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives: “Yesterday evening brought confirmation of some great news for the future of our country: Republicans have secured the majority in the House of Representatives for the next two years. “It will be Senate Republicans’ great pleasure to partner closely with and serve alongside the new Republican House. I congratulate the soon-to-be Speaker McCarthy and all of the new and returning members of Congress across the Capitol whose elections will be transforming the People’s House from a reckless rubber-stamp into a sorely-needed check and balance. “The composition of the new House demonstrates that fatigue and exhaustion with reckless and radical far-left policies is not just limited to so-called ‘red’ or ‘purple’ states. New Republican Congressmen and Congresswomen have been hired by their neighbors even in deep ‘blue’ states like New York and California. “Even further evidence that when the American people get an un-muddled look at our commonsense conservative vision on the issues, they like what they see. “I’ll look forward to working with our House Republican colleagues – new and returning – in the years to come.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-paul-sen-booker-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-promote-research-and-access-potential-life/ | Dr. Paul, Sen. Booker Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Research and Access to Potential Life Saving Drugs | 2022-11-17 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Breakthrough Therapies Act, legislation that would enable the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to make the findings necessary to transfer breakthrough therapies involving Schedule I substances such as MDMA and psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule II, which could help facilitate a phased roll-out of these potentially lifesaving therapies via FDA-approved Expanded Access pilot programs. Additionally, the bill would remove burdensome federal regulations that impede research and development of drugs that may be inappropriately listed in Schedule I despite their potential to save many lives. In recent years, two substances currently classified as Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act—MDMA and psilocybin—have shown exceptional promise in treating an array of mental health conditions, including treatment-resistant suicidal depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders. The initial research has been so promising that the FDA has designated both MDMA- and psilocybin-assisted therapies as “breakthrough therapies,” meaning that they demonstrate substantial improvement over any currently available treatments. “I’m proud to co-lead this legislation with Sen. Booker that would streamline the registration process for breakthrough therapies currently restricted by outdated drug classifications,” said Dr. Paul. “This bill will make it easier for researchers to conduct studies that can lead to breakthrough therapies to treat patients battling serious and life-threatening conditions.” “Recent studies suggest that some Schedule I substances such as MDMA and psilocybin could represent an enormous advancement for the treatment of severe post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and addiction,” said Senator Booker. “Unfortunately, regulatory red tape and a series of bureaucratic hurdles involved in studying Sche… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=CFF9C281-5693-4FEE-B606-04E83A7DD046 | McConnell Welcomes New Senators-Elect: “A High Bar” | 2022-11-15 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the new Senators-elect: “Last week, our narrowly-divided country went to the polls and elected a narrowly-divided Congress — including a very narrowly-divided United States Senate. “The next couple of months will see a number of long-serving Senate all-stars taking retirement. But today, we are getting to welcome and meet our new soon-to-be colleagues on both sides of the aisle, as the new Senators-elect arrive here in the Capitol and get oriented. “Among their ranks are an all-star lawyer and leader from Alabama, the Attorney General from the great state of Missouri, the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, a businessman and bestselling author from Ohio, and three distinguished members of the House of Representatives. “Exactly 25 years ago, in remarks welcoming the new Senate class of 1996, Senator Robert Byrd told them that service in this body is both ‘a supreme honor,’ ‘a serious responsibility,’ and ‘the highest political calling in the land.’ “The famous student of the Senate’s rules and history, our former colleague from West Virginia concluded that ‘as long as the Senate retains the power to amend and the power of unlimited debate, the liberties of the people will remain secure.’ “Mr. President, it is a high bar to earn the trust of one’s neighbors to represent them and fight for their home state here in this chamber. Each of our soon-to-be colleagues has cleared this high bar. “I’m proud to welcome members of what will be the 118th Congress’s freshman class, and I hope sincerely that each of our incoming colleagues will embrace the honor of this immense responsibility. *** “Of course, our half of the chamber hopes that even after this week, we will not be quite through with welcoming new Senators. “Democrats’ unforced policy errors over the past several years have hit working families in the state of Georgia especially hard. Under one-party Democrat control… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=D0B78F82-3711-4C1F-B8FD-7C6DD690D686 | A Divided America Agrees That Democrats’ Failures Are Hurting the Country | 2022-11-14 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the midterm elections: “Last week’s midterm elections re-confirmed something that’s been clear for a number of years: When it comes to politics and policy, we are a closely divided nation. “For the third straight election, our closely divided nation saw a closely fought election go all the way down to the wire. And as the dust settles, for the third straight time, the American people have chosen a very closely divided government. “Though several races for the House of Representatives remain uncalled, it appears the likeliest outcome would mean the American people have put a stop to two years of Democrats’ disastrous one-party government and placed the House in Republican hands. “Senate Republicans have spent two years working to check and balance reckless policies; it will be an outstanding thing for the country to have new reinforcements arriving on the other side of the Capitol. “Now while this election underscored some of our country’s close divisions, it also highlighted areas where the people are speaking overwhelmingly, with one voice. “The American people are not divided over what Democrats’ reckless policy decisions have done to our economy and their families’ budgets. Exit polls show three-quarters of voters say the economy they’re facing is ‘poor’ or ‘not good.’ “Americans are not divided over whether the current trends in inflation, crime, open borders, and drug addiction are acceptable outcomes for the greatest country in the history of the world. Everyone knows they are not. “And Americans are not especially closely divided about whether they want President Biden to keep governing like he has been, or change course. At this point in their presidencies, every one of the last 13 presidents dating back to Truman had higher approval ratings than this Biden Administration. “One state where Democrats’ policy failures have hit especially hard is the state of Ge… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=4935CDEB-B59B-40F3-97BB-9F056170CDBF | McConnell Announces Kentucky to Receive an Additional $49 Million for 2021 Tornado and Flooding Recovery | 2022-11-02 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide Kentucky with $48,983,000 through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program to help the Commonwealth recover from disasters that occurred last year. Senator McConnell helped secure these funds by including additional resources for the CDBG-DR program in the Continuing Resolution to fund the government that passed the Senate and was signed into law earlier this year. Today’s CDBG-DR funding will help Kentucky recover from several major disasters that occurred in the Commonwealth in 2021, including last December’s devastating tornado outbreak in Western Kentucky and the flooding in Eastern Kentucky during February and March of 2021. The CDBG-DR program provides highly flexible funds for long-term recovery in communities affected by natural disasters. According to HUD, these funds can be used for a variety of purposes, including helping local governments cover their cost share of federal disaster recovery programs from other agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Highway Administration. Communities can also use these funds to help rebuild homes and businesses and promote economic development. “Eastern and Western Kentucky are still recovering from the disasters that hit the Commonwealth in 2021 and need all the help they can get to keep rebuilding. Working with local officials, I’ve leveraged my leadership role in the Senate to secure federal funding from several initiatives to assist these communities, including directing more resources to the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program,” said Senator McConnell. “Today’s announcement will help areas affected by last year’s disasters fill gaps not funded by other state and federal programs and will allow them to continue recovering quickly.” “I would l… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=D5973148-0422-4BCE-B096-107E3A083F59 | McConnell Comments on the Passing of Former U.S. Congressman Mazzoli | 2022-11-01 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the passing of former U.S. Congressman Romano “Ron” Mazzoli (D-KY-03): “Kentucky has lost a distinguished public servant and proud Louisvillian. Congressman Ron Mazzoli made a lasting and respectable impact on our country during his 24 years of service in the United States House of Representatives. Perhaps best known for his work on immigration reform, Congressman Mazzoli also reached across the aisle to defend the sanctity of life through a proposed Human Life Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Later in life, he dedicated himself to education, teaching law students at the University of Louisville and raising money to improve Kentucky’s parochial school system. I know I join with a chorus of former colleagues, students, and friends in saying he will truly be missed. Elaine and I send our deep sympathies to his family and friends.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=FEAD414D-49A5-41FB-BC4E-CE35B69B19E8 | McConnell Comments on the Death of Kentucky Student in South Korea | 2022-11-01 | 2022 | 2022-11 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the tragic death of Beechwood High School graduate and University of Kentucky nursing student, Anne Gieske: “The Commonwealth is grieving over the news that a University of Kentucky student, Anne Gieske of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, died this weekend after being caught in South Korea’s horrific crowd surge incident. Anne was studying to be a nurse, a profession fitting of her reputation as a kind and selfless friend to all. Elaine and I are praying for the Gieske family in this difficult time and offer our deepest condolences to everyone affected by this tragic disaster.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:38:01Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=16008BC3-3387-4E2F-94C7-4B508888D0FF | McConnell Remembers Honey Alexander | 2022-10-30 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the passing of Honey Alexander: “Elaine and I are terribly saddened by the passing of our dear friend Honey Alexander. “The state of Tennessee and our entire nation are better for the prolific partnership and marvelous love story that began 55 years ago at the Senate staff softball game where Honey and Lamar Alexander first met. “Through decades in the political limelight, Honey Alexander modeled grace, charity, and public service. She brought her passion for helping children and families to the Governor’s Mansion in Nashville, the University of Tennessee, the Department of Education, and — to the great good fortune of so many lucky friends — the U.S. Senate. “Elaine and I were fortunate to enjoy Honey’s hospitality at Blackberry Farm, where she and Lamar reveled in Tennessee’s natural beauty. I know the entire Senate joins us in praying for our dear friend, Lamar, their children, Leslee, Kathryn, and Will, and the entire Alexander family as they hold tight to cherished memories of Honey in this difficult time.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=4B895347-7CFA-4CEF-AD63-F8FEB1BA61BA | McConnell Directs More Than $21.5 Million to Improve Broadband Internet in Rural Kentucky | 2022-10-27 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Agriculture (USDA) will grant $9,378,184 to the Mountain Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation and $12,188,991 to the Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company to support broadband internet development in rural Kentucky. The funding announced today will allow the Mountain Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation to provide affordable high-speed internet to rural communities in Powell County and will enable the Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company to expand broadband coverage in Breathitt and Leslie counties. The funding for today’s grant comes from the ReConnect Program, which provides competitive federal grants to support broadband development in underserviced communities around the country. Senator McConnell secured $1.926 billion for this initiative over the next five years through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which the Senator supported and the President signed into law last year, and an additional $486.6 million for the program in the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding bill. This is part of the $65.9 billion Senator McConnell secured in the IIJA to spur broadband development. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=DCAF323C-D92B-4FF6-BF04-6BF45559BD81 | McConnell Secures Nearly $5 Million to Expand Eddyville Riverport | 2022-10-27 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide $4,912,631 to the Eddyville Riverport and Industrial Development Authority through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The Eddyville Riverport plans to use these funds to construct an inlet adjacent to its existing port on the Cumberland River to expand the port’s ability to process dry bulk commodities and increase the efficiency of the port’s operations. This project will give the Eddyville Riverport greater capacity to service local industries, encouraging economic development in the area. Senator McConnell supported PIDP, which awards competitive grants to projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of American ports, by securing $2.25 billion for the program over the next five years in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and an additional $234,310,000 for the program in the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding bill. Senator McConnell helped lead the IIJA to Senate passage last year and the President signed the bill into law last November. The Senator also wrote to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in support of the Eddyville Riverport and Industrial Development Authority’s grant application. “Kentucky is experiencing a manufacturing renaissance thanks to our pro-business policies, skilled workforce, and convenient access to America’s heartland. As our industrial base continues to expand, it’s critical we improve our transportation infrastructure so we’re up to the task of bringing more goods in and out of the Commonwealth. I supported last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill and government funding bill to do just that and was proud to work with Eddyville Riverport and Western Kentucky’s local leaders to help them benefit from these bills. When this riverport expansion project is complete, small businesses and manufacturers will have just one more reason to call the Commonwealth home,” said Senator McC… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=1271F1E6-54A1-4125-B111-D5288F6576F1 | McConnell Secures More Than $6.8 Million to Support School Safety, Mental Health in Kentucky | 2022-10-26 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will provide $6,897,034 to several Kentucky organizations to support school safety and mental health. The funding for these grants comes from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Senator McConnell helped lead to Senate passage earlier this year. The bill, which was endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police and the National Sheriffs’ Association, provides funding for mental health treatment and school safety while preserving Americans’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms. “The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act I supported earlier this year and the grants announced today will go a long way toward improving safety in Kentucky schools and addressing America’s ongoing mental health crisis. I am proud this commonsense legislation is helping protect Kentucky’s teachers and students,” said Senator McConnell. The funding announced today includes: HHS is awarding $832,991 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Kentucky’s state government will then grant that funding to organizations in the Commonwealth supporting mental health emergency preparedness and crisis response efforts. DOJ is awarding nearly $6 million to Kentucky organizations through the STOP School Violence Program and the School Violence Prevention Program to support school safety. The organizations receiving funding are listed below: | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=8A565BCA-8864-4F92-8320-247753AD3642 | Democrats Must Stop Fighting American Energy and Start Aiding Ukraine Faster | 2022-10-21 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding energy and Ukraine: “Russia continues escalating attacks on Ukraine’s civilians and energy infrastructure. The lessons for us are clear. The Biden Administration and Ukraine’s friends across the globe must be quicker and more proactive to get Ukraine the aid they need. And Washington Democrats must stop their war against our own American energy security and independence. “It is in America’s core national security interest to make it clear that revisionist states such as Russia or China cannot simply gobble up smaller neighbors. The Biden Administration and our allies need to do more to supply the tools Ukraine needs to thwart Russian aggression. It is obvious this must include additional air defenses, long-range fires, and humanitarian and economic support to help this war-torn country endure the coming winter. “I welcome and applaud those of our allies and partners who have also committed assistance to Ukraine. More of them need to step up to the plate. For our part, the United States Congress has funded and approved ongoing aid on an overwhelming bipartisan basis. It is not enough for the Biden Administration to slowly, eventually get around to providing it. It must be expedited. “A Republican majority in the Senate will focus its oversight on ensuring timely delivery of needed weapons and greater allied assistance to Ukraine, rebuilding and modernizing our military capabilities, standing up to terrorist states like Iran, and shoring up our defenses in Asia to deter Chinese aggression. “Finally, Putin uses energy as another weapon for bending sovereign countries to his will. It is unacceptable that President Biden is draining our Strategic Petroleum Reserve simply to boost Democrats’ low approval ratings before an election. Draining the Reserve to the lowest point in decades and strangling our own domestic energy production capacity will make America more vulnerable to disruptions and manipu… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=EB316FBA-02A1-4E32-8CD3-658F9D5B4859 | McConnell Comments on the Passing of Judge Tom Emberton | 2022-10-20 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY -- U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today on the passing of former Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Tom Emberton of Edmonton, Kentucky: “Elaine and I are heartbroken to learn of the tragic passing of our good friend Judge Tom Emberton. Tom gave me one of my earliest experiences in the rough and tumble reality of political campaigning, hiring me to work on his 1971 gubernatorial campaign. He taught me valuable lessons on public service and running as a statewide Republican in Kentucky. Tom advocated for conservative values across our state and played a key role in organizing Kentucky Republicans at every level, paving the way for me and so many other conservatives to follow in his footsteps. “In 1987, in recognition of Tom’s distinguished career and outstanding service to the Commonwealth, a Democratic governor appointed him to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. He was re-elected to that position twice and also was elected by his peers to serve as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, a position he held until he retired in 2004. After retirement, he and Julia Lee continued to be active in the Metcalfe County community, and Tom received a number of well-deserved honors and awards. Tom was a model gentleman, a devoted husband, and a wonderful father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Our prayers are with Julia Lee, their children Laura and Tom Jr., their five grandchildren, and the entire Emberton family in this difficult time.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=B39F4777-D001-48F6-AEA3-3DBD63630F95 | McConnell Applauds $480 Million Department of Energy Grant to Support Lithium-Ion Battery Production in Kentucky | 2022-10-19 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $480,582,200 to Ascend Elements, a lithium-ion battery materials manufacturer, to support their construction of a 470,000-square-foot battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. DOE awarded this funding as part of the Battery Materials Processing and Battery Component Manufacturing & Recycling program, which awards competitive grants to domestic battery manufacturers in an effort to bring battery production supply chains to the United States. Currently, many of the lithium-ion batteries Americans use – including for electric vehicles, portable electronic devices, and power tools – are sourced from countries like China. Senator McConnell helped secure $7 billion for the Battery Materials Processing and Battery Component Manufacturing & Recycling grant program through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. That bill passed Congress last year with the Senator’s support, and the President signed it into law last November. This project will create new jobs in Christian County, including temporary construction jobs during the build-out phase, permanent jobs once the facility is complete, and support jobs in the surrounding community. The company plans to open the facility in early 2024. “The bipartisan infrastructure bill I supported last year makes important investments in Kentucky’s transportation networks, broadband, and manufacturing capacity to help prepare our economy for the challenges of the 21st century. Today’s grant adds an additional $480 million to the billions Kentucky is already slated to receive from the bill and will help the Commonwealth secure its place as a manufacturing powerhouse. The national security benefits from this project – which will allow us to source important battery components domestically instead of from rival countries like China – only add to the significance of this grant for our country,” said Senator McConnell. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=7897411C-21D0-43E7-829E-77C941688F03 | McConnell Comments on the Passing of Billie Rae Chaney | 2022-10-17 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY -- U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today on the passing of Billie Rae Chaney of Fariston, Kentucky: “Elaine and I are mourning the loss of Billie Rae Chaney, one of our closest friends and strongest supporters in Southeastern Kentucky. Billie made her mark on the Commonwealth through her energetic advocacy for conservative values, becoming a fixture at Republican Party gatherings all across Kentucky and instantly recognizable in her signature red, white, and blue outfits. But Southeastern Kentucky – and especially her lifelong hometown of Fariston – were always at the center of her heart, and she helped improve her community through her work in local schools, her church, and alongside her late husband Glen in the business community. Elaine and I will miss Billie deeply and share our deepest sympathies with her daughters Kathy, Glenna, and Cindy, seven grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=55CD7E4B-CE94-4239-8A3C-A0CA12653264 | McConnell Statement on New Inflation Report | 2022-10-13 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding today’s inflation report: “Democrats’ runaway inflation continues to crush working families with no relief in sight. “Democrats have produced staggering 13.5% inflation since January 2021. That was shortly before Sen. Schumer said ‘I do not think the dangers of inflation, at least in the near term, are very real’ and every Senate Democrat cast the tiebreaking vote for runaway reckless spending. “Grocery costs are up 18% since then. Gasoline is up 59%. Housing costs and utility bills are through the roof. Clothing, furniture, and cars have become unaffordable. Democrats have slashed families’ purchasing power and dramatically raised the price on every good and service that Americans need. “President Biden and his staff keep falsely promising that prices will come down, but their actions keep making things worse. In just the past few months, with inflation already raging, Democrats spent hundreds of billions of dollars more, raised taxes on the brink of a recession, and decided to make inflation even worse for blue-collar families in order to pay off graduate school debt for doctors and lawyers. “Families in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire are facing a Democrat Inflation Tax of more than $600 extra every month. In Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado it’s more than $800 a month. Just to cling onto the life they had before Democrats took power. The households that can’t afford it are falling behind. “Democrats have proven that as long as they have one-party control of Washington, they will keep running our economy into the ground. In 25 days, the American people will get the chance to make a change.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=B614D9DE-C63B-4C97-9B6E-748DD81A4715 | McConnell Statement on Senator Sasse | 2022-10-06 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE): “Senator Ben Sasse is a whip-smart and passionate leader. He has been a tremendous Senator, a dogged advocate for his fellow Nebraskans, and a valuable member of our Republican Conference. He is also a dedicated husband and father, a scholar, and a sought-after leader with interests and talents that span many fields. The University of Florida is a huge and important institution that would be lucky to have Ben at its helm. I am one of ninety-nine Senators who would be sorry to lose Ben as a colleague, but I trust my friend to pursue continued public service in the way that he deems best.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=5F1E9893-67B1-47DC-8842-E70F153AA841 | McConnell Comments on the Passing of Former Powell County Judge-Executive Bill Patrick | 2022-10-05 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY -- U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today on the passing of former Powell County Judge-Executive Bill Patrick of Lexington, Kentucky: “Elaine and I are saddened to learn of the passing of our longtime friend, former Powell County Judge-Executive Bill Patrick. Bill and I became close during one of my earlier runs for statewide office when he helped lead a group of conservative Democrats in crossing party lines and supporting my candidacy. In this role and so many others, including as the Executive Director of the Kentucky County Attorneys Association, he never let party labels get in the way of doing what he thought was best for our Commonwealth and his fellow Kentuckians. My prayers are with his wife, Tina, and the entire Patrick family as they grieve this loss.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=50B3C29C-5E56-42D8-B9A9-AFDFB1A05DD3 | McConnell Comments on the Passing of Loretta Lynn | 2022-10-04 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY -- U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today on the passing of Loretta Lynn: “Kentuckians are mourning the loss of Loretta Lynn, the artist whose songs defined the unique history and culture of Appalachia to a generation of Americans. As a coal miner’s daughter from Butcher Holler, Kentucky, Loretta Lynn was not typical of the country music stars who burst onto the national stage in Nashville in the 1960s and 70s. She was tough, confident, and, above all, honest about life in rural Kentucky. But though the topics of her songs could be painful, the twang of her guitar and the richness of her voice declared a love for the mountains and people of Eastern Kentucky that shone through to millions of listeners. Along with all of Loretta’s fans, Elaine and I are mourning the loss of this trailblazing Kentuckian and sharing our prayers with her children, grandchildren, and all whom she touched over the course of her career.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:34:28Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9F9B39E6-66E6-498C-9DF2-17E7BC414249 | McConnell Comments on the Passing of Former State Senator C.B. Embry | 2022-09-30 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | LOUISVILLE, KY -- U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today on the passing of former State Senator C.B. Embry of Morgantown, Kentucky: “Elaine and I are heartbroken to learn of the loss of my good friend C.B. Embry. For more than fifty years, until just this week, he dutifully served the people of Kentucky as Mayor, County Judge-Executive, State Representative, and State Senator. I join with the chorus of Kentuckians he touched throughout his long career in mourning his loss. “C.B. was the senior statesman in Kentucky’s statehouse, valued deeply by his colleagues for both his great work – especially on behalf of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens – and for his fine character. Faith and family were his guiding light throughout his career, and just this August, C.B. celebrated his sixtieth wedding anniversary with his wife, Wanda. Elaine and I share our deepest condolences with Wanda, their three children, four grandchildren, and two great-children.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-honors-todd-case-trucking-louisa-senate-small-business-week/ | Dr. Rand Paul Honors Todd Case Trucking of Louisa as Senate Small Business of the Week | 2022-09-30 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Todd Case Trucking of Louisa, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Todd Case Trucking of Louisa, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Todd Case, owner of Todd Case Trucking, is the classic definition of a self-made man. Though he now owns a fleet of around thirty trucks, in addition to other business ventures, his trucking business bares his own name in reflection of how the company began: a time when Todd Case served as his own boss and was the company’s sole employee. He got his start in the trucking business earlier than most when he bought his first truck at seventeen. That was back in the early 1980’s, when like many men in the region, Mr. Case was working for the owner of coal mine. Mr. Case had already saved up several hundred dollars from his work cutting weeds when he overheard the owner of the mine talk about his plans to sell the truck he had been using to haul coal. When Mr. Case first approached his employer about buying the truck, the owner of the mine said no, insisting that Mr. Case instead attend college. With great ingenuity Mr. Case replied that buying the truck would allow him to attend college, as it would give him a means to not only pay for his tuition but give him some income to subside on while in school. Won over by his entrepreneurial argument, the owner agreed to sell his truck to Mr. Case and accepted his down payment of eighteen hundred dollars. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Case found himself… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=1D936262-301D-4EB8-B496-5DF9C7553114 | McConnell Helps Secure More Than $1.6 Million to Support Development in Western Kentucky | 2022-09-29 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) will award $1,686,338 to four projects in Western Kentucky through the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). The four recipient projects are located in Henderson, Benton, Greenville, and Princeton, Kentucky. Senator McConnell advocates for funding for the SEDAP program through his role as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He also wrote letters to Dr. Corey Wiggins, Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority, in support of the projects in Benton and Henderson, Kentucky. Congress created the Delta Regional Authority in 2000 to promote economic growth in the eight-state region bordering the Mississippi River through projects supporting infrastructure, workforce training, and business development. Twenty-one counties in Western Kentucky are included in the DRA program. The grants announced today include: $650,501 for the Henderson Community College to expand the school’s Advanced Manufacturing Center Lab and train more skilled workers for the local manufacturing industry. $527,158 for the Marshall County Fiscal Court to create safe traffic entrance points connecting the Southwest One Industrial Park to U.S. Highway 641. $387,772 for the City of Greenville to improve the city’s wastewater treatment plant and create capacity for future economic development. $120,957 for the Princeton, Kentucky Community Medical Clinic to purchase new x-ray equipment for their rural healthcare clinics. “States along the Mississippi River are bound by a common geography, history, and economic trajectory. I proudly support the Delta Regional Authority during the appropriations process because they understand the shared ties that unite the area and support projects that bring concrete, lasting improvements to the region. I congratulate the organizations receiving support through the Delta Regional Authority today and look forward to the new development they will… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=49BA9E45-2ACA-490D-AAEB-A08937BEB8BB | Biden Administration Must Act Swiftly on Emergency Aid for Ukraine | 2022-09-29 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: “When the Senate votes today to fund the government, we’ll also approve further emergency aid for Ukraine. “The Ukrainians have made remarkable progress in pushing back Russia’s unhinged aggression. But the fight is far from over. They need more of the cutting-edge weapons that are helping them turn the tide. “Assisting Ukraine is not some feel-good symbolic gesture. It is literally an investment in our own national security and that of our allies. “Blunting Putin’s offensive in Ukraine will diminish his capacity to threaten other targets throughout the free world. And it will help deter other authoritarian regimes like China. “Nobody is saying America should stand alone. Some of our European allies, especially on NATO’s Eastern Flank, have been incredibly generous, digging deep into their inventories and welcoming hundreds of thousands of refugees. But others can and must do more. “The Senate’s consistent support for Ukraine at reasonable levels plays a critical part in nudging our allies to step up. “Ukraine needs more tanks, fighting vehicles, longer-range rockets, artillery, and air defense systems. More HIMARS, more drones, and preparatory training in western fighter aircraft. “And they need these things as soon as possible. “Yesterday, the Biden Administration announced another tranche of assistance. But the HIMARS rocket systems included in that announcement won’t arrive in Ukraine for years. “If the Administration cannot move faster, it will be an indictment of their persistent unwillingness to invest in our own military stockpiles and our defense industrial base. “Now that Congress is providing more funding, the Biden Administration must move more swiftly to deliver it to Ukrainian forces on the front lines. “Now is not the time for hesitating, hand-wringing, or self-deterring from the Administration. “It is not true strength and resolve that pr… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=6EA2565D-5ED2-40A8-9B18-02111B7543AB | Democrats Blocking American Energy, Raising Prices, and Draining our Emergency Reserve | 2022-09-29 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding energy: “Families across America have felt the brunt of this all-Democratic government’s failed energy policies. “When gas prices were skyrocketing, the Biden Administration insisted up and down they had no control over them. When the prices started to level off, the same politicians asked for a round of applause. “Funny how that works. “Here’s what working families in Kentucky know: That a gallon of gas costs over a full dollar more than before President Biden took office. “American families and small businesses know their electricity bills skyrocketed this spring and summer. “And they know that heating costs on Democrats’ watch this fall and winter may be catastrophic. “Just like our overall 13.2% inflation since January 2021 is directly traceable to Democrats’ reckless spending, a lot of our energy crisis is traceable to Democrats’ shortsighted policies. “Democrats have spent 20 years saying we shouldn’t explore for American energy. That our abundant fossil fuel resources should stay in the ground. “Just in the last two years, Democrats overwhelmingly voted two separate times to let the Biden E.P.A. ban fracking. One analysis showed the kind of fracking ban Democrats want quadruple household energy bills! “Democrats supported President Biden’s de facto bans on both offshore and onshore oil and gas leasing. “They backed President Biden’s decision to cancel Keystone XL. I guess it’s better to import Middle Eastern crude than safely transport oil from Canada. “They voted for reckless tax hikes, including a natural gas tax that will directly drive up families’ heating costs. “And this week marks the six-month anniversary of when President Biden began his reckless draining of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a desperate attempt to buy up his poll numbers. “President Biden has already released more than 200 million barrels from the Reserve into the international … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=C1AEF99C-FA57-4662-BCF5-ECC69EB762CC | McConnell on Ongoing Hurricane Ian | 2022-09-29 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Hurricane Ian: “The whole country continues our vigil for the people of Florida who are hunkered down through Hurricane Ian. “The storm’s landfall yesterday brought surging seas and sustained winds over 150 miles an hour. “2.5 million Florida families and businesses are reportedly without power. Evacuation orders have been in place for more than 2 million residents of the Gulf coast. “The extent of the damage has barely even begun to come into focus. “Fortunately, the coordinated state and local response led by Governor DeSantis and supported by federal agencies is ongoing. Yesterday our two colleagues from Florida led the state’s entire Congressional delegation in asking President Biden to issue a Major Disaster Declaration and unlock further aid. I understand the President agreed this morning. “The Senate will stand ready to provide further assistance if needed. The government funding legislation before us will make sure the Disaster Relief Fund is refilled. “And most immediately, Floridians remain at the forefront of the nation’s prayers.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=D30DC545-3E37-4BCA-BD57-BBD8885715D8 | Rising Crime, Record Homicides, and Open Borders | 2022-09-29 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | 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: “Runaway inflation isn’t the only crisis keeping American families up at night. “The last two years have seen law and order deteriorate across our country. Public safety has eroded. Violent crimes like murders and carjackings are breaking records. And our southern border has turned into a turnstile. “We have seen the violence and chaos firsthand in Kentucky, especially in my hometown of Louisville. “But we aren’t alone. This is a nationwide phenomenon on Democrats’ watch. “Philadelphia just saw their one-thousandth carjacking this year. It’s not even October yet. Carjackings in Philly have quadrupled just since 2019. “In Phoenix, Arizona, the first half of this year saw homicides jump up more than 25% compared to 2021. One woman whose brother and cousin were both shot and killed a few weeks ago said, ‘it’s like the community has become accustomed to it.’ “In 2021, Denver, Colorado recorded more murders than they had seen in a single year since 1981. And the pace was 23% higher still in the first half of 2022. “Nationwide, robberies and thefts in big cities shot up 20% in the first half of this year. “It turns out that when an entire political party builds its brand around undermining the police, going easy on repeat offenders, and putting criminals’ interests ahead of innocent families’ — bad things happen. “Bad things also happen when that same political party decides to stand down on border security. “Over two million illegal immigrants apprehended by CBP this fiscal year. Not even counting all the people who evaded capture. An avalanche of illegal drugs coming into our land. “These are massive concerns among the American people. Concerns that our Senate Democratic majority has intentionally spent all year doing nothing to address.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=E388FA07-2E5A-428D-8A02-1DC0EEF9FE33 | McConnell Applauds Committee Approval of Kentuckian Wade White for TVA Board of Directors | 2022-09-29 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works voted to approve the nomination of Lyon County Judge-Executive Wade White to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors. The nomination of Judge White now goes to the full Senate for consideration. “With today’s vote, the Senate moved one step closer to placing my friend Judge Wade White on the TVA Board of Directors and finally adding a Kentuckian’s voice to an organization with significant influence over Kentuckians’ lives," said Senator McConnell. "The 215,000 Kentucky households that rely on TVA for their everyday power needs deserve a representative who understands the importance of affordable, reliable power. As proven by his successful tenure as Lyon County Judge-Executive, Wade is just that leader. I look forward to the full Senate approving this highly qualified nominee and adding a commonsense, Kentucky perspective to the TVA Board.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-senate-passes-paul-booker-bipartisan-fda-modernization-act-20-end-animal-testing-mandates/ | Senate Passes Paul, Booker Bipartisan FDA Modernization Act 2.0 to End Animal Testing Mandates | 2022-09-29 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) and Senator Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) bipartisan FDA Modernization Act 2.0 to end animal testing mandates. This legislation ends an outdated FDA mandate that experimental drugs must be tested on animals before they are used on humans in clinical trials. The bill doesn’t ban animal testing outright but would allow the option for drug sponsors to use alternative methods where they are suitable. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (D-ME), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Rick Scott (R-FL). The bill will now head to the U.S. House of Representatives. “The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 will accelerate innovation and get safer, more effective drugs to market more quickly by cutting red tape that is not supported by current science, and I’m proud to have led the charge. The passage of this bipartisan bill is a step toward ending the needless suffering and death of animal test subjects – which I’m glad both Republicans and Democrats can agree needs to end,” said Dr. Paul. “Lawmakers from both parties recognize that the United States must lift an archaic animal-testing mandate for drug development and replace that strategy with 21st-century methods grounded on human biology,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. “This is the biggest policy development in Congressional history on the fight to replace animal testing with morally and scientifically superior methods.” Ahead of the bill passing in the Senate by unanimous consent, Dr. Paul spoke on the Senate floor. You can watch his full remarks HERE. Background: In 1938, Congress passed the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, mandating animal toxicity testing. Since then, scie… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=5344694B-253D-4824-B5C7-78313DC7DFA8 | Democrats’ Total Control Has Produced Total Economic Disaster | 2022-09-28 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Two years ago, the American people elected a President who claimed he would govern as a uniting moderate. Underscoring that mandate, voters gave him unusually small coattails, the slimmest possible majority in Congress. “This all-Democratic government inherited an economy that was, by every account, already primed and ready for economic recovery. Vaccines were already flooding the country. Major bipartisan stimulus had just passed days earlier. “And remember, before the temporary COVID shock, years of Republican policies had our economic fundamentals humming along. Low inflation, low unemployment, and robust growth — an outstanding trifecta for working families. “To put it as plainly as possible: Democrats had one job. To not mess things up. “But alas, fast forward to today. “Overall inflation is a staggering 13.2 percent since President Biden and his party came into power. “Consumer prices through the roof. Supply chain chaos left and right. The worst single year for both grocery inflation and electricity inflation since the fallout from the Jimmy Carter era. “The stock market has plummeted below where it was when President Biden took office, cutting the value of Americans’ retirement savings just as the cost of living has soared. “Americans’ real wages — our citizens’ buying power, after inflation — is lower today than it was the moment President Biden put his hand on that Bible. “Democrats asked for total control. They got total control. And they created total disaster. “The net effect of this far-left policy experiment has been the equivalent of all-out economic warfare against the American middle class. “But Democrats hardly even seem to notice, much less care. “The same day the latest sky-high monthly inflation report came out, our colleagues literally headed down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House for a folk music concert celebrating the ad… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=5E9BD30C-D1D3-4ED6-9E3D-7CCA877039DE | McConnell Recognizes Jefferson Award Recipient Coach Cal | 2022-09-28 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor recognizing University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Coach John Calipari who will receive the Jefferson Award for Public Service on November 2, 2022: “In my home state of Kentucky, college basketball ranks up there with horseracing as one of our signature pastimes. Our greatest players become local heroes. Our greatest seasons become local legends. “It’s no surprise, then, that our basketball coaches are larger-than-life figures. Plenty of notable ones have passed through the halls of our universities. But the University of Kentucky’s John Calipari – Coach Cal to most of us – is one for the history books. “Of course, there’s his record with the program: 365 wins; four Final Four appearances; a National Championship. But there’s also his record of public service. During his past thirteen years with UK, Coach Cal has leveraged his position in the public eye to transform the face of charitable giving in Kentucky. “In recognition of his work, the organization Multiplying Good will present Coach Cal with their Jefferson Award for Public Service this year. Previous recipients of this prestigious award include Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, and Colin Powell. Coach Cal is the first men’s college basketball coach to receive the honor. “Sometimes, Coach Cal’s efforts are local. Every Thanksgiving, he helps folks around Lexington enjoy the family meal they deserve. Every Christmas, he gathers presents for children in need. But sometimes, Coach Cal’s efforts touch every corner of the Commonwealth. As Kentucky reeled from multiple crises in the past few years, his assistance proved invaluable. “During the pandemic, he helped Fayette County students access the resources they needed to continue their schooling from home. When tornadoes hit Western Kentucky last winter, he rallied Kentuckians to raise money through a telethon. And when heavy rainfall and floods damaged communities in Eastern Kentucky… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=7B75D135-DAFE-4A68-B8BD-91EE5E57D3BE | Democrats Abandon Phony Fig Leaf “Permitting Reform” | 2022-09-28 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding permitting reform: “The path to keeping the government funded has been clear for weeks now. “The solution was always going to be a clean, bipartisan continuing resolution; negotiated by Senators Shelby and Leahy; without any unrelated partisan language jammed in. “Our Democratic colleagues tried to complicate things by jamming in a phony, partisan fig leaf on the subject of permitting reform. “Republicans strongly support real, substantive permitting reform. “We are leading that charge. Senator Capito has an outstanding bill that would make significant changes to make it easier to build things in our country, create jobs in our country, and unleash domestic energy in our country. “The problem was that the Schumer-Manchin language was not actual permitting reform by any stretch. It was a phony fig leaf. It was designed to create the illusion of progress while sapping the political will to tackle the issue in a real way. “The Democrats carefully tailored the bill to avoid making any impactful changes to permitting laws. In fact, we had panicked state-level elected officials from around the country writing the Senate to explain how the Democrats’ bill would make existing problems even worse. “Fortunately, the Senate saw through the political game. The phony fig leaf didn’t have the votes. “So I’m glad that our colleagues capitulated and abandoned their phony fig leaf. I look forward to a bipartisan government funding bill coming to the floor this week. “And I hope that our Democratic colleagues will push the liberal special interests aside and let actual, robust permitting reform become law someday soon.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=FC95C174-10FA-4C43-9BC6-2310CB4A72AC | McConnell Remarks on Hurricane Ian | 2022-09-28 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Hurricane Ian: “First, this morning, the Senate and the entire country are watching the news and praying for the people of the great state of Florida, where a seemingly massive hurricane is poised to make landfall soon. “I understand the current forecasts suggest that Hurricane Ian may be both extremely powerful and unusually slow-moving — a terrible combination for the citizens and communities in its path. “Our colleague the senior Senator from Florida reported this morning that state officials and the relevant federal agencies have been working well together; that thus far, every request Florida has made of the federal government has been approved. “The bipartisan government funding bill the Senate is on track to pass this week will ensure the federal Disaster Relief Fund is fully resourced at this critical moment. “We are all keeping the people of Florida at the forefront of our thoughts, and we’ll stand ready to help our colleagues from Florida, the Governor, and local officials however we can.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=C0B695B9-C1A9-4706-8BD0-C3CF7A618E00 | McConnell Statement on Government Funding | 2022-09-27 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this evening regarding the path forward for government funding: “As I have said for weeks, there has been a clear and simple path to fund the government: A clean continuing resolution negotiated by Senators Shelby and Leahy, without any extraneous partisan language jammed in. I am glad that Leader Schumer and Senator Manchin abandoned their attempt to jam in a phony, partisan fig leaf on ‘permitting reform’ and I look forward to a bipartisan funding bill coming to the floor. “Republicans strongly support real permitting reform. We are leading the charge against the liberal overreach and red tape that make it much too hard to build things, create jobs, and unleash American energy. That is why we support the strong reform bill championed by Senator Capito. “Democrats’ phony fig leaf was not even close to real permitting reform. The bill was carefully written to avoid making any of the meaningful changes that liberal special interests oppose. A number of provisions would have made existing problems even worse. The weak language was meant to create the illusion of doing something while draining political will for the actual reform our country needs. But the Senate saw through the political game. “Halfhearted Democratic support for this phony fig leaf was a stunningly low price for a Senator to approve yet another massive reckless taxing and spending spree in the middle of an economic crisis for American families.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=DDEE9542-CE25-469F-847B-782C35A35A92 | McConnell Remarks at Rules Committee on “Common Sense” Electoral Count Act Updates | 2022-09-27 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today at the Senate Rules Committee hearing regarding the Electoral Count Act: “I’m pleased that we are where we are today. We’re here to consider legislation that is necessarily detailed and complex. But the reason we are here is simple: After 150 years, the Electoral Count Act needs some modest updates. “Those of us on this committee know it. I believe that all our colleagues in the Senate know it. And the American people certainly know it. “Now, clearly, when a 150-year-old law has successfully brought us certainty, finality, and one orderly presidential inauguration after another, we need to be delicate and careful with any changes. “But the chaos that came to a head on January 6th of last year strongly suggests that we find careful ways to clarify and streamline the process. “And so does what happened in January 2001, January 2005, and January 2017. “For more than 20 years now, every time voters pick a Republican president, we’ve seen at least some Democrats in Congress resist the people’s decision and try to challenge the electoral count. “So the situation called for careful, methodical, and bipartisan work… to arrive at a careful, methodical, and bipartisan product. “It is clear that only a bipartisan compromise originating in the Senate can actually become law. One party going it alone would be a non-starter. In my view, the House bill is a non-starter. “We had one shot to get this right. “And fortunately for all of us, fortunately for the country, an outstanding working group of Senators rolled up their sleeves. “I want to especially thank Senator Collins for her leadership. Senator Blunt, for his commitment. Senators Capito, Murkowski, Portman, Romney, Sasse, Tillis, and Young were also instrumental on our side of the aisle. “Obviously their Democratic counterparts worked hard to make this happen, as well. “I strongly support the Collins legislation as introduced. “And assuming that we m… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=FFB39C6F-3158-4C46-A235-B4DC1ABF6FFA | McConnell Announces Support for Bipartisan Update to Electoral Count Act | 2022-09-27 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Electoral Count Act: “This afternoon, those of us on the Rules Committee will mark up a bipartisan package of updates to the Electoral Count Act of 1887. “I strongly support the modest changes that our colleagues in the working group have fleshed out after months of detailed discussions. “I will proudly support the legislation, provided that nothing more than technical changes are made to its current form. “I want to thank Senator Collins and Senators Capito, Murkowski, Portman, Romney, Sasse, Tillis, and Young for their intense work with Democratic colleagues to get this right. “Congress’s process for counting the presidential electors’ votes was written 135 years ago. The chaos that came to a head on January 6th of last year certainly underscored the need for an update. So did Januaries 2001, 2005, and 2017; in each of which, Democrats tried to challenge the lawful election of a Republican president. “Obviously, in every case, our system of government won out. The Electoral Count Act ultimately produced the right conclusion: Certainty, finality, and the transfer of power to the winning candidate. But it’s clear the country needs a more predictable path to that outcome. “This bipartisan bill does not rashly replace current law with something untested. It keeps what’s worked well and modestly updates what has not. “The bill’s sponsors debated every provision and found bipartisan consensus. Bad ideas were left on the cutting room floor. “The resulting product — this bill, as introduced — is the only chance to get an outcome and make law. “Here’s what the legislation does. “It raises the threshold for objecting to the electoral count — preserving options if something incredibly unlikely were to happen, but ensuring claims with hardly any support can’t paralyzing the process. “It makes the already plain fact of the 12th Amendment even clearer: that the Vice Presi… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=CE9C91D3-F01D-4420-8557-104AF2957789 | McConnell Delivers $20 Million to Fund Grain Storage for Tornado-Impacted Farmers, Including in Western Kentucky | 2022-09-26 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute $20 million to build temporary grain storage facilities in areas affected by last year’s tornadoes, including Western Kentucky. The region lost millions of bushels of grain storage capacity in the storm, threatening this year’s harvest. Today’s announcement will help reconnect local farmers to grain purchasers and reimburse those who have already constructed temporary facilities using their own resources. Senator McConnell included a provision in last year’s government funding bill directing the USDA to fund temporary grain storage infrastructure in Western Kentucky in response to last year’s tornadoes. As a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, the Senator also attended a Committee hearing to question U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and seek confirmation that USDA would distribute funding as soon as possible. “Last year’s tornado outbreak was one of the worst disasters to ever hit Kentucky and its devastation continues to hamper our families and businesses. That includes Western Kentucky’s farmers who, after losing millions of bushels of grain storage capacity in the storm, feared they might be unable to complete this year’s harvest. I knew we couldn’t allow their hard work to go to waste or their farms to fail, so I leveraged my position as Senate Republican Leader to secure USDA funding for new temporary storage facilities and pushed Secretary Vilsack to release the federal funds as soon as possible. I look forward to watching this extra capacity come online quickly and remove another obstacle to Western Kentucky’s tornado recovery efforts,” said Senator McConnell. “Over the past two years, weather events in several states caused catastrophic losses to grain storage facilities on family farms as well as a large, commercial grain elevator, leaving stored grain exposed to the elements and affecting commodity marketing options for many … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-honors-mylke-coffee-company-island-kentucky-senate-small-business-week/ | Dr. Rand Paul Honors Mylke Coffee Company of Island, Kentucky as Senate Small Business of the Week | 2022-09-23 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 23, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Mylke Coffee Company of Island, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Mylke Coffee Company of Island, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Shane Case had a vision for his home in Western Kentucky. Seeing that there was no source of freshly-roasted coffee beans anywhere near his region of the state, he decided to fulfill this need and thus in 2017, Mylke opened its doors. Shane’s innovative vision led Mylke to become the first and only craft commercial coffee-roaster located within one hundred miles of his hometown, and their popularity has continued to grow since its founding. Many people ask about the unique nature of the company’s name. The name boils down to a sort of fusion between old and new: old in the way of Old English, a nod to Shane’s Scottish heritage, and new, in the newfound rise and popularity of mylk, which typically refers to milk derived from beans, nuts, or plants rather than from an animal. Mylk has undoubtedly been on the rise in recent years as consumers have increasingly turned to dairy-free options as they search for quality coffee. Shane understood this shift in consumer demand and has responded accordingly with his forward-thinking business. When Shane first opened his business, his intention was to provide the western half of the blue grass state with high-quality coffee beans and other coffee products from a source more local than the distant Louisville or Nashville, Tennessee. However, as his… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=E8B48C06-87B8-437A-9859-325D97D2F215 | Democratic Senators’ Inflation Crushing Democratic Senators’ States | 2022-09-22 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “The painful story of Washington Democrats’ runaway inflation is playing out in hardworking communities all across America. “We learned last week that food inflation is now at its highest level since 1979. “For folks in the Phoenix metro area, where inflation already outpaces the national average, that’s meant a 3% inflation tax on food in just the last two months. “According to one Arizona shopper, ‘It's all almost $300, I used to get the same groceries like around $150 before.’ “Across the border in Nevada, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported recently how local coffee shops are caught between eating higher costs for supplies and chasing their customers away with higher prices. The owner of one shop says that as everything from coffee beans to cups gets more expensive, they’ve had to raise prices about 10%. “‘We’ve done our best not to pass this on to our customers, because we do understand that we’re all in the same boat together.’ “The Colorado Sun spoke with one new resident of Westminster who said he had moved towns to, ‘lower the impact of an 18% rent increase.’ “He’s cut back on cable, driving, and buying meat at the grocery store. “In Washington state, the Seattle Times is reporting that four in ten area renters are now spending more than 30% of their paychecks on rent. “When one resident learned her rent would be increasing nearly 10%, she said, ‘I just wanted to cry. I’m barely making it — I’m just a senior citizen.’ “In Georgia, the Augusta Press reports that local small businesses are still facing a rocky road. According to the owner of one power-washing business in Evans, ‘materials are getting more expensive,’ and that potential clients are, ‘more hesitant to get any work done right now.’ “And further north, with winter cold fast approaching, one resident of Manchester, New Hampshire told the local news that heating oil subsidies were ap… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-and-kentucky-congressional-delegation-requests-fema-flood-relief-deadline/ | Dr. Rand Paul and Kentucky Congressional Delegation Requests FEMA Flood Relief Deadline Extension | 2022-09-22 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The deadline for East Kentucky flood survivors to apply for federal assistance from FEMA is Wednesday, September 28, but Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation says residents need more time. In a letter to the FEMA administration, U.S. Senator Rand Paul joined U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, and Congressmen Hal Rogers (KY-5), Andy Barr (KY-6), James Comer (KY-1), Brett Guthrie (KY-2), Thomas Massie (KY-4) and John Yarmuth (KY-3) in requesting a 30-day extension to allow more time for individuals to seek funding to rebuild homes and repair property. “As you know, the severity of this flooding event has displaced thousands of Kentuckians, many of whom are still seeking temporary shelter and basic needs as they work to rebuild their lives. The continued rain and challenging topography of this emergency has created a prolonged response phase and more time is needed to ensure that all eligible individuals are able to apply for the assistance they so desperately need,” the letter stated. FEMA has disbursed more than $67.6 million in Individual Assistance for housing and other needs since the Major Disaster Declaration was issued. While many applications are still being processed and other claims have been appealed, the delegation is concerned for individuals who still do not have resources to request assistance. “Further, many Kentuckians have expressed challenges in registering for assistance with FEMA, which has been complicated by damages to critical infrastructure that in some cases prevented Eastern Kentuckians from traveling to in-person registration centers or registering through telephone or internet based services. More time is needed for those who have not yet been able to register, and this extension will help ensure our most vulnerable families are not left behind,” the delegation expressed in the letter. You can read the full letter HERE. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=231BBA65-9D26-4CB7-8921-1A0D27EC3387 | Senate Can Do Better Than “Permitting Reform” In Name Only | 2022-09-21 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding energy: “Democrats’ runaway inflation includes skyrocketing costs to keep the lights on and to heat or cool homes. “We’re also witnessing the dangerous vulnerabilities that Democrats in places like California have built into their electrical grids. “California Democrats have spent years putting ‘green’ lifestyle preferences ahead of the basic needs of working families. “The result is a grid that’s both more expensive and less reliable. We’ve seen the same California Democrats who’ve spent years pushing their citizens to buy expensive electric cars now begging the public not to plug them in. “And even as California teeters on the brink of an energy crisis of European proportions, Washington Democrats are pushing the rest of our country in that same risky direction. “They made their signature priority for this year spending even more of the people’s money… to take us even farther in the wrong direction… even faster! “Last month, our Democratic colleagues rammed through a gigantic party-line bill that raised taxes on reliable domestic American energy in order to subsidize wealthy people buying luxury electric cars or fancy new appliances. “Every Democratic Senator cast the deciding vote for that reckless spending spree. That includes the senior Senator for West Virginia, who claims he only did so because the Democratic Leader promised him that Democrats would line up behind permitting reform to make it easier to build things and complete projects in America. “But now, very predictably, this backroom deal is crumbling before our eyes. “Almost sixty days after our colleague from West Virginia gave up his vote for this vague promise, it still appears the far left and House Democrats want no part of this backroom deal they didn’t sign onto. “As for the Republican side, our colleague Senator Capito has put forward a real, actual, substantive permitting reform bill that wou… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=4BFEC750-1A40-4F42-BF48-342553A2DFC3 | McConnell Recognizes Kentucky Family as “Angels in Adoption” | 2022-09-21 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) welcomed Johnathan Gay and Julie Emmons Gay of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, to his office in the U.S. Capitol today and congratulated them on being recognized as 2022 Angels in Adoption. Senator McConnell nominated the Gay family for the honor. The Gay family’s adoption journey began in 2015 when, following a heartbreaking miscarriage, Johnathan and Julie began foster care training with the intention to adopt. Their first call came later that year when they welcomed Makayla into their home. Six months later, their family grew again with the addition of Maya, who was in the process of recovering from medical issues. Between the two girls and Johnathan’s teenage son, Jackson, the Gays thought their family was complete. That was until January 2017, when the Gays learned Maya had a newborn brother on the way and that he would likely enter the foster care system. They expanded their family once again, only to learn two weeks after bringing baby Johnathan home from the hospital that Julie was pregnant with a daughter, Maison. In total, the Gays welcomed four young children into their home in the span of just a few years, and today, the big happy family – with children aged 18, 8, 6, 5, and 4 – enjoys travel, sports, hiking, and learning. The Gays help champion foster care in their region and support other families going through the adoption process. “The Gay family embodies everything great about America’s adoption system and the love and selflessness at its foundation. I was honored to nominate them to represent Kentucky in this year’s Angels in Adoption program and help them receive the recognition they deserve for their dedication to their children and the adoption network. It was a pleasure to welcome them to Washington and listen to their incredible story. I wish Johnathan and Julie all the best as they raise their family in the spirit of faith, charity, and joy,” said Senator McConnell. “Foster care adoption has been one of the great blessings … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=4CA5B60A-AAC8-4A4F-9778-2B1268CB20F3 | Kentucky's Congressional Delegation Requests FEMA Flood Relief Deadline Extension | 2022-09-21 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC -- The deadline for East Kentucky flood survivors to apply for federal assistance from FEMA is Wednesday, September 28, but Kentucky's Congressional Delegation says residents need more time. In a letter to the FEMA administration, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, Dean of the House, joined U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Rand Paul, and Congressmen Andy Barr, James Comer, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie and John Yarmuth in requesting a 30-day extension to allow more time for individuals to seek funding to rebuild homes and repair property. "As you know, the severity of this flooding event has displaced thousands of Kentuckians, many of whom are still seeking temporary shelter and basic needs as they work to rebuild their lives. The continued rain and challenging topography of this emergency has created a prolonged response phase and more time is needed to ensure that all eligible individuals are able to apply for the assistance they so desperately need," the letter stated. FEMA has disbursed more than $67.6 million in Individual Assistance for housing and other needs since the Major Disaster Declaration was issued. While many applications are still being processed and other claims have been appealed, the delegation is concerned for individuals who still do not have resources to request assistance. "Further, many Kentuckians have expressed challenges in registering for assistance with FEMA, which has been complicated by damages to critical infrastructure that in some cases prevented Eastern Kentuckians from traveling to in-person registration centers or registering through telephone or internet based services. More time is needed for those who have not yet been able to register, and this extension will help ensure our most vulnerable families are not left behind," the delegation expressed in the letter. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=93D7759E-1A5F-4A36-A10A-88C09C001B8B | Democrats’ Plan to Receive Less Criticism: Target the First Amendment | 2022-09-21 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the DISCLOSE Act: “Finally, with all these national crises hammering families, the Democratic majority is using the Senate schedule to demonstrate that they do not care. “The Democratic Leader is not spending floor time on a bill to combat Democrats’ inflation crisis, or their immigration crisis, or their violent crime crisis, or their energy crisis. “Not on legislation to help American families’ daily lives in any way. “Instead, the Democratic Leader is setting up a vote on a bill to erode the First Amendment and make political speech more difficult. “Instead of trying to address the root causes of their unpopularity, Democrats are attacking the American people’s ability to speak out against them. “The Democrats try to ram through political-takeover bills like this zombie ‘DISCLOSE Act’ once or twice every year. “This legislation would give Democrats’ friends in the unelected bureaucracy even more power to police the political speech and activism of private citizens. “Remember, donations to political action committees and electioneering nonprofits are already publicly disclosed. That’s already law. What Democrats want is a huge new step that would reduce private citizens’ privacy and chill Americans’ constitutional rights. “The same Democrats who wouldn’t condemn angry mobs gathering outside the private family homes of federal judges now believe that vastly more information about private citizens’ political views should be made public. “It’s no mystery how those things fit together. “Even the liberal ACLU warned years ago that what the Democrats want to pull off, quote, ‘unconstitutionally infringes on freedom of speech and the right to associational privacy.’ “Instead of addressing the reasons why Americans are upset with Democrats, Democrats are trying to legislate our citizens into sitting down and shutting up.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=F4334A99-3915-4E4E-BFEC-165CB6D9C4FE | Runaway Inflation Hurting States Whose Democratic Senator Voted to Cause It | 2022-09-21 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “On Sunday’s edition of 60 Minutes, President Biden made a bizarre attempt to deny the American people’s pain from Democrats’ runaway inflation. “After the latest nationwide data reported that consumer prices are rising at 8.3%, year-on-year, the President suggested the country should be celebrating that they weren’t rising even faster! “Working Americans aren’t buying that insulting spin. Middle-class families aren’t rejoicing that daily life costs 8.3% more than it did a year ago and 13.2% more than when President Biden took office. “In Parma, Ohio, one local grocer is working hard to keep her prices competitive, but admits, ‘We have been getting hit with all of our suppliers with chicken, ground meat, everything.’ “And in Fairfield County, the head of one organization that helps feed folks experiencing economic hardship put it this way, ‘I think things are going to get a whole lot darker and more bleak before they get a lot better. We’re desperately worried about food.’ “Across the border in West Virginia, in Fayette County, persistent high prices have one retired grandmother worried about how the rest of her family is making ends meet. “‘I’m already stressed and stressed and trying to figure out how [my daughter is] going to pay to keep the lights on, get groceries, get school clothes on her kid’s back.’ “In Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, one shopper told a reporter that besides cutting back at the grocery store, she had taken on a second job working nights at a warehouse to help feed her family of four. ‘Clothing, gas, just about everything has gone up, and food is a large part of it.’ “Meanwhile, the head of a small manufacturer in Big Bend, Wisconsin reports that amid price spikes and backed-up supply chains, ‘trying to source products has been very difficult.’ “In each of these states’ cases — West Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania — one Sen… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=96367C9A-EF7A-445C-8393-F9C87040AD47 | Liberal Jurisdictions Balk at Tiny Fraction of Border Crisis | 2022-09-20 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the border crisis: “Our overwhelmed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel have already encountered more than two million illegal immigrants and counting this fiscal year. “That is a larger group of people than the entire populations of 14 states. And this record-shattering two million apprehensions only counts the subset of people that were actually caught. Experts estimate hundreds of thousands more people on top of that number who simply got away. “The latest reports say that CBP encountered more than 200,000 people just in the month of August alone. And more than 20% of those people were not first-time border-crossers but rather repeat offenders who had already previously been expelled or deported. Tens of thousands of individuals who had already been thrown out, flooding back in every month. “Orderly legal immigration is part of what makes America strong. Anarchy and open borders make us weak. “There is nothing compassionate or humane about the border crisis that Democrats’ mixed signals and failed policies have unleashed. “It is not fair to American citizens. It is not fair to law enforcement. And it is not fair to the people who have been encouraged to undertake desperate and dangerous journeys by years of Democrats signaling to the world that there are no real consequences for breaking our laws and cutting in line. “Vice President Harris says ‘the border is secure.’ The American people know better. And they are furious. Illegal immigrants know better, too. “For years, Washington Democrats have attacked Republicans for calling for basic border security and law enforcement. The Democratic Party line throughout the last five years has been that enforcing existing immigration law would be cruel and securing our borders would be xenophobic. “But over the last few days, some liberals have changed their tune dramatically. “Out of desperation, a few Governors… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=A3C19F92-F5FA-4AE9-85FC-778F25711296 | Inflation Is Hammering States Where Both Democratic Senators Brought It On | 2022-09-20 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Washington Democrats’ runaway inflation has caused a nationwide crisis. It’s put working families and small businesses in a bind from coast to coast. “Since President Biden took office, inflation has shot up a staggering 13.2%. “For the average American household, this translates to hundreds and hundreds of extra dollars every month. Working overtime just to barely tread water. “In my home state of Kentucky, for example, the Democrats’ inflation has forced proud, hardworking families to ask for help putting food on the table. In some cases for the first time in their lives. “The director of the Jessamine County Food Pantry in Nicholasville says, ‘Our numbers here are going up like crazy… We have problems actually getting food now. We’re actually not giving away as much as we were just a couple months ago because I can’t find it, and I can’t afford it sometimes when I can find it.’ “And of courses these challenges aren’t limited to our Commonwealth. “In Clifton, Colorado, the director of one local food bank reports that she had served 1,000 more families in the first half of this year than the first half of last year. ‘They cannot short their rent bill, but they can short their grocery bill. And so they come here so I can fill the gap.’ “In coastal Georgia, the director of a network of food banks says distribution at her facilities had increased 38% from July to August. Meeting the increased demand has meant stomaching steep spikes in meat and dairy prices. “In Concord, New Hampshire, the director of the Friendly Kitchen says no one is ever turned away, but more and more people keep showing up for dinner. ‘I’m nervous it’s going to get worse. I think it’s going to get worse before it gets better.’ “Washington Democrats’ inflation is absolutely hammering states like Colorado, Georgia, and New Hampshire. “And Senate Republicans tried to stop it. We warned … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=D2D40D5D-4554-4B19-9049-D5FE5A4CB4A4 | McConnell and Rogers Announce More Than $950,000 to Combat Substance Abuse in Southeastern Kentucky | 2022-09-20 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will award $952,754 to Volunteers of America Mid-States to expand their substance abuse treatment programming in Manchester, Kentucky. Senator McConnell and Congressman Rogers helped secure this grant by supporting ARC funding as senior members of the Appropriations Committees in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively. Senator McConnell also wrote a letter to ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Conelly Manchin in support of Volunteers of America Mid-States’ grant application. Volunteers of America Mid-States will use these funds to renovate a space in downtown Manchester, Kentucky, and partner with a health clinic to provide services to Kentuckians recovering from drug addiction. The nationwide organization provides hundreds of human service programs, including substance abuse treatment, housing, and healthcare, to 1.5 million Americans in 400 communities across the country. They have established a number of addiction treatment initiatives in Southeastern Kentucky focused on community care. “Volunteers of America Mid-States provides vital services to Kentuckians throughout the Commonwealth and is well-equipped to expand its addiction treatment services in Southeastern Kentucky. I’ve seen the life-changing impact of their work firsthand and was glad to work with Jennifer Hancock to support their federal grant application as they seek to broaden their programming. ARC funding is critical for organizations like Volunteers of America Mid-States that help at-risk Kentuckians, so I’m proud to partner with my friend Congressman Rogers to support robust ARC funding during the appropriations process,” said Senator McConnell. “We are diligently working to revitalize downtown Manchester and this multipurpose building will help target some of the healthcare and recovery needs in the community. Local residents … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9D39BF68-B55D-4DF3-9389-B5D25C1678D1 | President Biden: Be Grateful My Inflation Isn’t Even Worse | 2022-09-19 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Last week, the American people received yet another absolutely crushing inflation report. “More than a year after Washington Democrats’ policies set off the worst overall inflation in 40 years, the prices of some of the most essential items for working families are skyrocketing at their fastest rates in a generation. “Electricity costs are rising faster than they have since 1981. And grocery inflation has eclipsed a high from 1979. Parents trying to put food on the table are now contending with annual price hikes of 16.2% for a loaf of bread, 17% for a gallon of milk, and 40% more for a dozen eggs. “Now, the very same day this painful news broke, just a few hours later, Washington Democrats threw a party for themselves on the White House lawn to celebrate their economic policies. “You cannot make it up. “The official numbers had just confirmed that American families have seen the single worst year for both food and electricity inflation since the fallout from Jimmy Carter. “And the Democrats’ response was to throw themselves a party for spending hundreds of billions more, raising taxes, and making working-class Americans pay off the loans of doctors and lawyers. “You might think the Biden Administration couldn’t possibly get any more out of touch. You’d think that kind of display would have to take the cake. “But alas, Madam President, last night, on ‘60 Minutes,’ President Biden gave an almost comically out-of-touch interview on the inflation crisis. “The President argued — with a straight face — that the American people ought to be grateful for last month’s terrible inflation report because it could have been even worse. “‘Guess where we are? We’re in a position where, in the last several months, [inflation] hasn’t spiked.’ “Struggling Americans are supposed to be grateful that we have plateaued at a steady, ongoing inflation rate of more than 8 perc… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=B6E4CA0C-79CF-4E65-8939-7D6D1EFB4D5A | Democrats Ignoring Americans’ Top Concern | 2022-09-15 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “This week’s inflation report confirmed what working people across this country know all too well: “The costs of feeding a family and keeping the lights on have skyrocketed more quickly this past year than at any time since the wake of the Carter Administration. “A year and a half of crippling runaway inflation is the most important story to the American people every day. “The media may have grown somewhat numb to month after month of 8- and 9-percent inflation, but working Americans have not had the luxury of growing numb. The pain gets worse every single time they have to fill a shopping cart or pay their credit card bill. “One mother of young sons in my hometown of Louisville put it this way, ‘My grocery bill has went up a lot. It’s terrible right now. I have to be really strategic on how I plan out the whole month to make sure we have enough money.’ “Of course Kentuckians aren’t the only ones in this predicament. “In Nevada, an office worker recently told reporters, ‘I’ve not been buying a lot of things because I can’t afford it. I’m like, ‘The kids don’t need juice for school anymore. We’ll just do water.’’ “In Arizona, so many families are having to make tough choices at the grocery store, many are accepting charity to keep food on the table. According to an employee of one food bank in Phoenix, ‘The impact we are seeing day in and day out continues to go up. The families are stressed.’ “And who can blame them, Madam President? Food inflation in America is at a more than four-decade high! “Bread is 16.2% more expensive than it was a year ago. Milk is up 17%. Flour is up 23.3%. And eggs are going for nearly 40% more. “Week after week, feeding a family has become a stressful proposition for millions of Americans. And every extra dollar spent on groceries is one fewer to spare for soaring electricity bills. “In the suburbs of Las Vegas, residents hav… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-honors-heartland-chia-franklin-senate-small-business-week/ | Dr. Rand Paul Honors Heartland Chia of Franklin as Senate Small Business of the Week | 2022-09-15 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Rand Paul | P000603 | www.paul.senate.gov | paul | https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/ | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16, 2022 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Heartland Chia of Franklin, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Heartland Chia of Franklin, Kentucky as the Senate Small Business of the Week. Chris Kummer’s small business was founded on an idea that virtually no one thought possible: successful chia crops planted and harvested in the United States. But as a fifth-generation farmer, Mr. Kummer is no stranger to the challenges posed by mother nature. Thus, with decades of farming experience under his belt and a tireless dedication to his crops, Mr. Kummer has turned this once crazy idea into a thriving business. Founded in 2012, Heartland Chia develops and markets locally grown chia to buyers across the country. Chris’ wife, Jill Kummer, joins her husband at the helm of their business, handling most of the marketing and administrative duties while her husband works with the crop directly in the field. Together, the Kummers are proud to be the only chia seed growers in the U.S.A, a tremendous feat that adds to the biodiversity of Kentucky’s burgeoning agricultural industry. Mr. Kummer will be the first to tell you that his business would not be possible had it not been for the visionary researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Food, Agriculture, and Environment. Since his great-grandfather planted his first crop on their family farm in 1889, the Kummers have grown crops traditional to the Midwestern U.S., such as soy, wheat, and corn. It never occurred to them to plant ch… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=13A244BF-34CE-483B-8937-9CF42499AF2F | McConnell on Ukraine’s Progress and Needed Next Steps | 2022-09-14 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: “It’s been encouraging to see good news regarding the Ukrainian people’s fight to defend and reclaim their sovereignty. “Latest reports indicate that Ukraine has recently liberated 2,400 square miles of their own territory from Russian hands. “The sight of a democratic nation beating back totalitarian aggression continues to inspire the free world. “It should make other thugs think twice about following in Putin’s footsteps. But obviously, it is not nearly time to ease up. “An axis of authoritarians is still pulling hard for Ukraine to fail. “Iran is equipping the Russian military with armed drones like the ones they and their proxies have used against American forces in Syria and Iraq, and against our Israeli, Emirati, and Saudi partners. “North Korea is reportedly refilling Russia’s artillery stockpiles. “And the PRC have publicly supported Moscow’s narrative through every Russian atrocity. “So our Ukrainian friends may still face a long hard struggle to achieve victory as they define it. But western countries can help by stepping up the pace of our collective assistance. “Ukraine’s hard-won successes on the battlefield could have come even earlier if the Biden Administration — and European allies that take their cues from Washington — had been quicker and more proactive to deliver the capabilities Ukraine needed. “Ukrainian forces are working wonders with Western equipment. They’ve quickly integrated cutting-edge systems like HIMARS and Javelin and Stinger missiles. “The West’s hesitance to put these capabilities in the right hands has cost lives. Horrors could have been avoided if the Biden Administration and our European partners hadn’t been self-deterred from providing these tools sooner. “The Ukrainians need more of the weapons we’ve been giving them, they need to start getting them faster, and they also need new capabilities like longer-range ATA… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=71EE3EAC-C683-445A-BF1D-B4A81744359A | McConnell Welcomes Kentucky Veterans of Foreign Wars to D.C. | 2022-09-14 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | L-R: Kentucky VFW State Adjutant Martha Lain, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Kentucky VFW State Commander Nathan Sesco. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) welcomed Kentuckians with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the nation’s oldest war veterans service organization, to his office in the U.S. Capitol. The State Commander of the Kentucky VFW, Nathan Sesco, is an Iraq War Veteran from Pikeville. The Kentucky VFW’s State Adjutant, Martha Lain, is a U.S. Army Veteran and former Kentucky VFW State Commander. “It was an honor to meet with the Kentucky VFW’s new State Commander, Nathan Sesco, and State Adjutant, Martha Lain, to discuss the pressing issues facing Kentucky’s veterans. State Commander Sesco’s accession is history-making, as both the first Iraq War veteran and first Pike County native to lead the state organization. State Commander Sesco brings new insight to this role, and I look forward to tapping his expertise as we work to support our nation’s heroes,” said Senator McConnell. “From our county-level VFW posts to our national advocacy campaigns, the Kentucky VFW is committed to supporting the Commonwealth’s veterans in every aspect of their lives. I’m proud to step into the role of State Commander and bring a new generation’s perspective to the job, and am glad Senator McConnell stands as such a willing advocate for our interests on the federal level. I look forward to a long and productive relationship with the Senator and thank him for his support,” said Kentucky VFW State Commander Nathan Sesco. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=750E6826-6811-4461-8993-2B3A49DC443D | Violent Crime Sweeps Kentucky and America on Democrats’ Watch | 2022-09-14 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the violent crime wave: “When you combine the border crisis and the violent crime crisis, law and order ranks as the American people’s number-two top priority, second only to the inflation crisis. “While Democrats’ economic policies have waged war on working families’ financial security, their soft-on-crime policies have eroded Americans’ physical security. “Cities, towns, and neighborhoods across the country are reeling from a wave of violent crime. Just last weekend, my home state of Kentucky experienced a spate of murders and attempted murders that rattled residents and overwhelmed police. “Lexington saw four separate shooting incidents on Saturday night alone, leaving nine hurt, some with life-threatening injuries. “A Lexington Police Department veteran described it as ‘a pretty much unprecedented night in my 20 years.’ “Officers were so tied up that they were unable to respond to other crimes and disorder. “Louisville also saw a flurry of violence: the second-highest number of homicides in one weekend this year. Six people murdered in just three days. “Both cities documented record homicide numbers last year and Lexington is on track to do so again. For Louisville, this is the third consecutive year of triple-digit killings. “Of course, this crisis isn’t just hitting Kentucky. These trends are nationwide. “For years, the far left has impugned the motives and honor of police officers and taken aim at their funding. “For years, top liberal donors have poured money into the campaigns of radical district attorneys in big cities whose whole stated agenda is to not prosecute crimes. “For years, Democratic elites have pushed for letting violent criminals out of prison. Democrats just nominated and confirmed a Supreme Court Justice who argued as a D.C. District Judge that “COVID justified letting every single prisoner in Washington D.C. custody out of jail and back o… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=B41E164B-227A-4CB7-8E91-E5A9DE1E0F3E | Kentucky's Congressional Delegation Requests Higher Federal Cost Share for Flood Relief | 2022-09-14 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC -- Kentucky's Federal Delegation sent a letter to President Biden requesting additional financial relief for counties facing exorbitant costs for debris removal and emergency protective measures as flood relief efforts continue across Eastern Kentucky's rural communities. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, Dean of the House, joined U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Rand Paul, along with Congressmen John Yarmuth, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie, Andy Barr and James Comer in support of the request. "The sparsely populated counties that were affected by this disaster were already facing daunting challenges in terms of limited budgetary resources; the damage to the area's economy and infrastructure have only exacerbated those challenges, making it unlikely that these counties will have the capacity to meet a potential 25 percent non-federal match outside of the 30-day, 100 percent federal cost share period for debris removal and emergency protective measures," the letter stated. Kentucky's Congressional leaders sent the letter in support of Governor Andy Beshear's request to modify the Major Disaster Declaration to reflect a 90 percent federal cost share. "We have tragically lost 40 Kentuckians, in addition to excessive loss of private property and critical infrastructure. Many Kentuckians are still living in temporary shelters, and the recovery is only beginning for so many families in the affected communities," the letter stated. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
| https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=EB9B9931-B7FC-4B8C-8C27-B5026B452EC8 | Democrats Celebrate Inflation and Market Plunge With White House Party | 2022-09-14 | 2022 | 2022-09 | Republican | Senate | KY | Mitch McConnell | M000355 | www.mcconnell.senate.gov | mcconnell | https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “The American people’s number-one priority is the runaway inflation that is smashing their family budgets and crushing our economy. “Yesterday, the latest inflation report showed that soaring prices are still completely out of control. “Inflation has totaled 13.2% since the day President Biden took office. “We’ve just had the worst 12 months for both food inflation and electricity inflation since the fallout from the Carter Administration. “President Biden and our Democratic colleagues chose to celebrate this awful inflation report with a so-called ‘inflation reduction’ party yesterday at the White House. While the Dow Jones plummeted over a thousand points, while the S&P 500 lost more than 4% of its value in one day, while American families can’t afford gas, groceries, or electricity, Washington Democrats partied on the White House lawn to celebrate their policies. “This is what Democrats do while our economy crumbles. They subsidize luxury electric cars; they make plumbers and retail workers eat the graduate school debt of doctors and lawyers; and they throw a party for themselves on the White House lawn.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:29:59Z |
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