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Mitch McConnell, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Legislative Branch

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03/05/2024 McConnell On Annual Appropriations
07/20/2023 Senate Democrats Still Considering Radical, Record-Setting Biden Nominee
05/04/2023 Republicans' Permitting Bill Will Prioritize American Energy, Resources, and Workforce
04/26/2023 Democrats' Latest Attack on the Courts: Threaten Their Security Funding
04/18/2023 Senate Republicans Will Not Help Democrats Push Through Their Least-Qualified Nominees
04/17/2023 McConnell on Return to Senate and Debt Ceiling
04/10/2023 Tweet - Elaine and I are devastated by the news coming out of Louisville this morning. Thank you to LMPD and our first responders for your bravery at the scene. We send our prayers to the victims, their families, and the city of Louisville as we await more information. @LeaderMcConnell
01/23/2023 Senate Democrats Must Finally Put First Things First
01/06/2023 Tweet - "Congratulations to Speaker McCarthy and the Republican House majority. Senate Republicans look forward to working together to check and balance Washington Democrats, bring oversight to this reckless Administration, fight the far left's radical policies, and defend America."
05/09/2022 Washington Democrats' Abortion Extremism Is Wildly Out of Step With the Country
04/25/2022 McConnell Pays Tribute to Senator Orrin Hatch
04/23/2022 Tweet - "I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and former colleague Orrin Hatch. Elaine's and my prayers are with Orrin's family and everyone who will miss this remarkable man. "
04/07/2022 McConnell Statement on USICA Legislation
03/08/2022 McConnell Comments on the Passing of Former Kentucky State Senator Joe Bowen
02/25/2022 Tweet - "I look forward to meeting with Judge Jackson in person and carefully reviewing her nomination during the vigorous and thorough Senate process that the American people deserve. My full statement:"
02/25/2022 McConnell Statement on Sen. Jim Inhofe's Announced Retirement
02/25/2022 Tweet - "When Senator Jim Inhofe retires, the Senate will lose one of its foremost experts on defense policy, and Oklahoma will lose one of its fiercest advocates. I am glad our friend will continue to serve with us through the end of this Congress. My full statement:"
01/19/2022 Nearly Every Democrat Tried to "Shatter the Soul of the Senate for Short-Term Power"
01/19/2022 "Just the Kind of Shortsighted Power Grab this Body Was Built to Stop"
01/19/2022 Tweet: Tonight, nearly every Senate Democrat wrote in permanent ink that they would shatter the soul of the Senate for short-term power. Fortunately, a bipartisan majority saved the Senate and ensured that millions and millions of Americans' voices will not be silenced.
01/19/2022 Tweet: One year after Pres. Biden promised to heal & unite America, top Democrats are trying to use fear & anger to smash the Senate. They want to silence millions of Americans' voices and strip entire states of any say in government. All to set up a partisan rewrite of election law.
01/18/2022 Democrats Pause Attacking Senate's 60-Vote Threshold Long Enough to Block Russia Sanctions
01/18/2022 Tweet: Last week, the same Democrats who've been raging against the Senate's 60-vote threshold used the 60-vote threshold to block Russia sanctions. Today, they're back to saying it's an evil rule. They've quit even pretending this is principled. They just want total one-party power.
01/12/2022 Tweet: The Framers built the Senate to protect against exactly the sort of inaccurate, irresponsible bullying which the President shouted at the country yesterday. His reckless speech was the perfect case study for the importance of the Senate and its rules.
01/11/2022 Tweet: The current Democratic Leader wants power so badly he's willing to misrepresent his own late predecessor if it helps him get it. Senator Byrd went out of his way to argue against rule-breaking power grabs and protect the Senate's most central feature, the legislative filibuster.

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