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McConnell Statement on the Passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg

June 3, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement today regarding the passing of New Jersey’s longest-serving U.S. Senator, Frank Lautenberg:

“The entire Senate is saddened today by the loss of our colleague, Senator Frank Lautenberg. The Senate’s last remaining World War II veteran, Frank was a patriot whose success in business and politics made him a great American success story and a standout even within the fabled Greatest Generation. Elaine and I send our condolences to Bonnie, the Lautenberg children, and the entire Lautenberg family.”

 

President’s Campaign-style Event Side-Steps Student Loan Issue

May 31, 2013

‘House Republicans have already passed legislation that would prevent a rate hike, and Senate Republicans have proposed a solution similar to one the President himself called for in this year’s budget. Here’s one issue where the two parties can and should find quick agreement. Unfortunately, the President appears more interested in needlessly stoking partisan divisions in Washington than helping young Americans avoid a higher interest rate on their student loans.’

Senate Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Consider Case on President’s Unconstitutional “Recess” Appointments

Forty-five Senators File Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Invalidate Unlawful “Appointments

May 28, 2013

“The President’s decision to circumvent the American people by installing his appointees at a powerful federal agency while the Senate was continuing to hold sessions, and without obtaining the advice and consent of the Senate, is an unprecedented power grab,” Sen. McConnell said. “We will demonstrate to the Court how the President’s unconstitutional actions fundamentally endanger the Congress’s role in providing a check on the excesses of the executive branch.”
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