News

Recent Press Releases

Senator McConnell Re-elected Senate Republican Leader

November 14, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell was unanimously re-elected by his colleagues on Wednesday to serve as Republican Leader for the 113th Congress. Senator McConnell is only the second Kentuckian to lead his party in the U.S. Senate.  The other Senator from Kentucky to serve as his party’s leader was Alben Barkley.

“I am honored that my colleagues once again supported me and invested their trust in me to lead the team as Republican Leader for another two years,” McConnell said. “We have an energized leadership team that is committed to finding solutions to the critical issues facing our country. I will also use my leadership post to work on behalf of all Kentuckians to ensure they have a strong voice in the Nation’s Capital.”

Sen. McConnell was nominated by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), who each spoke on his behalf. This is the fourth time that Sen. McConnell was elected to serve as Republican Leader in the U.S. Senate.   

Presidential Leadership Is Essential to Solving the Fiscal Crisis

November 13, 2012

‘That’s why Republicans have remained firm on this point: any serious solution, must include real spending cuts and meaningful entitlement reforms, to strengthen and protect these programs for future generations. We got into this mess because we promised cuts that never materialized, and because we couldn’t muster the will to match entitlements with changing demographics. We’re not going to get out of it until we agree to do both, together. Republicans have reached out, made offers beyond our preferred approach in an effort to attract bipartisan solutions. Meanwhile, all we get from Democrats are letters saying they won’t even consider reforming the very programs that lie at the heart of our fiscal imbalance.’
« First < Prev Next > Last »