Recent Press Releases

‘We should resist calls to double the capital gains tax or to raise taxes on Americans making as little as $31,850 a year’



Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Friday on recent calls for an increase in taxes, and the detrimental effect of those proposals on Americans earning as little as $31,850 a year:



“In a time when our economy faces challenges it is important that we remember what has made the American economy competitive: the American people. Taking money out of the pockets of hardworking Americans and putting it into the hands of Washington bureaucrats courtesy of a tax increase is not good for our economy nor is it good for American families.



“We should resist calls to double the capital gains tax or to raise taxes on Americans making as little as $31,850 a year. Raising taxes is the last thing our economy and the American people need right now.”



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We can focus on continued security in the Middle East, instead of what will happen in November



Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on the five-year anniversary of the war in Iraq and the need to provide the armed forces with everything they need so that they can return in success:



“Last week, congressional leaders from both parties stood together in the Capitol Rotunda to pay tribute to the service of our troops. Though we will continue to engage in a spirited debate on the future of our national security, we can do so in a manner which honors the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country. We can rise above political fights and focus on continued security in the Middle East, instead of what will happen in November. And we can spend less time telling the troops their mission is unwinnable, and more time focused on providing them with the funding they need to succeed in their mission.



“On this fifth anniversary of U.S. military service in Iraq, we must provide our armed forces everything they need so that they can return to their families in success.”



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Washington, D.C. – Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake informed Senator Mitch McConnell Wednesday that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is awarding a $1.31 million grant for the Kentucky State Veterans Cemetery in Williamstown, Ky.

In April 2007, the VA awarded a $6.9 million grant to build the 99-acre cemetery in Williamstown. This latest grant will be used for the purchase and placement of 1,000 lawn crypts and construction of a building to house equipment.

“I appreciate Secretary Peake for providing the funds to build the Kentucky State Veterans Cemetery,” McConnell said. “Our veterans have honorably served our country, and they deserve to be remembered by future generations.”

According to the VA, the cemetery will initially provide 3,706 full-casket gravesites, 500 in-ground cremation burial sites and 1,020 columbarium niches.

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