WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: "Since President Biden took office, consumer prices have risen 17.9%. On his watch, our economy has seen inflation grow at its fastest rate in four decades. "As prices soared, wages failed to keep up. Paychecks have risen just 14.5%. In other wor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the National Labor Relations Board: "Last week, the Biden Administration's left-wing majority on the National Labor Relations Board issued a ruling in a case with far reaching consequences for free speech. "The decision had its roots in a quest by the Board's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) subpoenaed Attorney General Merrick Garland for records, including transcripts, notes, video, and audio files, related to Special Counsel Robert Hur's investigation of President Joe Biden's wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: "Nearly twenty years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union as the 'greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the (20th) century.' "And for decades, he has worked incessantly to re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on Hungary's approval of Sweden's accession to NATO: "Strengthening the North Atlantic Treaty Organization means strengthening U.S. national security and the collective security of the West. Today, Hungary's near-unanimous ratification of Sweden's accession brings another capable and committed al  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: "As Congress returns to Washington this week, the deadline to avoid a partial lapse in government funding is fast approaching. "Without action by Friday, the country would face needless disruptions to agriculture, transportation, military   more