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June 6, 2018 Tweet - "Cloture votes used to be a rare tool of last resort, only used in a tiny handful of cases. Not these days. In many cases, the nominees in question are completely uncontroversial." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 5, 2018 McConnell Statement on Cancelling the August Recess Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 10, 2018 Executive Session Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 9, 2018 Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 15, 2018 Senate Confirms General Norman Arflack of Kentucky to be U.S. Marshal Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday, the #Senate confirmed 3 of @POTUS' highly-qualified nominees for important posts. Chairman of the @federalreserve, Jay Powell. Secretary of @HHSGov, Alex Azar. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "The #Senate took another important step in confirming @POTUS' qualified nominees. In strong bipartisan fashion, we confirmed Jay Powell to serve as Chairman of the @federalreserve by a vote of 84-13." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 23, 2018 Tweet - "Now that the shutdown has ended, the #Senate must get back to its job of confirming nominees. We have 3 ready to go: Alex Azar for Secretary of @HHSGov Sam Brownback for Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Jerome Powell for Chairman of the @federalreserve" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Today at noon, every Senator can vote to end this government shutdown. We will vote to end this filibuster and advance instead a bipartisan bill that would put this whole mess behind us." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 22, 2018 Tweet - "During the shutdown, the #Senate made no substantive progress -- not an inch -- on the serious, bipartisan negotiations that it will take us to resolve issues such as immigration and border security, health care, disaster relief, defense spending, & many other matters." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 22, 2018 Tweet - "As I've said repeatedly over the past week, shutting down the government is an irresponsible way to do business. All of our important business for the American people had to be put on hold while this manufactured crisis was dealt with." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 22, 2018 Tweet - "It's now evident that this filibuster is doing nothing to generate bipartisan progress on issues that Americans care about. Every day we spend arguing about keeping the lights on is another day we cannot spend negotiating DACA, defense, or any of our other shared priorities." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 21, 2018 Tweet - "In the #Senate, the minority has the power to filibuster. And on Friday, the Democratic Leader made the extraordinary and destructive choice to filibuster the bipartisan bill and guarantee the American people a #SchumerShutdown." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Devin Nunes, Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Push for Release of Intelligence Committee's FISA Memo Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Sens. Paul, Wyden, Lee, and Leahy Release Joint Statement on FISA Reform Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "This week in the #Senate: (Special Character) passed once-in-a-generation #TaxReform (Special Character) strengthened our #energy and national security (Special Character) repealed Obamacare's individual mandate tax" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "Last week, the #Senate finished another historic week by confirming 3 more of @POTUS' impressive judicial nominees to the Circuit Courts, for a total of 12 this year. CONFIRMED: (Special Character)Thapar (Special Character)Bush (Special Character)Newsom (Special Character)Erickson (Special Character)Barrett (Special Character)Larsen (Special Character)Eid (Special Character)Bibas (Special Character)Katsas (Special Character)Grasz (Special Character)Willett (Special Character)Ho" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "When the #Senate confirms Mr. Ho, we'll be adding another fair & impartial judge to the federal bench. @POTUS has nominated individuals with strong fidelity to the law and the Constitution." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "HISTORY The #Senate has confirmed an historic 12 Circuit Court Judges this year. That's the most in a President's 1st year in office since the creation of circuit courts in 1891." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett will be the 11th @POTUS nominee to the circuit courts confirmed by the #Senate this year." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "The #Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of @DHSgov. Our nation faces myriad threats, and I look forward to working with Ms. Nielsen to address each of them." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "The #Senate will take a serious step today to strengthen our nation's security by confirming Kirstjen Nielsen to lead @DHSgov. With her understanding of the challenges facing our nation and her experience in prevention and preparedness, she will excel as the next Secretary." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 28, 2017 Remarks by President Trump in Meeting with Congressional Leadership Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Nov. 28, 2017 Hearing of the Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Mitch McConnell, Hearing on Nomination of Kenny Allen to Serve on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Valley Authority Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 28, 2017 Joint Statement from Speaker Ryan and Leader McConnell Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Nov. 16, 2017 McConnell Statement on Senator Menendez Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2017 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Mitch McConnell, Hearing on Nominations to Serve as Federal District Court Judges in Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "The #Senate is still working hard to confirm more of @POTUS' excellent nominees. Today, we will confirm David Zatezalo as the Assistant Secretary of @MSHA_DOL and Mark Esper to be Secretary of the @USArmy." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2017 McConnell on Meeting with President's Nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Today, the #Senate will advance the nomination of David Zatezalo to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for @MSHA_DOL. A position of importance in my home state of #Kentucky where mining supports thousands of good jobs. I strongly support his nomination." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 13, 2017 Leader McConnell Statement on Alex Azar Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 9, 2017 Senate Confirms Robert Duncan, Jr. of Kentucky to be U.S. Attorney Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 6, 2017 Tweet - "Exactly one week ago, I said the #Senate would confirm 4 excellent judicial nominees by the end of the week. That's exactly what happened." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 6, 2017 Tweet - "Confirming @POTUS' nominees is an important part of the #Senate's business, & I urge my colleagues to work together so we can get this done." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 2, 2017 Barr Statement on Nomination of Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Rep. Andy Barr
Nov. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@POTUS has signed another CRA to overturn a reg that threatened to drive up costs for Americans with credit cards." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2017 McConnell Statement Following Conference Lunch With President Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2017 Nominations of Scott Palk and Trevor McFadden Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 13, 2017 Leader McConnell on Senator Susan Collins Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 11, 2017 McConnell Statement on Kirstjen Nielsen Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 4, 2017 Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 25, 2017 Nomination of William Emanuel Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 14, 2017 Senate Confirms Russell Coleman of Kentucky to be U.S. Attorney Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 13, 2017 U.S. Senate Votes on Sen. Rand Paul's AUMF Repeal Amendment Sen. Rand Paul
Sept. 12, 2017 Dr. Paul Calls for Sunsetting 2001/2002 AUMFs
Sen. Rand Paul
Aug. 3, 2017 Senate Confirms Kelly Knight Craft of Kentucky to be Ambassador to Canada Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 20, 2017 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Opening Statement of Sen. Mitch McConnell - Hearing on the Nomination of Kelly Knight Craft to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US. to Canada Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 17, 2017 McConnell Statement on Upcoming Vote to Repeal Obamacare Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 11, 2017 Majority Leader McConnell Accepts Senator Lankford's Request to Delay August Recess Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
July 11, 2017 McConnell Statement on August Recess, Democrats' Obstruction Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date Title Politician
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "Cloture votes used to be a rare tool of last resort, only used in a tiny handful of cases. Not these days. In many cases, the nominees in question are completely uncontroversial." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 5, 2018 McConnell Statement on Cancelling the August Recess Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 10, 2018 Executive Session Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 9, 2018 Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 15, 2018 Senate Confirms General Norman Arflack of Kentucky to be U.S. Marshal Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday, the #Senate confirmed 3 of @POTUS' highly-qualified nominees for important posts. Chairman of the @federalreserve, Jay Powell. Secretary of @HHSGov, Alex Azar. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "The #Senate took another important step in confirming @POTUS' qualified nominees. In strong bipartisan fashion, we confirmed Jay Powell to serve as Chairman of the @federalreserve by a vote of 84-13." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 23, 2018 Tweet - "Now that the shutdown has ended, the #Senate must get back to its job of confirming nominees. We have 3 ready to go: Alex Azar for Secretary of @HHSGov Sam Brownback for Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Jerome Powell for Chairman of the @federalreserve" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Today at noon, every Senator can vote to end this government shutdown. We will vote to end this filibuster and advance instead a bipartisan bill that would put this whole mess behind us." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 22, 2018 Tweet - "During the shutdown, the #Senate made no substantive progress -- not an inch -- on the serious, bipartisan negotiations that it will take us to resolve issues such as immigration and border security, health care, disaster relief, defense spending, & many other matters." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 22, 2018 Tweet - "As I've said repeatedly over the past week, shutting down the government is an irresponsible way to do business. All of our important business for the American people had to be put on hold while this manufactured crisis was dealt with." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 22, 2018 Tweet - "It's now evident that this filibuster is doing nothing to generate bipartisan progress on issues that Americans care about. Every day we spend arguing about keeping the lights on is another day we cannot spend negotiating DACA, defense, or any of our other shared priorities." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 21, 2018 Tweet - "In the #Senate, the minority has the power to filibuster. And on Friday, the Democratic Leader made the extraordinary and destructive choice to filibuster the bipartisan bill and guarantee the American people a #SchumerShutdown." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Devin Nunes, Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Push for Release of Intelligence Committee's FISA Memo Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Sens. Paul, Wyden, Lee, and Leahy Release Joint Statement on FISA Reform Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "This week in the #Senate: (Special Character) passed once-in-a-generation #TaxReform (Special Character) strengthened our #energy and national security (Special Character) repealed Obamacare's individual mandate tax" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "Last week, the #Senate finished another historic week by confirming 3 more of @POTUS' impressive judicial nominees to the Circuit Courts, for a total of 12 this year. CONFIRMED: (Special Character)Thapar (Special Character)Bush (Special Character)Newsom (Special Character)Erickson (Special Character)Barrett (Special Character)Larsen (Special Character)Eid (Special Character)Bibas (Special Character)Katsas (Special Character)Grasz (Special Character)Willett (Special Character)Ho" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "When the #Senate confirms Mr. Ho, we'll be adding another fair & impartial judge to the federal bench. @POTUS has nominated individuals with strong fidelity to the law and the Constitution." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "HISTORY The #Senate has confirmed an historic 12 Circuit Court Judges this year. That's the most in a President's 1st year in office since the creation of circuit courts in 1891." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett will be the 11th @POTUS nominee to the circuit courts confirmed by the #Senate this year." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "The #Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of @DHSgov. Our nation faces myriad threats, and I look forward to working with Ms. Nielsen to address each of them." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "The #Senate will take a serious step today to strengthen our nation's security by confirming Kirstjen Nielsen to lead @DHSgov. With her understanding of the challenges facing our nation and her experience in prevention and preparedness, she will excel as the next Secretary." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 28, 2017 Remarks by President Trump in Meeting with Congressional Leadership Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Nov. 28, 2017 Hearing of the Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Mitch McConnell, Hearing on Nomination of Kenny Allen to Serve on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Valley Authority Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 28, 2017 Joint Statement from Speaker Ryan and Leader McConnell Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Nov. 16, 2017 McConnell Statement on Senator Menendez Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2017 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Mitch McConnell, Hearing on Nominations to Serve as Federal District Court Judges in Kentucky Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "The #Senate is still working hard to confirm more of @POTUS' excellent nominees. Today, we will confirm David Zatezalo as the Assistant Secretary of @MSHA_DOL and Mark Esper to be Secretary of the @USArmy." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2017 McConnell on Meeting with President's Nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Today, the #Senate will advance the nomination of David Zatezalo to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for @MSHA_DOL. A position of importance in my home state of #Kentucky where mining supports thousands of good jobs. I strongly support his nomination." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 13, 2017 Leader McConnell Statement on Alex Azar Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 9, 2017 Senate Confirms Robert Duncan, Jr. of Kentucky to be U.S. Attorney Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 6, 2017 Tweet - "Exactly one week ago, I said the #Senate would confirm 4 excellent judicial nominees by the end of the week. That's exactly what happened." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 6, 2017 Tweet - "Confirming @POTUS' nominees is an important part of the #Senate's business, & I urge my colleagues to work together so we can get this done." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 2, 2017 Barr Statement on Nomination of Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Rep.Andy Barr
Nov. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@POTUS has signed another CRA to overturn a reg that threatened to drive up costs for Americans with credit cards." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2017 McConnell Statement Following Conference Lunch With President Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2017 Nominations of Scott Palk and Trevor McFadden Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 13, 2017 Leader McConnell on Senator Susan Collins Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 11, 2017 McConnell Statement on Kirstjen Nielsen Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 4, 2017 Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 25, 2017 Nomination of William Emanuel Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 14, 2017 Senate Confirms Russell Coleman of Kentucky to be U.S. Attorney Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 13, 2017 U.S. Senate Votes on Sen. Rand Paul's AUMF Repeal Amendment Sen.Rand Paul
Sept. 12, 2017 Dr. Paul Calls for Sunsetting 2001/2002 AUMFs
Sen.Rand Paul
Aug. 3, 2017 Senate Confirms Kelly Knight Craft of Kentucky to be Ambassador to Canada Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 20, 2017 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Opening Statement of Sen. Mitch McConnell - Hearing on the Nomination of Kelly Knight Craft to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US. to Canada Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 17, 2017 McConnell Statement on Upcoming Vote to Repeal Obamacare Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 11, 2017 Majority Leader McConnell Accepts Senator Lankford's Request to Delay August Recess Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
July 11, 2017 McConnell Statement on August Recess, Democrats' Obstruction Sen.Mitch McConnell
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