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Feb. 26, 2019 Barr Stands for Increased Border Security Rep. Andy Barr
Feb. 22, 2019 McConnell Statement on President's Decision to Name Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 15, 2019 McConnell Statement on President's National Emergency Announcement Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 14, 2019 Tweet - "When the Senate votes on the agreement to fund the government, we'll be voting to avoid a second partial shutdown and provide the certainty of a fully-functioning federal government." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 14, 2019 Senate Majority Leader McConnell Highlights Kentucky Priorities in Funding Bill Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 14, 2019 Congressman Rogers Supports Federal Funding Deal to Secure Border and Avert Shutdown Rep. Hal Rogers
Feb. 13, 2019 Tweet - "We can't let any unrelated, cynical partisan plays get in the way of finishing the important process of funding the government and securing the border. The agreement reached on Monday was achieved because the conference committee set aside far-left poison pills and absurd demands" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 13, 2019 Government Funding Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, DHS - Republican Oversight Leaders Request Information on DHS Readiness for Migrant Caravans at the Southern Border Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Feb. 12, 2019 Tweet - "I want to thank and congratulate our colleagues who have been working hard to secure a bipartisan, bicameral solution to complete the appropriations process and fund the government." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 12, 2019 Government Funding Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2019 Government Funding Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2019 Tweet - "The American people deserve for Congress to finish our work and finalize a government funding agreement. A poison pill proposal that would kneecap ICE and act as a get-out-of-jail-free card for criminals would be a total non-starter for this or any White House." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 7, 2019 Hearing of the Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Opening Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie, Hearing on "Examining the Failures of the Trump Administration's Inhumane Family Separation Policy" Rep. Steven Guthrie
Feb. 7, 2019 Working with President Trump to Strengthen Our Union Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - "The President also highlighted some national challenges -- like addressing the humanitarian and security crisis on our border, rebuilding American infrastructure, lowering healthcare costs and fighting on behalf of American workers and job creators." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Tweet - "From historic tax reform and regulatory reform... to huge progress in the fight against ISIS… to landmark progress in the nationwide fight against opioid addiction... the story of the last two years has been one of immense policy progress for our nation." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Fox News "The Story" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Mitch McConnell Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Majority Leader McConnell Comments on President's State of the Union Address Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act. I'm especially proud it includes my amendment reaffirming the importance of our nation's ongoing missions in Afghanistan and Syria." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Senate Agenda Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 State of the Union Address Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 4, 2019 Tweet - "The Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act would renew our commitment to Israel's security, expand cooperation with Jordan, and impose new consequences on the perpetrators of Assad's brutality in Syria." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 4, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 Sen. Rand Paul
Feb. 4, 2019 S. 1 Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 31, 2019 Tweet - "My amendment to S.1 would allow Senators to go on the record about what the United States should be doing in Syria and Afghanistan. ISIS and al Qaeda have yet to be defeated and American national security interests require continued commitment to our missions there." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 31, 2019 S. 1 Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 29, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the Senate will vote to advance a package of important foreign policy legislation that will advance our national security priorities in the Middle East. I hope my democratic colleagues will finally join us in advancing these widely-supported bipartisan bills." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 28, 2019 The Middle East Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 25, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the Senate will be voting on a proposal to end the government shutdown. It would resume pay for federal workers, and strike a bipartisan compromise on the issue of immigration and border security. And it provides stable, full-year funding for the federal government." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2019 Tweet - "The choice is clear: making law versus making points. Denying the President one-tenth of 1% of spending for border security our nation needs is not worth hurting this many people." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement Rep. Thomas Massie, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General - 20 Senators Press State Department & DOJ For Information On Saudi-Led War In Yemen Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Tweet - "Enough political spite. Enough showboating for "the Resistance." The President has produced a fair compromise that pairs full-year government funding with immigration policy priorities from both sides. It's time to make a deal." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 19, 2019 McConnell: The President Stepped Up with Bold Plan to Re-Open Government, Fund Border Security Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 16, 2019 Disapproving the President's Proposal to Take An Action Relating to the Application of Certain Sanctions with Respect to the Russian Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 16, 2019 Here Are the Facts Rep. Andy Barr
Jan. 16, 2019 Tweet - "The American people deserve a functioning government and a secure border. We're in Day 26 of a partial government shutdown because Democrats have made a marketing decision to obstruct President Trump, at all costs, even if it hurts substantive priorities they used to support." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 16, 2019 McConnell: Democrats Refuse to Address Southern Border Crisis Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 15, 2019 Guthrie Named Top Republican on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Jan. 15, 2019 Tweet - "I made it our first priority to move legislation that would have helped defend Israel and Jordan and provide justice for Syrians who have been tortured and murdered by the Assad regime. But Democrats have repeatedly blocked that important legislation." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 15, 2019 Government Funding Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 15, 2019 Disapproving the President's Proposal to Take An Action Relating to the Application of Certain Sanctions with Respect to the Russian Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 15, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats may continue to cynically filibuster bipartisan bills to support Israel, defend Jordan and provide justice for innocent Syrians, but Republicans will not abandon the need for American leadership in the world." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Speaker Pelosi called a border barrier "an immorality." Was it immoral for Democrats to vote for the Secure Fence Act in 2006? Was it immoral for President Obama's administration to build the same kind of steel-slat barriers that President Trump now wants to expand?" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 14, 2019 Government Funding Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 11, 2019 U.S. House Approves Back Pay for Federal Employees Impacted by Partial Shutdown Rep. Hal Rogers
Jan. 10, 2019 Unanimous Consent Request--H.J. Res. 1 Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 10, 2019 Border Security Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats now say the same fencing and barriers that were A-okay when President Obama was in the White House are now "immoral" because President Trump is the one making the request. This isn't how you make serious policy." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2019 Border Security Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2019 The Middle East Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 Border Security Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 McConnell Statement on President Trump's Oval Office Address Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 Kentucky Today - Kentucky Benefits from Clout in Washington Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 Tweet - "The chaos created by the Assad regime has made Syria a graveyard for innocent civilians, and a base for Iran and Russia to spread their malign influence through the region. The Senate will vote on a bipartisan basis to tackle the Syrian crisis head-on." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 The Middle East Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Democrat objection to securing the border is no newfound, principled objection. It's just political spite." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2019 The Middle East Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2019 Vote Against Border Security Rep. Andy Barr
Jan. 4, 2019 Border Security Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 3, 2019 McConnell: The American People Need Democrats and Republicans to Work Together Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 2, 2019 House Democrats' Proposal Ignores the Needs of Border Security, Won't Pass Senate, McConnell Says Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 2, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats will have to get serious about border security so that a government funding agreement can pass the House, earn 60 votes in the Senate, and receive a presidential signature. All three of these things are needed. One partisan vote in the House won't solve anything." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 23, 2018 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul Sen. Rand Paul
Dec. 23, 2018 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Foreign Affairs Sen. Rand Paul
Dec. 21, 2018 Barr Introduces Legislation to Protect Lending to Military Rep. Andy Barr
Dec. 21, 2018 Tweet - "Let's not end this year the way it began: Another shutdown over the issue of illegal immigration because the Democrats are unwilling to support common-sense measures. I am proud to vote for the additional border security that the House added to government funding legislation." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 20, 2018 McConnell Statement on Secretary Mattis Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 19, 2018 Executive Session Sen. Rand Paul
Dec. 19, 2018 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 1677 Sen. Rand Paul
Dec. 19, 2018 Senate Agenda Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date Title Politician
Feb. 26, 2019 Barr Stands for Increased Border Security Rep.Andy Barr
Feb. 22, 2019 McConnell Statement on President's Decision to Name Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 15, 2019 McConnell Statement on President's National Emergency Announcement Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 14, 2019 Tweet - "When the Senate votes on the agreement to fund the government, we'll be voting to avoid a second partial shutdown and provide the certainty of a fully-functioning federal government." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 14, 2019 Senate Majority Leader McConnell Highlights Kentucky Priorities in Funding Bill Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 14, 2019 Congressman Rogers Supports Federal Funding Deal to Secure Border and Avert Shutdown Rep.Hal Rogers
Feb. 13, 2019 Tweet - "We can't let any unrelated, cynical partisan plays get in the way of finishing the important process of funding the government and securing the border. The agreement reached on Monday was achieved because the conference committee set aside far-left poison pills and absurd demands" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 13, 2019 Government Funding Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, DHS - Republican Oversight Leaders Request Information on DHS Readiness for Migrant Caravans at the Southern Border Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Feb. 12, 2019 Tweet - "I want to thank and congratulate our colleagues who have been working hard to secure a bipartisan, bicameral solution to complete the appropriations process and fund the government." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 12, 2019 Government Funding Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2019 Government Funding Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2019 Tweet - "The American people deserve for Congress to finish our work and finalize a government funding agreement. A poison pill proposal that would kneecap ICE and act as a get-out-of-jail-free card for criminals would be a total non-starter for this or any White House." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 7, 2019 Hearing of the Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Opening Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie, Hearing on "Examining the Failures of the Trump Administration's Inhumane Family Separation Policy" Rep.Steven Guthrie
Feb. 7, 2019 Working with President Trump to Strengthen Our Union Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - "The President also highlighted some national challenges -- like addressing the humanitarian and security crisis on our border, rebuilding American infrastructure, lowering healthcare costs and fighting on behalf of American workers and job creators." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Tweet - "From historic tax reform and regulatory reform... to huge progress in the fight against ISIS… to landmark progress in the nationwide fight against opioid addiction... the story of the last two years has been one of immense policy progress for our nation." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Fox News "The Story" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Mitch McConnell Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Majority Leader McConnell Comments on President's State of the Union Address Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act. I'm especially proud it includes my amendment reaffirming the importance of our nation's ongoing missions in Afghanistan and Syria." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 Senate Agenda Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 5, 2019 State of the Union Address Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 4, 2019 Tweet - "The Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act would renew our commitment to Israel's security, expand cooperation with Jordan, and impose new consequences on the perpetrators of Assad's brutality in Syria." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 4, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 Sen.Rand Paul
Feb. 4, 2019 S. 1 Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 31, 2019 Tweet - "My amendment to S.1 would allow Senators to go on the record about what the United States should be doing in Syria and Afghanistan. ISIS and al Qaeda have yet to be defeated and American national security interests require continued commitment to our missions there." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 31, 2019 S. 1 Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 29, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the Senate will vote to advance a package of important foreign policy legislation that will advance our national security priorities in the Middle East. I hope my democratic colleagues will finally join us in advancing these widely-supported bipartisan bills." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 28, 2019 The Middle East Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 25, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the Senate will be voting on a proposal to end the government shutdown. It would resume pay for federal workers, and strike a bipartisan compromise on the issue of immigration and border security. And it provides stable, full-year funding for the federal government." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2019 Tweet - "The choice is clear: making law versus making points. Denying the President one-tenth of 1% of spending for border security our nation needs is not worth hurting this many people." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 24, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement Rep.Thomas Massie, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General - 20 Senators Press State Department & DOJ For Information On Saudi-Led War In Yemen Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Tweet - "Enough political spite. Enough showboating for "the Resistance." The President has produced a fair compromise that pairs full-year government funding with immigration policy priorities from both sides. It's time to make a deal." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 19, 2019 McConnell: The President Stepped Up with Bold Plan to Re-Open Government, Fund Border Security Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 16, 2019 Disapproving the President's Proposal to Take An Action Relating to the Application of Certain Sanctions with Respect to the Russian Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 16, 2019 Here Are the Facts Rep.Andy Barr
Jan. 16, 2019 Tweet - "The American people deserve a functioning government and a secure border. We're in Day 26 of a partial government shutdown because Democrats have made a marketing decision to obstruct President Trump, at all costs, even if it hurts substantive priorities they used to support." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 16, 2019 McConnell: Democrats Refuse to Address Southern Border Crisis Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 15, 2019 Guthrie Named Top Republican on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Jan. 15, 2019 Tweet - "I made it our first priority to move legislation that would have helped defend Israel and Jordan and provide justice for Syrians who have been tortured and murdered by the Assad regime. But Democrats have repeatedly blocked that important legislation." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 15, 2019 Government Funding Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 15, 2019 Disapproving the President's Proposal to Take An Action Relating to the Application of Certain Sanctions with Respect to the Russian Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 15, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats may continue to cynically filibuster bipartisan bills to support Israel, defend Jordan and provide justice for innocent Syrians, but Republicans will not abandon the need for American leadership in the world." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Speaker Pelosi called a border barrier "an immorality." Was it immoral for Democrats to vote for the Secure Fence Act in 2006? Was it immoral for President Obama's administration to build the same kind of steel-slat barriers that President Trump now wants to expand?" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 14, 2019 Government Funding Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 11, 2019 U.S. House Approves Back Pay for Federal Employees Impacted by Partial Shutdown Rep.Hal Rogers
Jan. 10, 2019 Unanimous Consent Request--H.J. Res. 1 Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 10, 2019 Border Security Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats now say the same fencing and barriers that were A-okay when President Obama was in the White House are now "immoral" because President Trump is the one making the request. This isn't how you make serious policy." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2019 Border Security Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2019 The Middle East Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 Border Security Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 McConnell Statement on President Trump's Oval Office Address Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 Kentucky Today - Kentucky Benefits from Clout in Washington Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 Tweet - "The chaos created by the Assad regime has made Syria a graveyard for innocent civilians, and a base for Iran and Russia to spread their malign influence through the region. The Senate will vote on a bipartisan basis to tackle the Syrian crisis head-on." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 The Middle East Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Democrat objection to securing the border is no newfound, principled objection. It's just political spite." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2019 The Middle East Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2019 Vote Against Border Security Rep.Andy Barr
Jan. 4, 2019 Border Security Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 3, 2019 McConnell: The American People Need Democrats and Republicans to Work Together Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 2, 2019 House Democrats' Proposal Ignores the Needs of Border Security, Won't Pass Senate, McConnell Says Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 2, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats will have to get serious about border security so that a government funding agreement can pass the House, earn 60 votes in the Senate, and receive a presidential signature. All three of these things are needed. One partisan vote in the House won't solve anything." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 23, 2018 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul Sen.Rand Paul
Dec. 23, 2018 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Foreign Affairs Sen.Rand Paul
Dec. 21, 2018 Barr Introduces Legislation to Protect Lending to Military Rep.Andy Barr
Dec. 21, 2018 Tweet - "Let's not end this year the way it began: Another shutdown over the issue of illegal immigration because the Democrats are unwilling to support common-sense measures. I am proud to vote for the additional border security that the House added to government funding legislation." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 20, 2018 McConnell Statement on Secretary Mattis Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 19, 2018 Executive Session Sen.Rand Paul
Dec. 19, 2018 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 1677 Sen.Rand Paul
Dec. 19, 2018 Senate Agenda Sen.Mitch McConnell
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