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May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Marshall Requests Update on Packer Investigation Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
April 29, 2020 Tweet - "We need to provide protection -- litigation protection -- for those who have been on the front lines. And we have to help businesses and employees go back to work without fear of trial lawyers sharpening their pencils." Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 29, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @kilmeade to discuss liability protections for frontline workers, reconvening the Senate next week, and Senate Republicans' accomplishments working with President Trump:" Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @hughhewitt to discuss Senate Republican's victory yesterday on more legislation to help American workers through the pandemic and the Senate's continued focus on confirming impressive new judges." Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020 McConnell on Hugh Hewitt Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 15, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @FRCdc Washington Watch with Tony Perkins to discuss our work on the coronavirus crisis and the importance of an independent judiciary to protecting our Constitution." Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 14, 2020 Tweet - "TUNE IN: I will be speaking to @FRCdc Washington Watch with Tony Perkins at ~5:00 pm to discuss the coronavirus crisis and Judge Walker's ruling defending Kentuckians' religious liberty. https://tonyperkins.com" Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 11, 2020 Tweet - "Grateful for this strong, eloquent ruling defending Kentuckians' religious liberty from Judge Justin Walker, @POTUS 's outstanding nominee for the D.C. Circuit. Of course church parking lots cannot be singled out with unfair standards that differ from other establishments." Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Kentucky's Federal Delegation Writes in Support of Trump Judicial Nominee Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
April 3, 2020 McConnell: "Outstanding Nominations That Will Strengthen Our Independent Judiciary for Decades" Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Justin Walker, @POTUS 's choice to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, is an outstanding legal scholar. President Trump has chosen a rising Kentucky star to refresh a crucial federal court. My statement:" Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2020 Tweet - "I am proud that President Trump's search took him outside the Beltway and into the Bluegrass. Judge Walker is a brilliant and fair jurist who reveres the Constitution. He's a leading light in a new generation of federal judges." Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 31, 2020 Leader McConnell on Hugh Hewitt Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "TUNE IN: I will be joining @foxnewsnight with @ShannonBream ~11:00PM ET to discuss coronavirus funding and Senator Schumer's attack on SCOTUS. @FoxNews" Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "Independence from political passions is the cornerstone of the judiciary in this country. It has almost been a century since the last time Democrats threatened to pack the Supreme Court b/c they wanted different rulings. History still judges that disgraceful episode to this day" Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "The left-wing campaign against the federal judiciary did not begin yesterday. There is a clear record of Democrats threatening the judicial independence of the Supreme Court: https://bit.ly/3cB73JW" Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Supreme Court Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "Contrary to what the Democratic Leader has tried to claim, he very clearly was not addressing Republican lawmakers. The minority leader of the United States Senate threatened two associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Period." Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "Every time Democrats try to threaten sitting justices, we are reminded exactly why the Framers gave them life tenure and salary protection. Republicans are absolutely and unshakably committed to the core constitutional principle of an independent federal judiciary." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 28, 2020 Tweet - "I sat down with @CBNNews ' @AbigailCBN to discuss reshaping the courts & defending innocent human life:" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "In order to politically attack one President they do not like, Washington Democrats proved willing to attack our underlying institutions themselves -- the House, the Senate, the office of the presidency, and even the Supreme Court. All for short-term partisan gain." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "The state of our union is strong and there's plenty for the Senate to do to keep up this momentum for the American people. We'll start this week by confirming more of President Trump's well-qualified nominees to lifetime judicial appointments." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2020 McConnell on Hugh Hewitt Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: This morning I joined @hughhewitt to discuss impeachment and judges. Listen below for excerpts:" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "In less than three years, President Trump has appointed and the Republican Senate has confirmed 50 circuit judges. That is already the most in any president's whole first term since 1980. https://bit.ly/2E5EBjz" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 5, 2019 Tweet - "While we wait for our Democratic colleagues to let this legislation move forward, the Senate's used the time to confirm more of President Trump's impressive nominees for the federal courts. Totals since January 2017: Supreme Court: 2 Circuit courts: 48 District courts: 120" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 25, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate has confirmed more than 160 new federal judges since January 2017. We've confirmed more of @POTUS's appeals court nominees than any other president has had confirmed at this point in his presidency. And we have eight more on the docket starting next week." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "While House Democrats fixate on impeachment, the Senate is working for the American people. This week we confirmed another one of President Trump's judicial nominees. @POTUS has now appointed 48 appeals court judges, more than any president at this point in his presidency." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 19, 2019 Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 18, 2019 Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2019 Tweet - "My motto is "leave no vacancy behind". As of this week: 2 Supreme Court Justices 46 Circuit Court Judges 112 District Court Judges Fair, well-qualified men and women who understand the proper role of a judge in our constitutional order." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 14, 2019 Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate has confirmed an historic 45 circuit court judges since President Trump was inaugurated in 2017. This week, I urge my colleagues to join me and confirm yet another outstanding jurist to the federal bench:" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 13, 2019 Nomination of Steven J. Menashi Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 12, 2019 Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "As of this afternoon, one in every four judges on the federal courts of appeals will have been nominated by @POTUS Trump and confirmed by us here in the Senate." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 7, 2019 Judicial Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Senate Republicans want to consider legislation to fund the national defense. But as long as our Democratic colleagues keep blocking it, the Senate will spend our time confirming more of President Trump's highly-qualified nominees for federal office and the judiciary." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 6, 2019 Remarks by President Trump on Federal Judicial Confirmation Milestones Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Legislative Agenda Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 5, 2019 Judicial Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 4, 2019 Former Johnson Co. Judge-Executive Tucker Daniel Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2019 Dr. Rand Paul Applauds Confirmation of Justin Walker for Western Kentucky District Court Vacancy Sen. Rand Paul
Oct. 24, 2019 Nomination of Justin Reed Walker Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2019 Senate Resolution 384--To Authorize Testimony in United States V. Margaret Murphy Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2019 Tweet - "Justin Walker's thoughtful and deliberate approach to the law fit the mold of an outstanding federal judge. I was proud to vote to confirm him to serve the Western District of #Kentucky this afternoon." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 17, 2019 Senate Judiciary Committee Supports the Nomination of Justin Walker Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Despite a lack of any corroborating evidence, leading Democrats tried to grab onto yet another unsubstantiated allegation against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. We all remember this pattern from last time around: Shoot first and correct the facts later." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Some Democrats are also threatening to "pack" the Supreme Court if they don't get the rulings they want. These attacks on judicial independence are not normal politics. My Republican colleagues and I will fight to preserve a fair and independent judiciary." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 16, 2019 Brett Kavanaugh Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date Title Politician
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Marshall Requests Update on Packer Investigation Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
April 29, 2020 Tweet - "We need to provide protection -- litigation protection -- for those who have been on the front lines. And we have to help businesses and employees go back to work without fear of trial lawyers sharpening their pencils." Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 29, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @kilmeade to discuss liability protections for frontline workers, reconvening the Senate next week, and Senate Republicans' accomplishments working with President Trump:" Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @hughhewitt to discuss Senate Republican's victory yesterday on more legislation to help American workers through the pandemic and the Senate's continued focus on confirming impressive new judges." Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020 McConnell on Hugh Hewitt Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 15, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @FRCdc Washington Watch with Tony Perkins to discuss our work on the coronavirus crisis and the importance of an independent judiciary to protecting our Constitution." Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 14, 2020 Tweet - "TUNE IN: I will be speaking to @FRCdc Washington Watch with Tony Perkins at ~5:00 pm to discuss the coronavirus crisis and Judge Walker's ruling defending Kentuckians' religious liberty. https://tonyperkins.com" Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 11, 2020 Tweet - "Grateful for this strong, eloquent ruling defending Kentuckians' religious liberty from Judge Justin Walker, @POTUS 's outstanding nominee for the D.C. Circuit. Of course church parking lots cannot be singled out with unfair standards that differ from other establishments." Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Kentucky's Federal Delegation Writes in Support of Trump Judicial Nominee Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
April 3, 2020 McConnell: "Outstanding Nominations That Will Strengthen Our Independent Judiciary for Decades" Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Justin Walker, @POTUS 's choice to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, is an outstanding legal scholar. President Trump has chosen a rising Kentucky star to refresh a crucial federal court. My statement:" Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2020 Tweet - "I am proud that President Trump's search took him outside the Beltway and into the Bluegrass. Judge Walker is a brilliant and fair jurist who reveres the Constitution. He's a leading light in a new generation of federal judges." Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 31, 2020 Leader McConnell on Hugh Hewitt Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "TUNE IN: I will be joining @foxnewsnight with @ShannonBream ~11:00PM ET to discuss coronavirus funding and Senator Schumer's attack on SCOTUS. @FoxNews" Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "Independence from political passions is the cornerstone of the judiciary in this country. It has almost been a century since the last time Democrats threatened to pack the Supreme Court b/c they wanted different rulings. History still judges that disgraceful episode to this day" Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "The left-wing campaign against the federal judiciary did not begin yesterday. There is a clear record of Democrats threatening the judicial independence of the Supreme Court: https://bit.ly/3cB73JW" Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Supreme Court Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "Contrary to what the Democratic Leader has tried to claim, he very clearly was not addressing Republican lawmakers. The minority leader of the United States Senate threatened two associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Period." Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "Every time Democrats try to threaten sitting justices, we are reminded exactly why the Framers gave them life tenure and salary protection. Republicans are absolutely and unshakably committed to the core constitutional principle of an independent federal judiciary." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 28, 2020 Tweet - "I sat down with @CBNNews ' @AbigailCBN to discuss reshaping the courts & defending innocent human life:" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "In order to politically attack one President they do not like, Washington Democrats proved willing to attack our underlying institutions themselves -- the House, the Senate, the office of the presidency, and even the Supreme Court. All for short-term partisan gain." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "The state of our union is strong and there's plenty for the Senate to do to keep up this momentum for the American people. We'll start this week by confirming more of President Trump's well-qualified nominees to lifetime judicial appointments." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2020 McConnell on Hugh Hewitt Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: This morning I joined @hughhewitt to discuss impeachment and judges. Listen below for excerpts:" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "In less than three years, President Trump has appointed and the Republican Senate has confirmed 50 circuit judges. That is already the most in any president's whole first term since 1980. https://bit.ly/2E5EBjz" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 5, 2019 Tweet - "While we wait for our Democratic colleagues to let this legislation move forward, the Senate's used the time to confirm more of President Trump's impressive nominees for the federal courts. Totals since January 2017: Supreme Court: 2 Circuit courts: 48 District courts: 120" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 25, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate has confirmed more than 160 new federal judges since January 2017. We've confirmed more of @POTUS's appeals court nominees than any other president has had confirmed at this point in his presidency. And we have eight more on the docket starting next week." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "While House Democrats fixate on impeachment, the Senate is working for the American people. This week we confirmed another one of President Trump's judicial nominees. @POTUS has now appointed 48 appeals court judges, more than any president at this point in his presidency." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 19, 2019 Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 18, 2019 Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2019 Tweet - "My motto is "leave no vacancy behind". As of this week: 2 Supreme Court Justices 46 Circuit Court Judges 112 District Court Judges Fair, well-qualified men and women who understand the proper role of a judge in our constitutional order." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 14, 2019 Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate has confirmed an historic 45 circuit court judges since President Trump was inaugurated in 2017. This week, I urge my colleagues to join me and confirm yet another outstanding jurist to the federal bench:" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 13, 2019 Nomination of Steven J. Menashi Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 12, 2019 Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "As of this afternoon, one in every four judges on the federal courts of appeals will have been nominated by @POTUS Trump and confirmed by us here in the Senate." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 7, 2019 Judicial Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Senate Republicans want to consider legislation to fund the national defense. But as long as our Democratic colleagues keep blocking it, the Senate will spend our time confirming more of President Trump's highly-qualified nominees for federal office and the judiciary." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 6, 2019 Remarks by President Trump on Federal Judicial Confirmation Milestones Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Legislative Agenda Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 5, 2019 Judicial Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 4, 2019 Former Johnson Co. Judge-Executive Tucker Daniel Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2019 Dr. Rand Paul Applauds Confirmation of Justin Walker for Western Kentucky District Court Vacancy Sen.Rand Paul
Oct. 24, 2019 Nomination of Justin Reed Walker Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2019 Senate Resolution 384--To Authorize Testimony in United States V. Margaret Murphy Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2019 Tweet - "Justin Walker's thoughtful and deliberate approach to the law fit the mold of an outstanding federal judge. I was proud to vote to confirm him to serve the Western District of #Kentucky this afternoon." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 17, 2019 Senate Judiciary Committee Supports the Nomination of Justin Walker Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Despite a lack of any corroborating evidence, leading Democrats tried to grab onto yet another unsubstantiated allegation against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. We all remember this pattern from last time around: Shoot first and correct the facts later." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Some Democrats are also threatening to "pack" the Supreme Court if they don't get the rulings they want. These attacks on judicial independence are not normal politics. My Republican colleagues and I will fight to preserve a fair and independent judiciary." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 16, 2019 Brett Kavanaugh Sen.Mitch McConnell
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