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June 26, 2020 McConnell on "The Guy Benson Show' Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 26, 2020 Tweet - "TUNE IN: I'm joining @GuyBensonShow at 4:00pm ET to discuss Senate Democrats' obstruction of police reform and our latest milestone in renewing the judiciary." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 25, 2020 Senators Paul, King, Crapo, and Lee Reintroduce FAIR Act to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Process, Protect Innocent Americans Sen. Rand Paul, ...
June 24, 2020 Congressman Rogers Announces Funding to Combat Kentucky's Drug Abuse Crisis Rep. Hal Rogers
June 24, 2020 Senate Democrats Block Police Reform from Coming to Communities Across America Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
June 24, 2020 The Justice Act Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats just blocked the Senate from even considering police reform. They threatened to do this unless I let them short-circuit the amendment process and rewrite @SenatorTimScott 's bill behind closed doors. This issue deserved better than more do-nothing Democratic theatrics." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Protests Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 The Justice Act Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "If the far left cannot distinguish between Confederate generals and Washington, Jefferson, and Grant, they have completely exited the real world. We are so proud of the imperfect American heroes who built the most perfect union the world has ever seen." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Tweet - ""Equal protection of the laws" means that mayors and governors cannot selectively stand down because they fear the political price for confronting a particular mob. Maintaining the peace is these leaders' duty. It is not an option that depends on the lawbreakers' politics." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Later this week, thanks to @SenatorTimScott , the Senate will vote to consider police reform legislation on the floor. I hope both sides come together and vote to begin this important debate. The American people deserve more than political posturing. They deserve an outcome." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 22, 2020 The Justice Act Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 21, 2020 Tweet - "Thinking of my dad today. Happy Father's Day to all the dads in Kentucky and across our great country." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "I just spoke in Kentucky about Juneteenth and America's continued work to overcome the stain of our original sin. We must keep working to ensure that the timeless principles of our founding continue to triumph over prejudice and injustice." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The JUSTICE Act provides solutions on police reform that are sober, serious, and significant. The Senate should address this issue now. But we'll only be able to act if both sides can work together. I hope our Democratic colleagues will come to the table next week." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020 Justice Act Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Sadly, Democrats began attacking the JUSTICE Act proposal before it was even released. The Senate has recently put division aside to produce major bipartisan bills like the CARES Act and the Great American Outdoors Act. Police reform needs that same spirit. I hope we see it." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenatorTimScott has put together a strong and significant proposal to increase transparency, grow accountability, and advance needed reforms in policing. The Senate will turn to the JUSTICE Act next week. It will take bipartisan cooperation for the Senate to make a law." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020 JUSTICE Act Introduced in United States Senate Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "When Black Americans tell us they do not feel safe in their own communities, we need to listen. When citizens lack faith in our justice system, we need to respond. And when the equal protection of the law feels to some Americans like a contingency of demographics, we need to act." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "With our country facing a pandemic, an historic economic disruption, and a major discussion of racial justice, Speaker Pelosi has mostly kept her chamber on the longest-running spring break in human history. Over here, in the Senate, we are attending to the needs of the nation." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 15, 2020 Congressman Barr Announces Federal Grant for Breaking the Bronze Ceiling Monument Project Rep. Andy Barr
June 13, 2020 Washington Examiner - Sen. Rand Paul: "Veto fake reform of the Patriot Act" Sen. Rand Paul
June 11, 2020 Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the "Justice for Breonna Taylor' Act Sen. Rand Paul
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "Our republic can survive a pandemic. It can survive civil unrest. But ideas and deliberation are our foundation. America cannot be America if civil disagreement becomes a contradiction in terms. Anti-speech silencing tactics are a cancer in a free and open society." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 10, 2020 Sens. Paul, Schatz, and Van Hollen Reintroduce the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act Sen. Rand Paul
June 9, 2020 Tweet - "Speech, assembly, and the free exercise of religion are all sacrosanct liberties. Mayors cannot play "red-light, green-light" with the First Amendment and cheer certain protests while selectively disadvantaging people of faith. The Bill of Rights is not an a-la-carte menu." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 9, 2020 Tweet - "I strongly & fully support Americans' right to peacefully protest. But through no fault of the demonstrators, recent days have revealed glaring inconsistencies from some local leaders. While some mayors cheer mass protests, they continue to ban careful church gatherings." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 9, 2020 Sen. Cramer, Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Calling for Justice for George Floyd and Opposing 'Defund the Police' Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
June 8, 2020 Courier Journal - Rand Paul: I didn't block anti-lynching bill, I attempted to strengthen it Sen. Rand Paul
June 8, 2020 McConnell Announces Federal Grant for Stanton Police Department Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 8, 2020 Tweet - "Abolishing police would only take us farther away from the safety, justice, and equal protection of the laws that every single American deserves. Minneapolis cannot really think that arts programs and social workers can make law enforcement obsolete. My remarks:" Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "Thirty-one years ago, brave Chinese people flooded Tiananmen Square because they hoped a more modern and prosperous China would also become more free. What they got was a massacre of hundreds if not thousands and a society that still cannot even speak about it 31 years later." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 4, 2020 Congressman Barr Announces Additional Federal Resources to Clark County to Fight Drug Epidemic Rep. Andy Barr
June 4, 2020 McConnell Secures Additional Kentucky Counties into Federal Anti-Drug Program Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 2, 2020 Tweet - "Our nation is united in horror and opposition to the violent killing of Mr. Floyd. It is well past time that we also unite on the side of peace in our streets and peace in our communities. We need to unite against these violent riots." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 2, 2020 Tweet - "Every one of us has an obligation to distinguish peaceful protests over the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery from the violent riots that continue to see innocent people hurt, businesses and neighborhoods destroyed, & law enforcement officers assaulted." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "State and local leaders must quickly disrupt outside agitators, restore order, and protect citizens. If they can't or won't, I hope the federal government is ready to stand in the breach. There is no constitutional right to commit violent crime or terrorize communities. Period." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "Americans have watched peaceful protests hijacked into violent riots that inflict the kind of injustice they supposedly oppose. Small businesses destroyed. Neighborhoods torn up. Police attacked on city streets. These riots need to stop. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "I have fought for civil rights and the First Amendment. I completely support Americans' rights to peaceably protest and be heard. Our nation cannot deafen itself to the anger, pain, or frustration of black Americans. Our nation needs to hear this." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "But here's something that requires no investigation: In no world can arresting a man for an alleged minor infraction involve a police officer putting his knee on the man's neck for nine minutes while he cries out "I can't breathe" and then goes silent." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "This is an hour of great pain for our nation. Americans everywhere have been grieved and horrified by the killings of African-American citizens. We need the facts, we need the truth, and we need accountability. We need swift justice under law." Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 29, 2020 Tweet - "Our city, our state, and our country have to pull together. My full statement on the protests and riots in Louisville and across the country:" Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 29, 2020 McConnell Statement on Protests and Riots: "Our City, Our State, and Our Country Have to Pull Together" Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 28, 2020 Rep. Ken Buck Introduces "No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act" in the House Rep. Thomas Massie, ...
May 25, 2020 Tweet - "As we continue to meet a new generation of American heroes, we set Memorial Day aside to honor the memory of brave men and women who have laid down their lives in military service. May our actions pay tribute to their tremendous sacrifice for our great nation." Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 22, 2020 Sen. McConnell Calls for Investigation into Planned Parenthood Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - McConnell and Senate Republicans Urge DOJ to Investigate Improper PPP Funding for Planned Parenthood Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
May 20, 2020 Congressman Rogers Condemns United Nations Plan to Increase Access to Abortions in COVID-19 Response Rep. Hal Rogers
Date Title Politician
June 26, 2020 McConnell on "The Guy Benson Show' Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 26, 2020 Tweet - "TUNE IN: I'm joining @GuyBensonShow at 4:00pm ET to discuss Senate Democrats' obstruction of police reform and our latest milestone in renewing the judiciary." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 25, 2020 Senators Paul, King, Crapo, and Lee Reintroduce FAIR Act to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Process, Protect Innocent Americans Sen.Rand Paul, ...
June 24, 2020 Congressman Rogers Announces Funding to Combat Kentucky's Drug Abuse Crisis Rep.Hal Rogers
June 24, 2020 Senate Democrats Block Police Reform from Coming to Communities Across America Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
June 24, 2020 The Justice Act Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats just blocked the Senate from even considering police reform. They threatened to do this unless I let them short-circuit the amendment process and rewrite @SenatorTimScott 's bill behind closed doors. This issue deserved better than more do-nothing Democratic theatrics." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Protests Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 The Justice Act Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "If the far left cannot distinguish between Confederate generals and Washington, Jefferson, and Grant, they have completely exited the real world. We are so proud of the imperfect American heroes who built the most perfect union the world has ever seen." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Tweet - ""Equal protection of the laws" means that mayors and governors cannot selectively stand down because they fear the political price for confronting a particular mob. Maintaining the peace is these leaders' duty. It is not an option that depends on the lawbreakers' politics." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Later this week, thanks to @SenatorTimScott , the Senate will vote to consider police reform legislation on the floor. I hope both sides come together and vote to begin this important debate. The American people deserve more than political posturing. They deserve an outcome." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 22, 2020 The Justice Act Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 21, 2020 Tweet - "Thinking of my dad today. Happy Father's Day to all the dads in Kentucky and across our great country." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "I just spoke in Kentucky about Juneteenth and America's continued work to overcome the stain of our original sin. We must keep working to ensure that the timeless principles of our founding continue to triumph over prejudice and injustice." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The JUSTICE Act provides solutions on police reform that are sober, serious, and significant. The Senate should address this issue now. But we'll only be able to act if both sides can work together. I hope our Democratic colleagues will come to the table next week." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020 Justice Act Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Sadly, Democrats began attacking the JUSTICE Act proposal before it was even released. The Senate has recently put division aside to produce major bipartisan bills like the CARES Act and the Great American Outdoors Act. Police reform needs that same spirit. I hope we see it." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenatorTimScott has put together a strong and significant proposal to increase transparency, grow accountability, and advance needed reforms in policing. The Senate will turn to the JUSTICE Act next week. It will take bipartisan cooperation for the Senate to make a law." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020 JUSTICE Act Introduced in United States Senate Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "When Black Americans tell us they do not feel safe in their own communities, we need to listen. When citizens lack faith in our justice system, we need to respond. And when the equal protection of the law feels to some Americans like a contingency of demographics, we need to act." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "With our country facing a pandemic, an historic economic disruption, and a major discussion of racial justice, Speaker Pelosi has mostly kept her chamber on the longest-running spring break in human history. Over here, in the Senate, we are attending to the needs of the nation." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 15, 2020 Congressman Barr Announces Federal Grant for Breaking the Bronze Ceiling Monument Project Rep.Andy Barr
June 13, 2020 Washington Examiner - Sen. Rand Paul: "Veto fake reform of the Patriot Act" Sen.Rand Paul
June 11, 2020 Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the "Justice for Breonna Taylor' Act Sen.Rand Paul
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "Our republic can survive a pandemic. It can survive civil unrest. But ideas and deliberation are our foundation. America cannot be America if civil disagreement becomes a contradiction in terms. Anti-speech silencing tactics are a cancer in a free and open society." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 10, 2020 Sens. Paul, Schatz, and Van Hollen Reintroduce the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act Sen.Rand Paul
June 9, 2020 Tweet - "Speech, assembly, and the free exercise of religion are all sacrosanct liberties. Mayors cannot play "red-light, green-light" with the First Amendment and cheer certain protests while selectively disadvantaging people of faith. The Bill of Rights is not an a-la-carte menu." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 9, 2020 Tweet - "I strongly & fully support Americans' right to peacefully protest. But through no fault of the demonstrators, recent days have revealed glaring inconsistencies from some local leaders. While some mayors cheer mass protests, they continue to ban careful church gatherings." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 9, 2020 Sen. Cramer, Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Calling for Justice for George Floyd and Opposing 'Defund the Police' Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
June 8, 2020 Courier Journal - Rand Paul: I didn't block anti-lynching bill, I attempted to strengthen it Sen.Rand Paul
June 8, 2020 McConnell Announces Federal Grant for Stanton Police Department Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 8, 2020 Tweet - "Abolishing police would only take us farther away from the safety, justice, and equal protection of the laws that every single American deserves. Minneapolis cannot really think that arts programs and social workers can make law enforcement obsolete. My remarks:" Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "Thirty-one years ago, brave Chinese people flooded Tiananmen Square because they hoped a more modern and prosperous China would also become more free. What they got was a massacre of hundreds if not thousands and a society that still cannot even speak about it 31 years later." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 4, 2020 Congressman Barr Announces Additional Federal Resources to Clark County to Fight Drug Epidemic Rep.Andy Barr
June 4, 2020 McConnell Secures Additional Kentucky Counties into Federal Anti-Drug Program Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 2, 2020 Tweet - "Our nation is united in horror and opposition to the violent killing of Mr. Floyd. It is well past time that we also unite on the side of peace in our streets and peace in our communities. We need to unite against these violent riots." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 2, 2020 Tweet - "Every one of us has an obligation to distinguish peaceful protests over the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery from the violent riots that continue to see innocent people hurt, businesses and neighborhoods destroyed, & law enforcement officers assaulted." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "State and local leaders must quickly disrupt outside agitators, restore order, and protect citizens. If they can't or won't, I hope the federal government is ready to stand in the breach. There is no constitutional right to commit violent crime or terrorize communities. Period." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "Americans have watched peaceful protests hijacked into violent riots that inflict the kind of injustice they supposedly oppose. Small businesses destroyed. Neighborhoods torn up. Police attacked on city streets. These riots need to stop. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "I have fought for civil rights and the First Amendment. I completely support Americans' rights to peaceably protest and be heard. Our nation cannot deafen itself to the anger, pain, or frustration of black Americans. Our nation needs to hear this." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "But here's something that requires no investigation: In no world can arresting a man for an alleged minor infraction involve a police officer putting his knee on the man's neck for nine minutes while he cries out "I can't breathe" and then goes silent." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "This is an hour of great pain for our nation. Americans everywhere have been grieved and horrified by the killings of African-American citizens. We need the facts, we need the truth, and we need accountability. We need swift justice under law." Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 29, 2020 Tweet - "Our city, our state, and our country have to pull together. My full statement on the protests and riots in Louisville and across the country:" Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 29, 2020 McConnell Statement on Protests and Riots: "Our City, Our State, and Our Country Have to Pull Together" Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 28, 2020 Rep. Ken Buck Introduces "No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act" in the House Rep.Thomas Massie, ...
May 25, 2020 Tweet - "As we continue to meet a new generation of American heroes, we set Memorial Day aside to honor the memory of brave men and women who have laid down their lives in military service. May our actions pay tribute to their tremendous sacrifice for our great nation." Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 22, 2020 Sen. McConnell Calls for Investigation into Planned Parenthood Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - McConnell and Senate Republicans Urge DOJ to Investigate Improper PPP Funding for Planned Parenthood Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
May 20, 2020 Congressman Rogers Condemns United Nations Plan to Increase Access to Abortions in COVID-19 Response Rep.Hal Rogers
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