Mitch McConnell

McConnell Remarks at SAC-D FY27 Navy Budget Hearing ‘Last year, the ink was barely dry on the one-time reconciliation investment in shipbuilding when this Subcommittee began to hear from uniformed leaders about budget discrepancies, shortfalls, and broken glass in major accounts. This didn’t come…

McConnell Helps Secure $10 Million in Federal Funding for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $10 million in federal funding for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky…

McConnell Remarks at SAC-D FY27 Army Budget Hearing ‘It’s pretty clear to me that America doesn’t stand to gain from opting out of the latest battlefield lessons… or the sort of cooperation with Ukraine on drone technology that our allies in the Gulf are urgently embracing. And making modest…

McConnell Remarks at SAC-D FY27 Defense Budget Hearing ‘As I said last year, reconciliation should be a supplement to, not a substitute for, sustained annual funding. Political realities will not always allow for party-line budget reconciliation, and if the Department’s top priorities aren’t built…

McConnell Praises POTUS Announcement on Bourbon Tariffs With the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby this Saturday, the President’s decision to roll back tariffs on bourbon and whiskey is timely and welcome news.

Fiscal Year 2027 Congressionally Directed Spending Requests As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator McConnell continues to advocate for federal resources for his constituents and their priorities, ensuring Kentucky always punches above its weight. Fiscal Year 2027…

McConnell in The Washington Post: Why is the Pentagon holding up Ukraine funds? ‘If we’re serious about “drone dominance,” we shouldn’t sandbag a relationship with the world’s foremost drone experts. And if we’re keen on remaining the world’s preeminent superpower, we shouldn’t let unelected…

Senator McConnell Secures $70 Million for Kentucky Priorities in Education and Health Funding Bill Washington, D.C . - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that he secured $70 million in federal funding for institutions of higher education and health facilities included in Fiscal…

McConnell at SAC-D Hearing on FY27 Budget Request for National Guard, Reserve Forces ‘Ongoing operations in the Middle East offer a tragic reminder: a majority of the servicemembers killed in action since March 1st have been members of the Guard and Reserve. And I know the Subcommittee’s deepest…

McConnell Statement on FEC Nominees Washington, D.C . - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration nominees for the Federal Election Commission, Ashley Stow and Andrew Woodson: "I applaud the president for…

McConnell, Coons Meet with Representatives of Denmark, Greenland R-L: U.S. Senator Coons, Head of Representation Isbosethsen, Ambassador Møller Sørensen, U.S. Senator McConnell. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell…

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Response to Situation in Burma, Hold Burmese Military Junta Accountable for Rampant Abuses "It’s as important as ever that the United States continue to lead the West in turning the screws on this oppressive regime and standing firmly with the…

McConnell Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Ruling WASHINGTON, D.C . - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement following the Supreme Court-s 6-3 decision invalidating the executive-s use of International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( IEEPA) to impose tariffs…

McConnell in FOX News: Hungary’s voters offer a lesson for those on the right drawn to Orban ‘Orban’s fawning servitude to authoritarians doesn’t reflect American values. But far more importantly, his government’s fealty to Moscow, its willingness to be a gateway into Europe for China’s predatory…

Full List of FY 2026 Federal Funding for Kentucky Secured by Senator McConnell SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL FISCAL YEAR 2026 APPROPRIATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENTS NEARLY $2.6 BILLION FOR KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE ($11.350 MILLION FOR KENTUCKY) $10 million for the University of Kentucky-s new Agricultural Research…

McConnell Statement on Rutte, Trump Meeting ‘The President’s engagement with the Secretary General, and our signals to allied leaders, must be clear and consistent. NATO allies do have a stake in the future stability of the Middle East, just as they have a stake in a free and open Indo-Pacific. I…

Kentucky Leaders Weigh in on FY 2026 Federal Funding Secured by Senator McConnell KENTUCKY LEADERS WEIGH IN "I have the deepest respect for Senator Mitch McConnell-s leadership and his unmatched service to Kentucky and our nation over the past four decades," said Kentucky State Senate President…

Chairman McConnell Secures $1.7 Billion in Federal Funding for Kentucky Defense Priorities As Chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, McConnell Secured Critical Defense Funding for Kentucky

McConnell Proud to Confirm Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security: "Markwayne Mullin has been a fierce…

McConnell on Four-Year Anniversary of Russian Escalation in Ukraine ‘Ending this war is a noble and urgent goal. But the price and nature of peace matters a great deal to Ukraine, America, and the West. Securing a just, stable, and enduring peace will require two things: that we accurately assign…

McConnell in POLITICO Magazine: What the West Must Do Now at Munich Security Conference ‘If Munich is meant to be more than a platform for speeches, then representatives of allied governments would do well to devote their time together to reaching an understanding on the fundamentals: the nature of…

Senator McConnell Secures More than $117 Million in Federal Funding for Kentucky Transportation and Economic Development Washington, D.C . - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that he secured $117 million in federal funding for Kentucky airports, highways, and economic development…

McConnell on Jimmy Lai Sentencing: U.S. Must Employ Moral Authority In Demanding Release “Before he was imprisoned six years ago, Jimmy Lai spoke publicly about the strength of America’s moral authority in competition with the PRC. … The United States is stronger when it stands for freedom and…

McConnell on the Death of Army Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), released the following statement today on the death of Glendale, Kentucky native and Army Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington who died of injuries sustained in a recent Iranian attack…

McConnell, Coons Statement on NATO 'The United States joined NATO in 1949 when the Senate voted to ratify the NATO treaty, and the United States will remain in it. The Senate will continue to support the alliance for the peace and protection it provides America, Europe, and the World.'

McConnell Statement on FY27 Budget Request Defense Topline LOUISVILLE, KY - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement on the outlined President-s budget request: "Undoing the damage of chronic underinvestment in the…

Senator McConnell Secures Nearly $2.6 Billion In Federal Funding for Kentucky Priorities In Fiscal Year 2026 ‘Over the course of my career in the United States Senate, I have been proud to help the Commonwealth of Kentucky punch well above its weight in securing federal funding—from Pikeville to…

McConnell On War With Iran, Aligned Adversaries, and Fallen Kentuckian “The PRC is not a neutral observer in the Middle East. Russia isn’t a disinterested party, either. … Iranian drones in Ukrainian skies have already made the connections between America’s adversaries crystal clear. … America is…

McConnell Comments on War Powers, Next Steps in Iran ‘This war belongs to the mullahs in Tehran. … [T]he consequences of successfully ending [their] decades-long war against America and our allies and partners would reach far beyond the Middle East.’

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REMEMBERING DAN CAUDILL Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 22 (Friday, January 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 22 (Friday, January 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S417-S418] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] REMEMBERING…

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