Mitch McConnell

June 23, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – One week after the President’s address to the American Medical Association (AMA), the group today formally endorsed legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.) and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) that would bar the federal government from denying health-care treatment to a patient based on cost.

In its letter, that AMA writes it “strongly supports government funding that will increase quality comparative clinical effectiveness research…and welcome[s] the provisions in S. 1259 that ensure CER findings will guide physician and patient decision-making, not dictate it.”    » read more »

Senators urge their colleagues to act quickly in considering and passing this important legislation

June 9, 2009 -- WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Tuesday called on their colleagues to quickly approve their legislation, “The Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act,” which renews sanctions against the Burmese junta.

The McConnell/Feinstein bill calls for the renewal of sanctions against the Burmese regime, which include an import ban on Burmese goods entering the U.S. and visa restrictions on officials from the dictatorial regime – the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).    » read more »

May 26, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Tuesday regarding the President’s announcement of his intent to nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court:

“Senate Republicans will treat Judge Sotomayor fairly. But we will thoroughly examine her record to ensure she understands that the role of a jurist in our democracy is to apply the law even-handedly, despite their own feelings or personal or political preferences.    » read more »

May 21, 2009 -- ‘All of us recognize that we should reduce the amount of energy we use. We also recognize that the energy we use should be as clean as possible, as reliable as possible, and as inexpensive as possible. Our balanced approach of finding more American energy and using less would bring about all these things without hurting the economy or disrupting our lives or hindering security’

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor Thursday regarding a balanced, sensible solution to combat the energy crisis and address the concerns of those involved in the energy debate:    » read more »