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Senate Continues Work on Nominees, Government Funding

‘I look forward to more productive conversations with Senators, our House colleagues, and the White House so that we can get this important work done soon.’

April 25, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding several of President Trump’s nominations as well as ongoing discussions on legislation to fund the government:

“Yesterday the Senate confirmed former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to lead the Department of Agriculture. We also took the next step in advancing Rod Rosenstein to serve as Deputy Attorney General. I look forward to confirming Mr. Rosenstein so that he can get to work without further delay.

“After we take that vote, we’ll be able to advance the Department of Labor nominee, Alexander Acosta. Mr. Acosta has an impressive background that will serve him well as he leads the department on issues that can support America’s employers and employees, as well as our overall economy.

“I’m pleased that Mr. Acosta has outlined his commitment to ensuring that the Department of Labor encourages, rather than hampers, job growth — a welcome change after eight years of job-killing and opportunity-destroying rules and regulations under the Obama Administration. I encourage my colleagues to support his nomination so that he can begin this important work to help create jobs, enhance workforce development, and support Middle Class workers.

“As we advance these nominees, Senators are also continuing discussions on government funding legislation. These talks have been part of a bipartisan, bicameral process from the start, with appropriators continuing negotiations over the state work period. I look forward to more productive conversations with Senators, our House colleagues, and the White House so that we can get this important work done soon.”

Days of Remembrance

April 25, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks today on the Senate floor prior to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance ceremony in the United States Capitol:

“Many decades ago, historic tragedy befell a continent and unimaginable horror visited a people. Behind cold steel gates and within huddled boxcars, man’s capacity for cruelty reached grim new frontiers. An inhuman campaign of extermination by an inhuman regime not only took aim at the Jewish people but also tore deep at the collective bonds of our humanity.

“The scars of the Holocaust continue to run deep in the sinew of our history and of our humanity. It must never be repeated. It must never be forgotten. And, today, the President of the strongest nation in the world will again join with Survivors in the Capitol Rotunda to help ensure it never is.

“Today’s Days of Remembrance ceremony serves as yet another reminder of the immeasurable suffering inflicted upon millions of innocent men, women, and children during the Holocaust — especially the Jewish people. It also serves as a reminder of our responsibility as free people to stand against evil and defend those who are persecuted.”

Senator McConnell Congratulates Kentucky Mother of the Year

Whitley County Native Honored by National Non-Profit as the 2017 Kentucky Mother of the Year

April 25, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) welcomed to his U.S. Capitol office, Jennifer Harrington, the 2017 Kentucky Mother of the Year named by American Mothers, Inc., a national non-profit organization.

Senator McConnell said, “I enjoyed meeting Jennifer Harrington and appreciated the opportunity to personally congratulate her for being honored as the Kentucky Mother of the Year. This recognition speaks to her family and community contributions as a mother, educator, and volunteer.”

Harrington and her husband, Bernie, live in Williamsburg, Kentucky with their four children. In addition to homeschooling her children, she is a part-time Associate Professor for the Lincoln Memorial University Physician Assistant Program and is a volunteer coach for student academic competitions.

As Kentucky’s Mother of the Year, Harrington will serve as an ambassador for mothers across the country and will be recognized during the American Mothers, Inc. annual national conference in Washington, D.C. this week.

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