Recent Press Releases

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement today after the U.S. Senate voted to defeat an attempt to eliminate the federal crop insurance program for tobacco.

“This is a big victory for Kentucky’s tobacco growers and their families. I was happy to lead the fight to protect our farmers from another assault by Washington to go after our home state jobs.”

The vote occurred during the Farm Bill debate, which is currently taking place in the Senate.

‘The potential for waste and abuse would have been there regardless of which agency was put in charge of administering this bloated law. I mean, Obamacare is just massive – about 20,000 pages of regulations already – so waste and abuse is basically unavoidable. But now, we’re going to have Americans worrying that they might be discriminated against too – just for having an opinion? And you know what? We’re not going to be able to tell them not to worry. Because we don’t yet know the truth ourselves.’
‘These continued threats to use the nuclear option point to the Majority’s own culture of intimidation here in the Senate. Their view is that you had better confirm the people we want, when we want them, or we’ll break the rules of the Senate to change the rules so you can’t stop us. So much for respecting the rights of the minority. So much for a meaningful application of Advice and Consent. Senate Republicans will work with the Administration and the Democrat Majority. But we will not be intimidated.’