Press Releases

September 2013

Date Title
9/18/13 The Obama Economy
9/17/13 McConnell Comments on James River Coal Co. Announcement
9/17/13 McConnell Extends His Condolences to the Victims of the Navy Yard Shooting
9/17/13 McConnell Reflects on Constitution Day
9/16/13 McConnell Comments on the Navy Yard Shooting
9/12/13 McConnell: Individuals and Families Should Also Get an Obamacare Delay
9/11/13 McConnell Comments Prior to Administration’s Looming Regulatory Announcement
9/11/13 ‘Sympathy, Solidarity, and Resolve’ on 9/11
9/10/13 McConnell Comments on FDA Label Changes for Extended-Release and Long-Acting Opiate Painkillers
9/10/13 Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring the Victims of the 1963 Church Bombing in Birmingham
9/10/13 McConnell Outlines His Opposition to Syria Resolution
9/6/13 Senator McConnell Introduces Legislation to Support Jobs in Kentucky’s Bourbon Industry
9/5/13 USDA Reverses Crop Insurance Policy for Tobacco Farmers

August 2013

Date Title
8/31/13 McConnell Statement on President’s Request for AUMF
8/22/13 Senator McConnell Participates in Kentucky Charter School Association Education Summit
8/16/13 McConnell, Paul and Whitfield Request Meeting with U.S. Energy Secretary and Updated Plan for Economic Development and Expedited Cleanup at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
8/14/13 McConnell Weighs in with the EPA Regarding Future of AK Steel Site in Ashland
8/14/13 McConnell Calls on President to Do More to Help with VA Backlog of Disability Claims
8/12/13 McConnell Calls on Administration Not to Open Health Exchanges if Security of Personal Data Can’t Be Verified
8/1/13 Senate Republicans Call for Delay of Obamacare Mandates for Everyone

July 2013

Date Title
7/31/13 50th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington
7/31/13 McConnell Argues Against Senate Dems’ Effort to Bust Bipartisan Spending Caps
7/30/13 President’s Partisan Tax, Spending Plan Just Another Campaign Speech
7/25/13 Republican Leadership and Finance Committee Members: Tax Reform Should Be Revenue Neutral
7/25/13 Senate Should Follow House and Pass a Permanent Delay of Obamacare