Honorable Mitch McConnell
United States Senator, Kentucky, Republican
Mitch McConnell was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1984. He has served as Senate majority leader since January 2015. The following is excerpted from Senator McConnell’s October 5, 2018, remarks during the Senate floor debate on confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. It was 88 days ago that President [Donald] Trump announced his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh is a nominee of the very highest caliber, a brilliant legal mind and an accomplished jurist with a proven devotion to the rule of…
