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 April 7, 2017, remarks during debate on confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Yesterday, as we all know, was a consequential day for the Senate. In the end, we restored to this body a tradition that Democrats first upset in 2003 by using a tool Democrats first employed in 2013. As a result, we will move to the confirmation of Judge Gorsuch shortly. He is going to…
