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Politician
April 14, 2021
Tweet - "H.R.1 isn't about justice, equality, or responding to recent state laws. It's a recycled recipe for a massive Democrat takeover that they've been pushing under changing justifications for multiple years. Read the bill."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 5, 2021
Tweet - "Our private sector must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex. Americans do not need or want big business to amplify disinformation or react to every manufactured controversy with frantic left-wing signaling. My full statement:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 5, 2021
McConnell: Corporations Shouldn't Fall for Absurd Disinformation on Voting Laws
Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 26, 2021
Letter to Trade Associations, Firms, and Businesses - Cotton, McConnell, Ernst, Grassley Send Letter To Businesses Regarding Democrats' Theft Of Iowa House Seat
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
March 24, 2021
McConnell: Democrats' Power Grab Would Invite "Total Chaos" in Elections
Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 24, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats' attempted elections takeover has state and local officials sounding alarms. They say its unworkable provisions would invite total chaos in our elections. Even Democratic officials. No wonder Democrats want to talk about everything except what's actually in their bill."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of Government Accountability Office - Daines Pushes to Restart Construction on Southern Border Wall, Slams Biden for Violating the Law over Border Wall Funding
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of Government Accountability Office - Tillis: President Biden Escalated Border Crisis by Illegally Stopping Border Wall Construction
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of Government Accountability Office - Hoeven Joins Effort Outlining Unlawful Freezing of Border Wall Funding
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of Government Accountability Office - Capito Leads Senate GOP: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
March 15, 2021
Comer: Democrats' DC Statehood Bill is an Unconstitutional, Political Power Grab
Rep. Jamie Comer
March 8, 2021
Letter to Honorable Robin Vos, President of the National Conference of State Legislatures and Honorable Scott K. Saiki, President-Elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures - Rep. Chip Roy joins House Republican Leaders Urging State Legislatures to Ensure Election Integrity
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Feb. 16, 2021
Wall Street Journal - Acquittal Vindicated the Constitution, Not Trump
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 20, 2021
59th Inauguration Ceremonies
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 19, 2021
Protests
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 6, 2021
Challenge to the Electoral College
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 4, 2020
McConnell, Paul, and 36 Senate Republicans File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reaffirm Religious Liberty Still Exists in a Pandemic
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Nov. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia - Republican leaders demand mayor Bowser explain failure to protect peaceful protestors with diverging viewpoints
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Nov. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee - Republican leaders demand mayor Bowser explain failure to protect peaceful protestors with diverging viewpoints
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 21, 2020
Tweet - "Our Constitution forbids disqualifying people from public service due to their religious beliefs. The far left has either forgotten this or just doesn't care. It only underscores why we need well-informed jurists like Judge Barrett to protect our Constitution & Americans' rights."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 13, 2020
Tweet - "Judge Barrett is just as brilliant and impressive as advertised. She is clearly qualified. She's committed to fairness and impartiality. And she clearly understands the job of a judge under the Constitution is to apply the law and not impose personal policy views."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2020
Tweet - "The ongoing attacks by Senate Democrats and the media on Judge Barrett's faith are a disgrace. They demean the confirmation process, disrespect the Constitution, and insult millions of American believers."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2020
McConnell Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Religious Freedom in Nation's Capital
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 23, 2020
Peters and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Unplug Internet "Kill Switch' and Protect Civil Liberties
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 22, 2020
Tweet - "Rewarding Democrats' tactics now would not stop their attacks on our institutions. Their threats predate this new vacancy by over a year. Their recklessness only underscores the importance that we do our job and confirm a nominee who truly respects the Constitution."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia - Top Republicans scrutinize DC's unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and censorship
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
July 27, 2020
McConnell Delivers Rotunda Tribute to Congressman John Lewis
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 22, 2020
Free Speech
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 20, 2020
Tweet - "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously said "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Our nation has bent toward justice because heroes like John Lewis took it upon themselves to lead the way. We celebrate the life of this American hero."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 18, 2020
Tweet - "I will never forget joining hands with John as Congress sang We Shall Overcome at a 2008 ceremony honoring his friend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It could not have been more humbling to consider what he had suffered and sacrificed so those words could be sung in that place."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 18, 2020
Tweet - "The Senate and the nation mourn the loss of Congressman John Lewis, a pioneering civil rights leader who put his life on the line to fight racism, promote equal rights, and bring our nation into greater alignment with its founding principles."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 1, 2020
Protests
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 26, 2020
Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Rep. Jamie Comer
June 26, 2020
Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Rep. Thomas Massie
June 25, 2020
Senators Paul, King, Crapo, and Lee Reintroduce FAIR Act to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Process, Protect Innocent Americans
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "If the far left cannot distinguish between Confederate generals and Washington, Jefferson, and Grant, they have completely exited the real world. We are so proud of the imperfect American heroes who built the most perfect union the world has ever seen."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020
Protests
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020
Tweet - ""Equal protection of the laws" means that mayors and governors cannot selectively stand down because they fear the political price for confronting a particular mob. Maintaining the peace is these leaders' duty. It is not an option that depends on the lawbreakers' politics."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 22, 2020
The Justice Act
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 19, 2020
Tweet - "I just spoke in Kentucky about Juneteenth and America's continued work to overcome the stain of our original sin. We must keep working to ensure that the timeless principles of our founding continue to triumph over prejudice and injustice."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020
JUSTICE Act Introduced in United States Senate
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
June 17, 2020
Tweet - "When Black Americans tell us they do not feel safe in their own communities, we need to listen. When citizens lack faith in our justice system, we need to respond. And when the equal protection of the law feels to some Americans like a contingency of demographics, we need to act."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020
Justice Act
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 16, 2020
Tweet - "With our country facing a pandemic, an historic economic disruption, and a major discussion of racial justice, Speaker Pelosi has mostly kept her chamber on the longest-running spring break in human history. Over here, in the Senate, we are attending to the needs of the nation."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 13, 2020
Washington Examiner - Sen. Rand Paul: "Veto fake reform of the Patriot Act"
Sen. Rand Paul
June 11, 2020
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the "Justice for Breonna Taylor' Act
Sen. Rand Paul
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Our republic can survive a pandemic. It can survive civil unrest. But ideas and deliberation are our foundation. America cannot be America if civil disagreement becomes a contradiction in terms. Anti-speech silencing tactics are a cancer in a free and open society."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 10, 2020
The First Amendment
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 9, 2020
Tweet - "The American people's response to COVID-19 has been brave and patriotic. For months, citizens have sacrificed an enormous amount to protect their neighbors and our medical system. Their trust cannot be repaid with constitutionally dubious double standards."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 9, 2020
Tweet - "I strongly & fully support Americans' right to peacefully protest. But through no fault of the demonstrators, recent days have revealed glaring inconsistencies from some local leaders. While some mayors cheer mass protests, they continue to ban careful church gatherings."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date
Title
Politician
April 14, 2021
Tweet - "H.R.1 isn't about justice, equality, or responding to recent state laws. It's a recycled recipe for a massive Democrat takeover that they've been pushing under changing justifications for multiple years. Read the bill."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 5, 2021
Tweet - "Our private sector must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex. Americans do not need or want big business to amplify disinformation or react to every manufactured controversy with frantic left-wing signaling. My full statement:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 5, 2021
McConnell: Corporations Shouldn't Fall for Absurd Disinformation on Voting Laws
Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 26, 2021
Letter to Trade Associations, Firms, and Businesses - Cotton, McConnell, Ernst, Grassley Send Letter To Businesses Regarding Democrats' Theft Of Iowa House Seat
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
March 24, 2021
McConnell: Democrats' Power Grab Would Invite "Total Chaos" in Elections
Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 24, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats' attempted elections takeover has state and local officials sounding alarms. They say its unworkable provisions would invite total chaos in our elections. Even Democratic officials. No wonder Democrats want to talk about everything except what's actually in their bill."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of Government Accountability Office - Daines Pushes to Restart Construction on Southern Border Wall, Slams Biden for Violating the Law over Border Wall Funding
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of Government Accountability Office - Tillis: President Biden Escalated Border Crisis by Illegally Stopping Border Wall Construction
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of Government Accountability Office - Hoeven Joins Effort Outlining Unlawful Freezing of Border Wall Funding
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of Government Accountability Office - Capito Leads Senate GOP: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
March 15, 2021
Comer: Democrats' DC Statehood Bill is an Unconstitutional, Political Power Grab
Rep.Jamie Comer
March 8, 2021
Letter to Honorable Robin Vos, President of the National Conference of State Legislatures and Honorable Scott K. Saiki, President-Elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures - Rep. Chip Roy joins House Republican Leaders Urging State Legislatures to Ensure Election Integrity
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Feb. 16, 2021
Wall Street Journal - Acquittal Vindicated the Constitution, Not Trump
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 20, 2021
59th Inauguration Ceremonies
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 19, 2021
Protests
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 6, 2021
Challenge to the Electoral College
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 4, 2020
McConnell, Paul, and 36 Senate Republicans File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reaffirm Religious Liberty Still Exists in a Pandemic
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Nov. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia - Republican leaders demand mayor Bowser explain failure to protect peaceful protestors with diverging viewpoints
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Nov. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee - Republican leaders demand mayor Bowser explain failure to protect peaceful protestors with diverging viewpoints
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 21, 2020
Tweet - "Our Constitution forbids disqualifying people from public service due to their religious beliefs. The far left has either forgotten this or just doesn't care. It only underscores why we need well-informed jurists like Judge Barrett to protect our Constitution & Americans' rights."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 13, 2020
Tweet - "Judge Barrett is just as brilliant and impressive as advertised. She is clearly qualified. She's committed to fairness and impartiality. And she clearly understands the job of a judge under the Constitution is to apply the law and not impose personal policy views."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2020
Tweet - "The ongoing attacks by Senate Democrats and the media on Judge Barrett's faith are a disgrace. They demean the confirmation process, disrespect the Constitution, and insult millions of American believers."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2020
McConnell Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Religious Freedom in Nation's Capital
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 23, 2020
Peters and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Unplug Internet "Kill Switch' and Protect Civil Liberties
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 22, 2020
Tweet - "Rewarding Democrats' tactics now would not stop their attacks on our institutions. Their threats predate this new vacancy by over a year. Their recklessness only underscores the importance that we do our job and confirm a nominee who truly respects the Constitution."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia - Top Republicans scrutinize DC's unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and censorship
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
July 27, 2020
McConnell Delivers Rotunda Tribute to Congressman John Lewis
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 22, 2020
Free Speech
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 20, 2020
Tweet - "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously said "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Our nation has bent toward justice because heroes like John Lewis took it upon themselves to lead the way. We celebrate the life of this American hero."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 18, 2020
Tweet - "I will never forget joining hands with John as Congress sang We Shall Overcome at a 2008 ceremony honoring his friend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It could not have been more humbling to consider what he had suffered and sacrificed so those words could be sung in that place."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 18, 2020
Tweet - "The Senate and the nation mourn the loss of Congressman John Lewis, a pioneering civil rights leader who put his life on the line to fight racism, promote equal rights, and bring our nation into greater alignment with its founding principles."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 1, 2020
Protests
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 26, 2020
Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Rep.Jamie Comer
June 26, 2020
Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Rep.Thomas Massie
June 25, 2020
Senators Paul, King, Crapo, and Lee Reintroduce FAIR Act to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Process, Protect Innocent Americans
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "If the far left cannot distinguish between Confederate generals and Washington, Jefferson, and Grant, they have completely exited the real world. We are so proud of the imperfect American heroes who built the most perfect union the world has ever seen."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020
Protests
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020
Tweet - ""Equal protection of the laws" means that mayors and governors cannot selectively stand down because they fear the political price for confronting a particular mob. Maintaining the peace is these leaders' duty. It is not an option that depends on the lawbreakers' politics."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 22, 2020
The Justice Act
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 19, 2020
Tweet - "I just spoke in Kentucky about Juneteenth and America's continued work to overcome the stain of our original sin. We must keep working to ensure that the timeless principles of our founding continue to triumph over prejudice and injustice."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020
JUSTICE Act Introduced in United States Senate
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
June 17, 2020
Tweet - "When Black Americans tell us they do not feel safe in their own communities, we need to listen. When citizens lack faith in our justice system, we need to respond. And when the equal protection of the law feels to some Americans like a contingency of demographics, we need to act."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2020
Justice Act
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 16, 2020
Tweet - "With our country facing a pandemic, an historic economic disruption, and a major discussion of racial justice, Speaker Pelosi has mostly kept her chamber on the longest-running spring break in human history. Over here, in the Senate, we are attending to the needs of the nation."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 13, 2020
Washington Examiner - Sen. Rand Paul: "Veto fake reform of the Patriot Act"
Sen.Rand Paul
June 11, 2020
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the "Justice for Breonna Taylor' Act
Sen.Rand Paul
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Our republic can survive a pandemic. It can survive civil unrest. But ideas and deliberation are our foundation. America cannot be America if civil disagreement becomes a contradiction in terms. Anti-speech silencing tactics are a cancer in a free and open society."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 10, 2020
The First Amendment
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 9, 2020
Tweet - "The American people's response to COVID-19 has been brave and patriotic. For months, citizens have sacrificed an enormous amount to protect their neighbors and our medical system. Their trust cannot be repaid with constitutionally dubious double standards."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 9, 2020
Tweet - "I strongly & fully support Americans' right to peacefully protest. But through no fault of the demonstrators, recent days have revealed glaring inconsistencies from some local leaders. While some mayors cheer mass protests, they continue to ban careful church gatherings."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
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