Mitch McConnell

Nationalist

Republican

Senator

Kentucky

Current Position: Senator from Kentucky

Policy Positions

Against 9/11 first responders health funding; voted against the Zadroga Act in 2010 and blocked legislation to replenish funds in 2015
Against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); led efforts against it and worked on repeal attempts

Against climate change action; denied climate change and encouraged states not to comply with Obama's Clean Power Plan
For the Keystone XL pipeline; made it a priority and disputed environmental concerns
For withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement; was one of 22 Republican senators urging Trump to withdraw

Against the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
Against abortion rights; supported overturning Roe v. Wade, calling it a 'terrible legal and moral error' and the decision 'courageous and correct'
Against net neutrality; opposed FCC net neutrality rules and supported their repeal

Against stricter campaign finance regulations; led opposition to McCain-Feingold Act and described its signing as 'the worst day of my political life'
Against election security legislation; blocked bipartisan proposals to improve election security and protect Special Counsel Mueller
Against statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.; opposes both to prevent additional Democratic senators
Against restoring voting rights for felons

For the Iraq War; voted for the Iraq Resolution and supported the 2007 troop surge
Against closing Guantanamo Bay detention camp; criticized Obama's plans to close it
For supporting Israel; long-standing supporter and opposes BDS movement
For stronger border security; voted for border fence construction and opposed immigration legislation without sufficient border security
Against Joe Biden's plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan
Against normalizing relations with Cuba; opposed Obama's efforts and called them 'a mistake'

Against criminal justice reform; initially stalled the First Step Act but later voted for it after passage
Against expanding background checks for gun purchases; voted against it in 2013
Against marijuana legalization; does not support legalization and blocked the SAFE Banking Act