Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday introduced plans to shift into two key roles within the subsequent Congress as he prepares at hand over the torch because the higher chamber’s high Republican.
McConnell, who first introduced he was stepping down from his management put up in February, mentioned Thursday that he will likely be heading up the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Protection.
“America’s national security interests face the gravest array of threats since the Second World War. At this critical moment, a new Senate Republican majority has a responsibility to secure the future of U.S. leadership and primacy,” McConnell, a longtime protection hawk, mentioned in a press release.
McConnell mentioned he appears to be like “forward to working closely” with incoming Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (Maine), who at the moment serves as high Republicans on the committee and its protection funding subcommittee.
He additionally mentioned he intends to move the Senate Guidelines Committee within the subsequent Congress.
“Defending the Senate as an institution and protecting the right to political speech in our elections remain among my longest-standing priorities,” he mentioned. “Ranking Member Deb Fischer has done an outstanding job advancing these causes, and I know she will remain a key partner in the committee’s ongoing work.”
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who was elected Senate majority chief earlier this month, will serve within the function within the coming Congress.
