Jackson Purchase News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addressed the Senate floor, emphasizing the need to restore trust in the judiciary by ending nationwide injunctions. McConnell criticized the Democratic Leader's stance on restricting rural Americans' access to justice, stating, "Here on the floor yesterday, the Democratic Leader defended his efforts to restrict rural Americans’ access to justice. And he laid plain some rather partisan goals."

McConnell highlighted the importance of addressing the issue of nationwide injunctions, proposing a solution through a bill introduced by Senator Cotton. He stated, "During the course of his speech, he invited me ‘to find ways to restore trust in the judiciary.’ Well, I have one: it’s the bill from Senator Cotton to end nationwide injunctions."

Expressing his views on the erosion of trust in the judicial branch, McConnell emphasized the impact of individual district judges applying their orders nationwide. He advocated for ending this practice across different regions, stating, "The federal bench in places like Texas and Louisiana, as an entity, isn’t what erodes trust in the judicial branch. What erodes trust is the ability of individual district judges everywhere to apply their orders nationwide. I think we should end this practice – in Amarillo and San Francisco, in Lubbock and Seattle, in Dayton and Baltimore."

In a call for bipartisan support for reform, McConnell urged the Democratic Leader to join him in backing the initiative to end nationwide injunctions. He presented it as a common-sense, nonpartisan approach to enhancing trust in the judiciary. McConnell concluded with a pointed remark, suggesting an alternative scenario by stating, "If the Democratic Leader wants to restore trust in our judiciary, he can join me in supporting this common-sense, nonpartisan reform. Or perhaps, he’d rather have a DHS Secretary in Oakland who wears a robe."