[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S1060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Tribute to Mitch McConnell

  Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, yesterday, my good friend Leader 
McConnell shared some big news. At the end of this year, he will step 
down as the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate after having served 
the longest tenure of any leader in Senate history. For more than 17 
years, he has been the steady hand at the helm, guiding us through some 
of the most consequential debates in recent history. He steered us 
through multiple wars, through a pandemic and countless high-stakes 
political battles under four different Presidents. Under his 
leadership, Congress rewrote the Federal Tax Code to help families 
across the country, unleashed American-generated power, and reshaped 
the Federal judiciary for a generation--and so much more.
  It has been an honor to serve alongside Leader McConnell and witness 
a modern-day ``Master of the Senate.'' I will have more to say about 
our friend from Kentucky at a later date, but the good news is he is 
not going anywhere. Senator McConnell will lead our conference through 
the end of this Congress, but he will remain in the Senate through the 
rest of his term. During that time, he will do as he has always done: 
represent the State of Kentucky and put his expert knowledge of this 
Chamber to use on their behalf.
  For now, let me just say thanks to Leader McConnell for everything he 
has done for this body and our great country.