Republican | Kentucky
Mitch McConnell
Lifetime Score: 47.37%
117th Congress Score
66.67%
FP4A opposed S. Amdt. 5191 to the resolution ratifying Treaty Document 117-3, which would have placed a reservation on Finnish and Swedish accession to NATO and undermined confidence in Article V collective defense commitments, the bed-rock of the NATO alliance. The measure, introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), failed by a 10-87 vote in the Senate. Foreign Policy for America scored positively those who opposed this amendment.
FP4A supported H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act, which provides for bold investments in securing critical supply chains and strengthening U.S. capacity in strategically important sectors and fields, including semiconductors, STEM innovation and manufacturing, clean energy, quantum computing, and wireless technologies. The bill takes a pragmatic and responsible approach to managing U.S.-China competition, positioning the U.S. to con- tend with China economically and technologically, while guarding against threat inflation. The measure was the product of months of bipartisan, bicameral negotiations and enacted into law via a legislative vehicle originally introduced by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH). It passed the Senate by a bipartisan 64-33 vote. Foreign Policy for America scored positively those who supported this legislation.
FP4A supported the resolution ratifying the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, also known as the Kigali Amendment. This update to one of the most successful environmental treaties of all time, provides for a gradual phasedown in the production, consumption, and trade of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent greenhouse gas. The reductions called for in the Kigali Amendment will deliver significant climate benefits, contributing as much as a half a degree in avoided temperature rise this century, while also creating tens of thousands of American jobs and billions of dollars in export value due to U.S. leadership in HFC alternatives. The Senate passed the resolution of ratification by a bipartisan 69-27 vote. Foreign Policy for America scored positively those who supported this resolution.
FP4A supported H.R. 7691, the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022, which provided $40 billion in emergency supplemental funding, including development and humanitarian aid, to assist Ukraine following Vladimir Putin’s unjust and brutal invasion. The measure, introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), passed the Senate with a vote of 86-11 and was enacted into law. Foreign Policy for America scored positively those who supported this legislation.
FP4A opposed S. Amdt. 5384 to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, which would have provided additional funding for the strengthening and implementation of the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42. Title 42 authority has been used to expel migrants and asylum seekers on pretextual public health grounds and has been widely denounced by legal and health experts. The measure, introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), failed in a 50-50 vote. Foreign Policy for America scored positively those who opposed this amendment.
FP4A opposed S. Amdt. 3626 to S.Con.Res.14, which would have forced the U.S. to divest from and disengage with critical international organizations, such as the UN Human Rights Council. The measure, introduced by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), failed in a 49-50 vote. Foreign Policy for America scored positively those who opposed this amendment.
