All Quotes by Mitch McConnell
“It took us in this country 11 years to get from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution.”
“Are we still a country that takes risks, that innovates, that believes anything is possible? Or are we a country that is resigned to whatever liberty the government decides to dish out?”
“I think the testimony obviously ought to be sworn testimony. And we ought to go all the way into this and take as much time as we can to reassure the American people that this sort of thing’s not going to happen again in the future.”
“With regard to White House officials, it will be up to the President to decide frankly whether and when and under what circumstances members of his [own White House staff] testify.”
“There was no involvement whatsoever.”
“Nobody is happy about losing lives but, remember, these are not draftees. These are full-time professional soldiers.”
“We need to say to everyone on Election Day, “Those of you who helped make this a good day, you need to go out and help us finish the job."The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.”
“I can’t imagine that a Republican majority in the United States Senate would want to confirm, in a lame duck session, a nominee opposed by the National Rifle Association”
“Think of me as the Grim Reaper.”
“After adding trillions to the debt on big-government policies most Americans didn't ask for and which we couldn't afford, Democratic leaders say they need more money, which they intend to take from small business, even though small businesses create the majority of new jobs.”