The Senate is not the sort of place where instant gratification, I should say, is very likely. — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I think it's not just Republicans who would like to see the Senate run differently. I think there are a reasonable number… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I think it's a time to be sad about what's been done to the United States Senate, the greatest deliberative body in… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
We didn't make much progress on the country's agenda. And in my view it's because the Senate basically hadn't done much of… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
Today, Democrats not only have the White House; they have the Senate too. So we have to be realistic about what we… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
The Senate is allowed to work the way it was designed to - meaning a place where nothing is decided without a… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
The classic example I've used - I'm sure you've heard me say it before - was Mark Begich in Alaska who was… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I think there were two messages in last year's election. One is pretty obvious. People were mad as hell at the president… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
When you hang the 'bipartisan' tag on something, the perception is that differences have been worked out, and there's a broad agreement that that's… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
No matter how unusual a personality may be who gets elected to office, there are constraints in this country. You don't get to do… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
I'm optimistic that none of my members in the end want to be responsible for the status quo on Obamacare. — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
I'm really proud of this Supreme Court and the way they've been dealing with the issue of First Amendment political speech. — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
I think it is to the advantage of my state to have the opportunity to come to meetings occasionally and to vote in person,… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
On the issue of Iraq, it is my hope, and my challenge to my colleagues, that our debate will be based on what is… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
Eventually, Americans would be stuck with government-run health care whether they like it or not. That's when the worst scenario would take shape, with… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
Our nation has a regrettable history of drawing down our forces and readiness after each conflict, only to find ourselve ill-prepared for the next… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
The Frist fairness rule guarantees up-or-down votes for every circuit court or Supreme Court nomination, regardless of which party controls the Senate or the… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share
![“We didn't make much progress on the country's agenda. And in my view it's because the Senate basically hadn't done much of anything, with a couple of exceptions, for the last four years [of Barack Obama's presidency]. And that's going to change.” quote by Mitch McConnell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/530/mitch-mcconnell-2153_agendas_we-didn-t-make-much-progress-on-the-coun_798874.jpg)
![“I think there were two messages in last year's election. One is pretty obvious. People were mad as hell at the president [Barack Obama] - and wanted to send a message. We all got that. Our new members were also hearing, and I was hearing as well, that people didn't like the fact that the Congress…” quote by Mitch McConnell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a2d/mitch-mcconnell-2153_accurate_i-think-there-were-two-messages-in-last_1572393.jpg)
