Mitch McConnell

I only talk to the press if it's to my advantage.

— Mitch McConnell

Bills should go through committee.

— Mitch McConnell

The country doesn't need saving.

— Mitch McConnell

America's a land of second opportunities.

— Mitch McConnell

Americans are too speedy.

— Mitch McConnell

We need to be honest with the public.

— Mitch McConnell

The new troops in Iraq need to be Iraqi troops.

— Mitch McConnell

It is time for a leader who will lead.

— Mitch McConnell

I always think a debt ceiling is a good tool to carry something.

— Mitch McConnell

America is about to turn the page on Barack Obama's four-year experiment in big government.

— Mitch McConnell

Obama hasn't been working to earn reelection, he's been working to earn a spot on the PGA tour!

— Mitch McConnell

I want to reassure our NATO allies that if any of them get attacked, we'll be there to defend them.

— Mitch McConnell

The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice.

— Mitch McConnell

The people who would call me an obstructionist overlook some inconvenient facts.

— Mitch McConnell

We have a debt the size of our economy, which makes us look a lot like Greece.

— Mitch McConnell

The American people gave us a new majority in 2014.

— Mitch McConnell

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

Whether it's before the election or after the election, the principle is the American people are choosing their next president and their…

— Mitch McConnell

Bolton's exactly what the U.N. needs at this point. The president's right on the mark in picking him.

— Mitch McConnell

What we do know is that the American people, regardless of how they feel about the abortion issue, don't think that taxpayer…

— Mitch McConnell

I'm optimistic that none of my members in the end want to be responsible for the status quo on Obamacare.

— Mitch McConnell

I thought the Pence selection ought to reassure the right-of-center voters that a Trump administration would be a right-of-center administration.

— Mitch McConnell

A lot of us were wondering, what is Trump really going to be like? He used to support Democrats and have various…

— Mitch McConnell

We need to bear in mind that we don't have religious tests in this country, and we also need to remember that…

— Mitch McConnell

By their own admission, leaders of the Republican Revolution of 1994 think their greatest mistake was overlooking the power of the veto.…

— Mitch McConnell

Syria and Iran have always had a pretty tight relationship, and it looks to me like they just cooked up a press…

— Mitch McConnell

On the issue of Iraq, it is my hope, and my challenge to my colleagues, that our debate will be based on…

— Mitch McConnell

Do we need to tighten restrictions on people coming into the country? I think there's a good argument for that, but a…

— Mitch McConnell

The bill that job creators and out-of-work Americans need us to pass is the one that ensures taxes won't go up -…

— Mitch McConnell

A reporter asked recently, 'What keeps you up at night?' I replied that I generally sleep well, but if I ever do…

— Mitch McConnell

It's a shame that the president doesn't embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester…

— Mitch McConnell

We certainly will have a vote on proceeding to a bill to repeal Obamacare... it was a very large issue in the…

— Mitch McConnell

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

I've said repeatedly publicly, and other members have, that until you adjust the eligibility for entitlements, do things like raising the age…

— Mitch McConnell

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

We're not gonna misread our mandate.

— Mitch McConnell

It's time Congress got its priorities straight.

— Mitch McConnell

I don't want to sound like a whiner here, but if you get beat up all the time, it affects you.

— Mitch McConnell

NATO is the most important military alliance in world history.

— Mitch McConnell

The Senate is not the sort of place where instant gratification, I should say, is very likely.

— Mitch McConnell