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

Mitch McConnell

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

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" I hope in the end that people will remember what Reagan said: that if he could get 80 percent of what he wanted, you call it a win and move on. "

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" I try to appeal to all Kentucky voters, regardless of gender, about the future of state. "

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" I think we need to respect the wishes of voters. They have been busily at work making these decisions in primary after primary after primary. "

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" The White House has a choice: They can change course, or they can double down on a vision of government that the American people have roundly rejected. "

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" The money that goes into Social Security is not the government's money. it's your money. You paid for it. "

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" Everybody has barriers to overcome, some more than others. I don't want to act like I'm all that unique. America's full of stories like mine. This is a special country with enormous opportunity for those who don't quit. "

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

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" Nurses told my mother that I was going to be OK. They thought I could walk without a limp and without a brace. And we stopped in a shoe store on the way home and bought a pair of low-top saddle Oxford shoes, which was sort of a symbol that I was going to be a normal little boy. "

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" Diplomacy is important, extremely important, and I don't think these reductions at the State Department are appropriate because many times diplomacy is a lot more effective - and cert cheaper - than military engagement. "

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" The fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill; to end the bailouts; cut spending; and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all these things it is to put someone in the White House who won't veto any of these things. "

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" We're not gonna misread our mandate. "

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" I don't in any way think the American people rejected the Republican Party, or we'd be in a lot worse shape than we are. "

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" It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are. "

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" It took us in this country 11 years to get from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution. "

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" The president feels not only do we need to change these rogue regimes, but even our friendly allies, who really basically have, sort of, benign dictatorships, need to get with the program if they want to have long-term security and prosperity from terrorism. "

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" In the last 100 years, three presidents suffered big defeats in Congress in their first term and then won reelection: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and the most recent example, Bill Clinton. "

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" I ran for president of the student council at my high school in Louisville. And ran against a guy who I thought was better known and little bit better student and managed to win. "

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" You can give to Americans for Prosperity or something else - a variety of different ways to push back against the party of government. "

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" I don't think there is any equivalency between the way the Russians conduct themselves and the way the United States does. "

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" I think it's a big mistake for our party to write off Latino Americans. They're an important part of our country. "

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