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" 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 the way forward. "

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" The bill that job creators and out-of-work Americans need us to pass is the one that ensures taxes won't go up - one that says Americans and small-business owners won't get hit with more bad news at the end of the year. "

Mitch McConnell

Year

Bad

End

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

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

" I don't think there should be a litmus test on judges, no matter who the president is. "

" The worst day of my political life was when President George W. Bush signed McCain-Feingold into law in the early part of his first administration. "

" Today, Democrats not only have the White House; they have the Senate too. So we have to be realistic about what we can and cannot achieve, while at the same recognizing that realism should never be confused with capitulation. "

" People are genuinely excited about taking the country in another direction. "

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

Mitch McConnell

People

Facts

" Only one thing can save this country, and that's to get a handle on this deficit and debt issue. "

" Don't fall in love with the map. The map doesn't win elections. "

" 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. "

" I'm not going to critique every utterance of the president. "

" I think that winning the White House is about more than just entertaining a large audience. "

" I'm against lifting any sanctions on the Russians. "

" For four years, Barack Obama has been running from the nation's problems. He hasn't been working to earn reelection. He's been working to earn a spot on the PGA tour. "

" We hear the stories every day now: the father who puts on a suit every morning and leaves the house so his daughter doesn't know he lost his job, the recent college grad facing up to the painful reality that the only door that's open to her after four years of study and a pile of debt is her parents'. These are the faces of the Obama economy. "

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

" As I've said repeatedly over the last few years, the war on coal was not a result of anything Congress passed; there was no legislation. "

" A reporter asked recently, 'What keeps you up at night?' I replied that I generally sleep well, but if I ever do have trouble, I don't have to count sheep. I count all the states I'm glad I'm not the governor of. "

" It's time Congress got its priorities straight. "

" Americans are too speedy. "

Mitch McConnell

Speedy

Too

" 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 great struggle. "

" We need to bear in mind that we don't have religious tests in this country, and we also need to remember that some of our best allies in the war against Islamic terrorism are Muslims. "

" We're living under the Obama economy. Any CEO in America with a record like this after three years on the job would be graciously shown the door. This president blames the managers instead. He blames the folks on the shop floor. He blames the weather. "

" I'm not going to comment on White House personnel selections. "

" Let me speak for myself: The Russians are not our friends. "

Mitch McConnell

Myself

Speak

" 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. "

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

" The greatest way to ensure stability in our laws is to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate in some way in the passage. "

" The implication here is that those who came to America legally over the years are somehow second-class citizens. "