A biography for Mitch McConnellhasn’t been written yet.
“Mitt Romney has never been resigned to what someone else said was possible. He cut his own path. That's why he believes in his heart that America has a future full of opportunity and hope. And that's why when Mitt Romney looks down the road, he sees a country that's ready for a comeback.”
“My job is to try to protect jobs in Kentucky now, not speculate about science in the future.”
“NATO is the most important military alliance in world history.”
“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.”
“It is time to move away from advise and obstruct and get back to advise and consent.”
“We need to strengthen and save Social Security for today's workers. If we don't act now, this system, born out of the New Deal, will become a bad deal.”
“We did the two-year extension of Bush tax cuts in 2010. We negotiated the Budget Control Act in August of 2011 and the fiscal cliff deal at the end of 2012, which saved 99 percent of Americans from a tax increase.”
“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 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.”
“I don't think there should be a litmus test on judges, no matter who the president is.”
“Only one thing can save this country, and that's to get a handle on this deficit and debt issue.”
“I only talk to the press if it's to my advantage.”
“After 1994, the public had the impression we Republicans overpromised and underdelivered.”