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Mitch McConnell is an American politician and longtime U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Widely regarded as a powerful figure in the Senate, he has served as both Majority and Minority Leader. He is known for his influence on judicial appointments and his leadership within the Republican Party. Here are 68 of his quotes:

The new troops in Iraq need to be Iraqi troops. (Mitch McConnell)
You're more likely to see Elvis again than to see this bill pass the Senate. View quote
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We all know that Social Security is one of this country's greatest success stories in the 20th century. View quote
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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. View quote
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After adding trillions to the debt on big-government policies most Americans didn't ask for and which we couldn't afford, Democratic leaders say they need more money, which they intend to take from small business, even though small businesses create the majority of new jobs. View quote
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Syria and Iran have always had a pretty tight relationship, and it looks to me like they just cooked up a press release to put out to sort of restate the obvious. They're both problem countries; we know that. And this doesn't change anything. View quote
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I think the important thing to remember here is that we haven't been attacked again at home since September of 2001. View quote
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By their own admission, leaders of the Republican Revolution of 1994 think their greatest mistake was overlooking the power of the veto. They gave the impression they were somehow in charge when they weren't. View quote
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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. View quote
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There is a lot of room for improvement in Social Security. We owe our children the most financially sound system possible. They will have paid into it their entire working lives. They deserve to be protected by it. for our children and grandchildren. View quote
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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. (Mitch McConnell)
Bolton's exactly what the U.N. needs at this point. The president's right on the mark in picking him. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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It's time Congress got its priorities straight. View quote
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We're not gonna misread our mandate. View quote
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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. View quote
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America is about to turn the page on Barack Obama's four-year experiment in big government. View quote
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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. View quote
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Mitt Romney has spent his entire life finding ways to solve problems. View quote
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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. (Mitch McConnell)
If the administration wants cooperation, it will have to begin to move in our direction. View quote
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Are we still a country that takes risks, that innovates, that believes anything is possible? Or are we a country that is resigned to whatever liberty the government decides to dish out? View quote
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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. View quote
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And this year, when we end the cruel, defeatist practice of passing children who cannot read into fourth grade, and when our most diligent students begin to graduate from high school in 11 years, and get a head start on college costs with the dollars they earned through their hard work, others will take notice of Indiana yet again. View quote
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Occupation: American Politician
Born: February 20, 1942
Quotes count: 68
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