He doesn’t fit well over there, but that is a decision ultimately that he has to make. We certainly welcome him to join us if he was so inclined. Mitch McConnell More Quotes by Mitch McConnell More Quotes From Mitch McConnell The FEC was created back in 1974 in the wake of Watergate. That was a period during which our Democratic colleagues had overwhelming majorities in the House and Senate, they could have crafted the FEC any way they chose to. But they realized that it ought to be evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. It was broad bipartisan understanding that the new panel needed to be beyond reproach. That's why it was built with an even-numbered membership. Mitch McConnell The FEC is not dysfunctional at all. Mitch McConnell The Democratic Party wants to rewrite the ground rules of American politics for partisan benefit, these laws are about one thing and one thing alone, making it harder for Americans to vote. Mitch McConnell Talkabout shame. If anybody ought to be feeling any shame around here, it's turning the FEC into a partisan prosecutor, the majority controlled by the president's party, to harass and intimidate the other side, that's what you ought to be ashamed about. Mitch McConnell There's a group of 10 of my members… who put together a $600 billion proposal. Roads, bridges, ports, water lines, broadband, there are 10 or so Democrats who look at it the same way. So this is a proposal that could pass on a bipartisan basis. Mitch McConnell Regretfully the bipartisanship is not on display this year, and the principal reason for that is I think what the new administration and the Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate are doing are wildly out of proportion to what we need at this particular juncture. Mitch McConnell I'm not the majority leader, I'm barely not the majority leader – we've got a 50-50 Senate, and I'm still hoping the administration will pivot to a more centrist position and that's where I'm spending my time and focus. Mitch McConnell This is not something that I or do I think any of my Republican colleagues are prepared to support. Mitch McConnell 100 percent of my focus is on stopping this new administration. Mitch McConnell This administration wants to jack up taxes in order to nudge families towardthe kinds of jobs Democrats want to have. In the kinds of industries Democrats want them to exist.With the kinds of cars Democrats want them to drive, using the kinds of child care arrangements Democrats want them to pursue, these plans aren't about creating options and flexibility for Americans. Mitch McConnell Last night President Biden delivered his first address to the joint session of Congress and today marks his 100th day in office. President Biden is a likable person... but while the tone of his remarks were understated, the content was anything but. Mitch McConnell I think it can best be described as the 'Biden bait and switch,' president Biden ran as a moderate, but I'm hard-pressed to think of anything at all that he's done — so far — that would indicate some degree of moderation. Mitch McConnell Over a few short months, the Biden administration seems to have given up on selling actual unity in favor of catnip for their liberal base, covered with a hefty coat of false advertising. Mitch McConnell Senator Tim Scott is not just one of the strongest leaders in our Senate Republican Conference. He is one of the most inspiring and unifying leaders in our nation, nobody is better at communicating why far-left policies fail working Americans. Mitch McConnell Does anyone really believe the American people were voting for an entirely new system of government by electing Joe Biden to the White House and a 50-50 Senate? that may be what a few liberal activists want. Does anyone believe that’s what millions of Americans just thought they were electing? Of course it's not. Mitch McConnell There’s so much emphasis on the most extreme bills that either party might pass with a simple majority. People forget that the Senate’s 60-vote threshold is the only reason that any routine, must-pass legislation is bipartisan except during divided government, big funding deals. Appropriations bills. Farm bills. Highway bills. The NDAA. The Senate’s 60-vote threshold backstops all of it. It’s not just about controversial items; it’s about everything we do. Mitch McConnell It is certainly not helpful for a member of Congress, and even the president of the U.S. to appear to be weighing in in public, while the jury is trying to sort through this significant case. Mitch McConnell Apparently, we're to help our adversaries ring in the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by gift-wrapping the country and handing it right back to them. Mitch McConnell It's not just about whether this insane bill becomes law, part of the point here are the threats themselves. The left wants a sword dangling over the justices when they weigh the facts in every case. Mitch McConnell They see through this discredited concept, one survey late last year showed that a clear majority of Americans opposed packing the Supreme Court. Mitch McConnell
