We hope to reach out to the Democrats and see if we can get a result, which means making a law and not just get into some kind of sparring back and forth that leads to no conclusion. Mitch McConnell More Quotes by Mitch McConnell More Quotes From Mitch McConnell What I did was entirely consistent with what the history of the Senate has been in that situation going back to 1880. Mitch McConnell politics We know the Senate is better than this, we know the nation deserves better than this, let's seize the golden opportunity before us today, confirm a Supreme Court justice who will make us proud. Mitch McConnell top-news What we know for sure is the FBI report did not corroborate any of the allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. And the second thing we know for sure is that there's no way anything we did would satisfy the Democrats. Mitch McConnell top-news I want to make it clear to these people who are chasing my members around the hall here, or harassing them at the airports, or going to their homes. We will not be intimidated by these people. Mitch McConnell top-news Hopefully, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, they'll have a vote by the end of the week and it will be a positive vote. Mitch McConnell top-news Democrats have signaled for months they'd put on whatever performance the far left special interests demanded and throw all the mud, all the mud they could manufacture, even by the far left's standards, this evil, evil smear campaign has hit a new low. Mitch McConnell top-news As I said earlier, and I think you already know, we have hired a female assistant to go on staff and to ask these questions in a respectful and professional way, we want this hearing to be handled very professionally, not a political sideshow like you saw the -- put on by the Democrats when they were questioning Brett Kavanaugh. Mitch McConnell top-news Our goal is to have a respectful hearing, it’s not uncommon to have outside counsel to do questioning for this type of hearing. Once the hearing is done, we plan to move forward in the very near future. Mitch McConnell politics I am confident we are going to win and he will be confirmed in the near future, i believe he will be confirmed. Mitch McConnell politics Even by the far left's standards, this shameful, shameful smear campaign has hit a new low, i want to be perfectly clear about what has taken place. Senate Judiciary Democrats and Senate Democrats allies are trying to destroy a man's personal and professional life on the basis of decades-old allegations. Mitch McConnell top-news We're going to plow right through it. Mitch McConnell top-news I think any doubts anybody might have had been dispelled by his virtuoso performance before the The Judiciary Committee. Mitch McConnell politics I have total confidence in the attorney general, i think he ought to stay exactly where he is. Mitch McConnell top-news I think it's fair to say the passion that John McCain brought to John McCain work was unsurpassed in this body. In more than 30 years as a senator, he never failed to marshal a razor-sharp wit, a big heart and a fiery spirit, when John McCain saw an issue the same way you did, you knew you'd just found your most stalwart ally. You'd thank your lucky stars. Because when you found yourself on the other side of that table, as I think all of us learned, you were in for a different kind of unforgettable experience. Mitch McConnell top-news As the days turn to weeks, I know we're all eager to come together and collaborate on ways we can continue to honor John McCain memory, generation after generation of Americans will hear about the cocky pilot who barely scraped through Annapolis, but then defended our nation in the skies. Witnessed to our highest values even through terrible torture. Captured the country's imagination through national campaigns that spotlighted many of our highest values and became so integral to the United States Russell Senate, where our nation airs and advances its great debates. Mitch McConnell top-news I think the Russians need to know that there are a lot of us who fully understand what happened in 2016, and it really better not happen again in 2018. Mitch McConnell top-news There's a possibility that we may well take up legislation related to this, in the meantime, I think the Russians need to know that there are a lot of us who fully understand what happened in 2016, and it really better not happen again in 2018. Mitch McConnell top-news I don't know what about my career makes them think I'm easily intimidated, i will not be intimidated by this group of socialists who apparently want open borders. Mitch McConnell politics We look forward to the confirmation process, which will unfold in the next few weeks. Mitch McConnell top-news President Trump has made a superb choice. Judge Brett Kavanaugh is an impressive nominee who is extremely well qualified to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, judge Brett Kavanaugh has sterling academic credentials. Judge Brett Kavanaugh is widely admired for Judge Brett Kavanaugh intellect, experience, and exemplary judicial temperament. Judge Brett Kavanaugh has won the respect of Judge Brett Kavanaugh peers and is highly regarded throughout the legal community. And Judge Brett Kavanaugh judicial record demonstrates a firm understanding of the role of a judge in our Republic : Setting aside personal views and political preferences in order to interpret our laws as they are written. Mitch McConnell politics
