We're going to have an orderly transfer from this administration to the next one, what we all say about it is, frankly, irrelevant. Mitch McConnell More Quotes by Mitch McConnell More Quotes From Mitch McConnell We need to be honest with the public. Mitch McConnell publicto-be-honestneedhonest If the administration wants cooperation, it will have to begin to move in our direction. Mitch McConnell begindirectionwillcooperation The implication here is that those who came to America legally over the years are somehow second-class citizens. Mitch McConnell hereoverwhoamerica We all got here from somewhere else going back in our lineage. And I think these gratuitous attacks on Americans who got here recently or whose parents got here recently need to stop. Mitch McConnell stopparentsbackthink No matter what a candidate for president may say during the campaign, once someone is sworn in, they are constrained by the Constitution - about what the Constitution allows and doesn't allow, what the law allows and doesn't allow. Mitch McConnell someoneconstitutionmatterlaw We're not Democrats first. We're not Republicans first. We're Americans first. We're patriots first. Mitch McConnell patriotsrepublicansdemocratsfirst NATO is the most important military alliance in world history. Mitch McConnell importantmilitaryhistoryworld Putin is a former KGB agent. He's a thug. He was not elected in a way that most people would consider a credible election. Mitch McConnell thugelectionpeopleway Only one thing can save this country, and that's to get a handle on this deficit and debt issue. Mitch McConnell onlydebthandlecountry The Russians are clearly a big adversary, and they demonstrated it by trying to mess around in our election. Mitch McConnell bigmesselectiontrying Do we need to tighten restrictions on people coming into the country? I think there's a good argument for that, but a kind of broad ban is a bad idea, and, of course, many American Muslims are great sources of information as we seek to look for domestic folks who might be engaged in trying to promote terrorist activities. Mitch McConnell greatgoodlookpeople Trump was able to convey - oddly enough a message from a billionaire who lives in Manhattan - a genuine concern for people who felt kind of left off, who felt offended by all the political correctness they see around them. Mitch McConnell seepoliticalenoughpeople The border is way more porous than it should be, and I think we'd be open to discussing anything that enhances border security. Mitch McConnell morethinksecurityway 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. Mitch McConnell betterwinhigh-schoolschool It is time to move away from advise and obstruct and get back to advise and consent. Mitch McConnell awaygetbacktime 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. Mitch McConnell goalshealthgovernmentwhite The Senate is allowed to work the way it was designed to - meaning a place where nothing is decided without a good dose of deliberation and debate, as well as input from both the majority and minority parties - it arrives at a result that is acceptable to people all along the political spectrum. Mitch McConnell gooddebateworkpeople 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. Mitch McConnell thinkdiplomacyimportantmilitary If there's any country in the world that doesn't deserve sanctions relief, it's Russia. Mitch McConnell russiadeservecountryworld I don't want to sound like a whiner here, but if you get beat up all the time, it affects you. Mitch McConnell yousoundwanttime
