“What we do know is that the American people, regardless of how they feel about the abortion issue, don't think that taxpayer money ought to be used to pay for abortions.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsUsedPayIssuesOughtAbortionTaxpayers Author:Mitch McConnell
“I've said repeatedly publicly, and other members have, that until you adjust the eligibility for entitlements, do things like raising the age for Medicare for future beneficiaries. Not for those currently receiving or those about to receive. Have serious means testing for high income people. You know Warren Buffett's always complaining about not paying enough taxes. And what I'm complaining about is we're paying for his Medicare. We ought not to be providing these kinds of benefits for millionaires and billionaires.” PeopleKnowsKindMeanSaidEnoughAgeSeriousOughtTaxesMembersBenefitsComplainingIncomeReceivingProvidingTestingMillionaireEntitlementBillionaireMedicareBeneficiariesBuffettWarren BuffetAlways ComplainingEligibility Author:Mitch McConnell
“I know how it feels when you're coming into a new situation, that the other guys won the election.” KnowsFeelsGuySituationKnow HowElectionOther GuysNew Situations Author:Mitch McConnell
“We all know that Social Security is one of this country's greatest success stories in the 20th century.” KnowsCountryStoriesSocialCenturySecurity20th CenturySocial SecuritySuccess StoriesGreatest Success Author:Mitch McConnell
“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.” KnowsYearsStoriesRealityJobsFacesMotherFatherHouseLostParentMorningEconomyStudyFourDoorsCollegeDaughterPainfulDebtSuitsFour YearsEvery MorningGradObama Economy Author:Mitch McConnell
“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.” KnowsLooksCountryProblemChangePressesObviousReleaseIranSyriaThings ChangePress Release Author:Mitch McConnell
“This heinous crime should be of particular concern to all of us. . . . I know my colleagues will agree that the murder of Americans overseas cannot go unpunished. I will continue to closely follow developments in this case[.]” KnowsShouldCasesCrimeParticularDevelopmentConcernMurderAgreeColleaguesHeinous Crimes Author:Mitch McConnell
