Mitch McConnell on Politics
Browse 4 quotations attributed to Mitch McConnell, catalogued under Politics, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Mitch McConnell, entry #201215: "I can’t imagine that a Republican majority in the United States Senate would want to confirm, in a lame duck session, a nominee opposed by the National Rifle Association"
Attributed to Mitch McConnell, entry #213249: "President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."
4 Quotes by Mitch McConnell on Politics
"I can’t imagine that a Republican majority in the United States Senate would want to confirm, in a lame duck session, a nominee opposed by the National Rifle Association"
"President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."
"Well Mister President, here's what happened: House Democrats decided to add a poison pill the new demand is really extreme: a hard statutory cap on the number of illegal immigrants who can be detained by the federal government"
"The framers built the Senate to stop short-term passions from boiling over and melting the foundations of our republic. So I believe protecting our constitutional order requires respecting the limits of our own power. It would be unfair and wrong to disenfranchise American voters and overrule the courts and the states on this extraordinarily thin basis. And I will not pretend such a vote would be a harmless protest gesture while relying on others to do the right thing. I will vote to respect the people’s decision and defend our system of government as we know it."