Mitch McConnell actually said...

"I said at her last confirmation hearing that Elaine would be one of the best Secretaries of Labor we've ever had."

"I feel a little bit like Nathan Hale. I regret that I have but one wife to give for my country's infrastructure."

"The nominee before us is extraordinarily well qualified, incredibly capable, and she's got really great judgment."

"Everybody will be properly vetted as they have been in the past. And I'm hopeful that we'll get up to six or seven, particularly a national security team in place on day one."