Mitch McConnell actually said...

"The Senate will put background checks 'front and center' after recess."

"Don't scuttle this bill at the last minute. Use the money for something else. You made a promise to a man who is now gone. He gave you his badge, Luis Alvarez, do right."

"Senator McConnell reacted by saying he supported funding, did not understand why Stewart was 'all bent out of shape.'"

"The president is weighing, quote, a measured response."