Mitch McConnell actually said...

"We believe, Republicans, that a stimulus bill must fix the main problem first, and that's housing. That's how all of this began. We think you ought to go right at housing first."

"Well, given the deficit numbers, it really ought not to be a trillion-dollar spending bill. I think we can start by saying that."

"Well, given the deficit numbers, it -- it really ought not to be a $1 trillion spending bill. I think we can start by saying that."

"We will hold Obama to his campaign promise to go through the federal budget page by page, line by line, eliminating those programs we don't need."