Mitch McConnell actually said...

"The president's asked us to raise the debt ceiling. And Senate Republicans and House Republicans, and I hope many Democrats as well are going to say, Mr. President, in order to raise the debt ceiling ..."

"The President has asked us to raise the debt ceiling. And Senate Republicans and House Republicans and I hope many Democrats as well are going to say, Mr. President, in order to raise the debt ceiling..."

"Had we chosen to repeat history, we would have allowed a government shutdown. Instead we decided to make history by implementing in the middle of this fiscal year substantial reductions in spending."

"Let me thank my friend the Majority Leader and Speaker Boehner for their outstanding work during this difficult negotiation."