Mitch McConnell actually said...

"Some members of the Democratic conference would like to eliminate the Senate's long-standing tradition of the freedom to debate and amend legislation."

"The filibuster is a tool that has been used to protect minority rights in the Senate."

"I am an emotional person about injustice at any level, personal, societal or global. There are wrongs that need to be righted, and that's how I see the law."

"We cannot allow endless taxpayer-funded bailouts for big Wall Street banks. That's why we must not pass the financial reform bill that's about to hit the floor."