Mitch McConnell

The president has arrogantly circumvented the American people.

Successfully accommodating this large influx of veterans into the VA system is of deep concern to my constituents and to me.

The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.

Failure is not an option.

The American people need an outcome, they expect an outcome, they deserve an outcome. And I expect to get one.

That's my single most important political goal, along with every active Republican.

The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.

These bills are designed on purpose not to pass. The president is deliberately trying to create an issue here. I don't think the American people think that raising taxes on business, small business in the middle of this economic situation…

These bills are designed on purpose not to pass. I mean the president is deliberately trying to create an issue here. I don't think the American people think that raising taxes on business -- small business -- in the middle of this…

Look, Mitch McConnell said his top job was to make sure that Barack Obama gets defeated.

Divided government when neither party controls the entire government, is the best time, the best time and some would argue the only time when you can do really big stuff.

Look, divided government when neither party controls the entire government, is the best time, the best time.

Create jobs in America.

Create jobs in America.

I will fight to the death, no new taxes.

In the future, any president, this one or another one, when they request us to raise the debt ceiling, it will not be clean anymore.

What we have done, Larry, also is set a new template. In the future, any president, this one or another one, when they request us to raise the debt ceiling, it will not be clean anymore.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is sort of the lynchpin now, the Republican in the Senate, to cutting a deal, is insisting that the White House be present in any negotiations to raise the debt ceiling.

I think it's--first of all, first and foremost, it's important to recognize the commitment that not only the Department of Energy made for the past number of years at the AEP site in West Virginia...

I would commit to that personally. I believe if you look at the DOE's strategic roadmap, what I believe and what the department believes is that fossil will continue to be an important part of the mix going forward, absolutely.

So we're very encouraged with that, because these projects aren't just simply for research and development, but also will be a big part of our industry going forward.

Coal's been in my blood, I guess, from the day I was born.

But it's clearly a challenge in terms of marketplace conditions to spend money and invest money.

We cannot let the Department turn its back on these facilities, these workers, or these communities again.

I don't know where we would be on this issue without Congressman Whitfield.