Mitch McConnell

I see that the fiscal year 2012 budget request includes funding for only three Phalanx overhauls in a year, which would take the Navy 80 years to complete.

the Senate must pass, as soon as possible, a funding bill that provides the Department of Defense the resources it needs

I am actively working to defeat it. There are many members of the Senate who have provisions in it for their states, who are also actively working to defeat it. This bill should not go forward.

And regardless of whether members had some input in the bill much earlier in the year when the bills could have been moved to the floor bill by bill by bill, it is completely and totally inappropriate to wrap all of this up into a…

The Defense Authorization Bill requires four or five weeks to debate. But instead of having that debate or turning to the Defense Appropriations Bill which funds the military, they want to use this week for a political exercise.

Once you get on the defense bill it typically takes two weeks. I don't see how we can possibly finish the Defense Authorization Bill, a two-week bill. Fully aside from these controversial items that are in it, there are a whole lot of…

Once you get on the defense bill, it typically takes two weeks. I don't see how we can possibly finish the defense authorization bill, a two-week bill -- wholly aside from these controversial items that are in it, there are a whole lot of…

The defense authorization bill requires four or five weeks to debate. But, instead of having that debate or turning to the defense appropriations bill, which funds the military, they want to use this week for a political exercise.

Americans don't think we should be raising taxes on anybody.

I will join the Republican leadership in the House in support of a moratorium on earmarks.

I'm willing to listen to what the president has in mind for protecting Americans from tax increases.

'Mr. President,' he said, 'your unpopularity is going to cost us control of the Congress.'

If we cut and run in Iraq, they'll follow us here.

That if the Dean Democrats were in charge, Saddam would still be in power, murdering his own people like he used to.

If our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill, to end the bailouts, cut spending, and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all of those things is to put someone in the White…

In short, supporting Appalachians railroads has the potential to attract industry, create jobs, and move through areas underserved by national highways.

I think the stimulus was a -- was a big mistake. I think we can, you know, fairly safely declare it now a failure.

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

EPA must use common sense when setting these types of standards.

Common sense would seem to suggest that Oklahoma should revisit its phosphorus standards before EPA takes action.

It should be Congress, not unelected bureaucrats, who should be writing the laws to regulate greenhouse gases.

I firmly believe that as long as a FIFRA registered product is applied in accordance with its label and any other conditions, then we should not be requiring unnecessary, duplicative regulatory burdens.

I believe, as I always have, in whatever issue we are dealing with all stakeholders should have a seat at the table when so much is on the line.

So Senator Lugar and I came up with one idea.

I think it could go a long way just on the front end.