The biggest problem confronting the country is our excessive spending. If we're not going to deal with it now, when are we going to deal with it? And we've watched the government explode over the last four years. We've dealt with the revenue issue.
Mitch McConnellI think some of our members may have thought the default issue was a hostage you might take a chance at shooting. Most of us didnโt think that. What we did learn is this - itโs a hostage thatโs worth ransoming. And it focuses the Congress on something that must be done.
Mitch McConnellGiven the scope of these programs, it's understandable that many would be concerned about issues related to privacy. But what's difficult to understand is the motivation of somebody who intentionally would seek to warn the nation's enemies of lawful programs created to protect the American people. And I hope that he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Mitch McConnell