If you've got a brand new administration coming into office you want to have, at the very least, a national security team in place on day one.
Mitch McConnellWhether it's before the election or after the election, the principle is the American people are choosing their next president and their next president should pick this Supreme Court nominee.
Mitch McConnellObama hasn't been working to earn reelection, he's been working to earn a spot on the PGA tour!
Mitch McConnellIt is a statement to the obvious, however, that [Barack] Obama - of Obamacare - is the President of the United States, so I don't want people to have [unrealistic] expectations about what may actually become law with Obama - of Obamacare - in the White House. But we intend to keep our commitment to the American people.
Mitch McConnell