GOP Payroll Package Is Balanced, Says McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) explains that the payroll package should be a balanced one, meant to create and maintain jobs, which he believes the Republican version does. (00:18)

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Payroll Package Is Paid For, Says McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) states that the payroll package will be paid for. (00:08)

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McConnell Willing To Accept "Less Than Perfect" Agreement

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that he did not support Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) debt ceiling plan, but in the face of a looming financial crisis that he would support something that was “less than perfect.”  (0:36)

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McConnell: $2.7 Trillion Debt Ceiling Increase An "Extraodinary Request"

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) accused President Obama of supporting Harry Reid’s debt ceiling plan only because it increased the debt ceiling through the 2012 election.  (1:05) 

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Rand Paul Won't Support McConnell Plan

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that he was opposed to the debt ceiling plan laid out by Senate Minority Leader and fellow Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), saying that it would put too much power in the hands of the President. (0:31)

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Reid: Extending Tax Cuts For All Will Cost $4 Trillion

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) vows that he will set up a vote for extending the tax cuts for all as long as incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) will set up a vote on extending them for citizens whose income is below $250,000. (0:22)

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McConnell: Republicans Dedicated To Giving Americans What They Want

The Republican Party is dedicated to cutting spending and the debt while creating private sector jobs, according to newly re-elected Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). (0:45)

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McConnell: Democrats Must Now Listen To Americans

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell (R) says in order to work with Republicans, the Democrats need to “listen to the people”. (0:14)

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Kentucky Republican Hopeful About Democratic Cooperation

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he is hopeful Democrats will pivot in a different direction to work alongside Republicans in the best interest of the country. (0:15)

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McConnell: Dems Are "Putting On A Show" With Defense Bill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) accuses the Democrats of putting party interests before national needs at the outset of the Senate debate on the Defense Authorization Bill. (0:17)

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Wall Street Bill Is Another Government Takeover, Says McConnell

During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says the financial reform bill being debated in the Senate represents yet another Democratically-led government takeover of an industry. (:41)
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Obama Administration Partly Responsible For Oil Spill, Says Top Republican

During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says the Obama administration is somewhat responsbile for the massive oil spill that occured roughly one month ago in the Gulf of Mexico. (:28)
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Financial Reform Bill Creates Permanent Bailout Fund, Says Republican Scalise

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) tells Talk Radio News Service on Wednesday that a financial regulatory reform bill being looked at in the Senate includes what he describes as a permanent bailout fund for big banks. (:48)
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White House Doesn't Care If Republicans Support Financial Reform Bill, Says McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says Tuesday that "the White House is pulling people back from the bipartisan negotiation" of Sen. Chris Dodd's (D-Conn.) financial regulatory reform bill. (0:35)
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American People Don't Want Dodd's Bill, Says Republican McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says Tuesday that the American public does not support Sen. Chris Dodd's financial reform bill, which "provides for an endless taxpayer's bailout of Wall Street banks." (0:31)
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Senate Democrats Employ 'Gimmickry' To Keep Health Bill Below $900 Billion

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says Democrats are using tricky tactics to pass healthcare reform legislation that will cost less than $900 billion. (0:51)
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Government-Run Insurance Will Defeat Private Insurers Says McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says Wednesday on the Senate floor that Republicans should have a say in the crafting of health care reform legislation. (0:13)
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Mitch McConnell: Public Option Will End Private Insurance

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says Wednesday on the Senate floor that a government-owned and operated insurance plan would create debt and put private insurers out of business. (0:26)
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Senate Minority Leader: Public Option Is A Bad Idea

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the American public is not in favor of a public option plan, and calls its inclusion in the Senate's healthcare bill a bad idea. (0:14)
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McConnell Urges More Time For Health Care Reform

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called upon his Democratic colleagues to slow down the health care reform process, pointing to the lengths of time it took the Senate to tackle other crucial issues.

“Some would argue that [health care reform] is a bigger issue than No Child Left Behind. We sent seven weeks on that,” McConnell said. “Some would argue that this is a bigger issue than Energy, we spent eight weeks on that.”
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