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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaks with reporters following a weekly Republican policy luncheon, Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2011

Open quoteThe President has presented us with three choices: smoke and mirrors, tax hikes, or default. Republicans choose none of the above.Close quote

  • MITCH MCCONNELL,
  • Senate minority leader, on the debt debate; he accuses Democrats of engaging in "deliberate deception"
Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP | Source: mcconnell.senate.gov