HUGH HEWITT (HOST): Now I want to switch to judges, it's my pet issue and you've been spectacular on this. Do you expect a retirement from the court this summer, Mr. Leader?

MITCH MCCONNELL (SENATE MAJORITY LEADER): I really don't know, but I'm grateful that you've had an interest in this because I think you've told your listeners from time to time -- this is my top priority in the Senate. Of course I love the tax bill, I think the tax bill will make an important difference for the country, but when the winds, the political winds shift, we never leave taxes alone. When we did comprehensive tax reform 30 years ago, it lasted 4 years. What I want to do is make a lasting contribution to the country, and by appointing and confirming these strict constructionists to the courts who are in their late 40s or early 50s, I believe, working in conjunction with the administration, we're making a generational change in our country that will be repeated over and over and over down the years. 

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