Political Quotes

Larry Craig

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Larry Craig is a former U.S. Senator from Idaho, serving from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to transportation, agriculture, and natural resources. Craig was a prominent advocate for the construction of highways and infrastructure improvements in Idaho. He also served on various Senate committees, including the Appropriations Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. In 2007, he was involved in a controversial incident at an airport restroom that led to his decision not to seek re-election in 2008, ultimately resigning from the Senate in September of that year.

Quotes by year · 19942009164 total · peak 2007 (44)
1994: 38 quotes1997: 3 quotes1999: 1 quote2003: 23 quotes2004: 38 quotes2005: 5 quotes2006: 1 quote2007: 44 quotes2008: 10 quotes2009: 1 quote
Feb 16, 2005

I am proud of the two-thousand Idaho National Guard soldiers serving in the 116th Cavalry Brigade.

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Sep 14, 2004

Well, I have nothing to say but how sorry I am.

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Apr 7, 2004

I do believe it is my incumbent responsibility to attempt to reflect a majority opinion of my State as best I can.

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Apr 7, 2004

Senator, I think cost per square footage on courthouses is the highest of any Federal buildings in the Nation.

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Apr 7, 2004

I do believe that I agree with Judge O'Scannlain. I believe that my bias is now being increasingly confirmed by a broader majority of citizens.

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Apr 7, 2004

If I want to be assured of one applause line that is the loudest I can get in any single bipartisan audience in the State of Idaho, it is to suggest that I am openly and aggressively supportive of redesigning and reshaping the Ninth…

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Apr 7, 2004

For any who would argue that this is too expensive to do, most Idahoans would suggest that failure to do it is too expensive for my State to put up with.

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Apr 7, 2004

the politics of that day did not understand that one State could become so very dominant.

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Mar 25, 2004

I am, as most of us are, extremely frustrated by some things going on in farm country today against production agriculture.

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Mar 25, 2004

As I have done privately, let me publicly again congratulate you, Madam Secretary, for your leadership in several areas.

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Mar 25, 2004

Energy as an input part of production agriculture this year will go up between 25 and 30 percent at the farm gate.

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