Political Quotes

On the public record

All Quotes

Every politician on the site, every statement on file. Search, filter, and read the public record.

22,900+·quotes on file

Active
Eric Burlison
@ericburlison· Republican · MO· Dec 7, 2024

Trump took a bullet to the head and then dragged you into the majority.

alternet.org
Eric Burlison
@ericburlison· Republican · MO· Dec 7, 2024

The American people sent a mandate and the American people are watching.

alternet.org
Sam Graves
@samgraves· Republican · MO· Dec 6, 2024

I missed a series of votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 492.

govinfo.gov
Sam Graves
@samgraves· Republican · MO· Dec 5, 2024

I missed a series of votes. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 484, YEA on Roll Call No. 485, YEA on Roll Call No. 486, NAY on Roll Call No. 487, NAY on Roll Call No. 488, YEA on Roll Call No. 489, YEA on Roll Call…

govinfo.gov
Mark Alford
@markalford· Republican · MO· Dec 4, 2024

I thank the chairman for this opportunity. Mr. Speaker, in the words of Yogi Berra, this is like deja vu all over again. It was just last year that I was here in this very spot debating the ranking member over the evils of socialism, and…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

I point out that the prior speaker voted in April for the exact language that she was railing against, for due process. The only thing that has changed for the majority of the people changing their votes over there is Donald Trump was…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

Only in Washington is a bill that passed 382-11 considered deeply controversial, a bill that says that U.S. tax dollars should not subsidize terrorist organizations. The other side views that as deeply controversial. That is the statement…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

I disagree with everything the gentlewoman from Missouri (Ms. Bush) said. What I will say is that at least she is consistent. She was 1 of the 11 that voted against the bill in April. Unfortunately, we have seen a lot of other people…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

The Alliance of Global Justice, an Arizona-based, tax-exempt organization currently fiscally sponsors Samidoun, a group which was recently designated as a sham charity in financial support of terrorists--by what? The Biden Department of…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

I include in the Record a September 24, 2024, letter from the Committee on Ways and Means to the IRS that refers the Alliance for Global Justice to the IRS for revocation of its tax-exempt status. House of Representatives, Committee on…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

I will point out the reason why this Chamber cannot take up the bill that was passed by the United States Senate to make sure there are not penalties for hostages is because of a thing called the U.S. Constitution. It is called Article I…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage of H.R. 9495 will be followed by a…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

We just heard that a sixth grader could see that this is unconstitutional. However, a Harvard lawyer thought this was okay in April when it passed with only 11 dissenting votes, so to me, I believe that argument does not hold water…

govinfo.gov
Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Nov 21, 2024

One of the speakers on the other side who had previously voted in support of this bill said last week, when explaining his new opposition: ``With Trump's election, the conditions have changed.'' We just heard that from the prior speaker…

govinfo.gov
Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Nov 20, 2024

My plan is to support all of them. I think they've got momentum. I thought the meeting today with Gaetz went great and it's full steam ahead.

transcripts.cnn.com
Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Nov 20, 2024

Well, I'm sure it was the right decision if he feels like it is, and if the president feels like it is.

transcripts.cnn.com
Eric Burlison
@ericburlison· Republican · MO· Nov 18, 2024

The bigger the government, the smaller the individual, and it is these individuals who feel like... they are treated like garbage.

congress.gov
Eric Burlison
@ericburlison· Republican · MO· Nov 18, 2024

When the President of the United States uses words like... 'deplorables,' 'garbage,' 'Nazis'... one can expect your agencies to treat people in the way in which you are talking about them.

congress.gov