Political Quotes

On the public record

All Quotes

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

9,700+·quotes on file

Active
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2026

I don’t see military action being an option there.

nbcnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2026

Deadly force is perfectly lawful when a threat is faced by a weapon, so I do believe that this officer used his training in this situation.

npr.org
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2026

All of us are on the same page in the fact that this law enforcement officer followed his training and that he defended and acted in defense of his life and those around him.

nbcnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2026

We've got thousands of officers there, and I'm not opposed to sending more if necessary to keep people safe.

npr.org
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2026

I do not see military action being an option.

latimes.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2026

This city has burned before. And your governor and your mayor let it happen.

theatlantic.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2026

You will be held accountable for your crimes.

npr.org
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Dec 27, 2025

the investigation and the information that you would like.

npr.org
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Dec 27, 2025

ICE officers continue to operate in a highly challenging and increasingly dangerous environment.

npr.org
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Dec 27, 2025

I would say that Congress has 99 problems, but Mike Johnson is not one of them

theatlantic.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 8, 2025

We want to make it easier, not harder, and less expensive, not more expensive, for people who need the workforce.

cbsnews.com
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Dec 8, 2025

The fear is, is if you regulate it, you slow it down. If you don't regulate it, you have people that could get hurt.

abcnews.go.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Dec 8, 2025

agents only need reasonable suspicion to make arrests, not probable cause.

slate.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2025

But what President Trump has put in place now for vetting is biometric information, checking social media platforms, communications, contacts, matching updates of service that was never done under Joe Biden.

cbsnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2025

the vetting process all happened under Joe Biden's administration.

nbcnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2025

vetting is happening when they come into the country, and that was completely abandoned under Joe Biden’s administration.

nbcnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2025

Yes, I made that decision and that decision was under my complete authority and following the law and the constitution.

theguardian.com