Political Quotes

On the public record

All Quotes

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

588,000+·quotes on file

Active
Kim Schrier
@kimschrier· Democratic · WA· Jul 17, 2026

Every doctor takes an oath to first do no harm, and the best way to avoid harm and provide the best possible care is to avoid diagnostic errors.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jul 17, 2026

Our tax law in the United States is totally broken–we have a system where corporations are incentivized to ship profits and good-paying jobs overseas. The American people deserve full transparency about how companies are using these…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Jul 17, 2026

Americans should not have to pay while corporations exploit tax loopholes to avoid paying their fair share. President Trump has made it easier than ever for big corporations to get away with dodging U.S. taxes through foreign tax havens…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jul 17, 2026

Corporations have long abused offshore loopholes to avoid paying their fair share in taxes and move their profits overseas—and jobs along with it. Consumers deserve to know if the companies they’re buying from are outsourcing American jobs…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 17, 2026

Big companies know how to scheme our tax system and hide their profits – all while hard-working families are playing by the rules and paying their fair share. It’s a sham. We need to right this ship, and it starts with some basic…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Jul 17, 2026

While hardworking American families are paying their fair share, many of the world’s most profitable corporations abuse tax havens to avoid paying the taxes they owe. This critical legislation ensures necessary transparency for consumers…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 17, 2026

It’s wrong that corporations can use their wealth to secretly exploit foreign tax havens while everyday Americans contribute their fair share. This common-sense legislation would shine a light on the murky world of offshore tax dodging to…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 17, 2026

For too long, many of the world’s most profitable corporations have taken advantage of foreign tax havens to skirt paying their fair share here in the U.S. And it only became easier when Republicans passed their tax plan, which was…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Brittany Pettersen
@brittanypettersen· Democratic · CO· Jul 17, 2026

As everyday families struggle to find jobs and pay for basic necessities, corporations are dodging taxes by shifting profits outside the country and making the rest of us pay. I'm proud to support this legislation that will require…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2026

While working Americans struggle to get by, large corporations continue to ship jobs overseas and take advantage of tax loopholes to hide their profits. This bill will provide critical transparency to both the American public and investors…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 17, 2026

The only reefer madness I’m seeing is the continued federal prohibition of cannabis.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 17, 2026

The U.S. government cannot allow foreign governments to coerce U.S. companies into conducting surveillance against Americans, least of all our own intelligence, military, and diplomatic personnel.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 17, 2026

Bilateral trust with our closest intelligence partners cannot be built on the secret subversion of American cybersecurity infrastructure.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 17, 2026

Clayton wouldn’t stand up to Donald Trump if his life depended on it.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 17, 2026

A man who will not even acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election cannot be trusted to protect the American people from abuses of the most powerful surveillance apparatus the world has ever seen.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 17, 2026

Jay Clayton’s humiliating performance yesterday proved what I have said for months: the only path forward to renew Section 702 of FISA is reform.

wyden.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 17, 2026

You recently claimed that ‘there’s a ton of evidence that the 2020 election was rigged’ … You have also baselessly indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that has worked tirelessly to expose violent…

durbin.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 17, 2026

Shortly after you were confirmed as Deputy Attorney General, you issued an order dismantling DOJ’s crypto enforcement team and shutting down ongoing criminal investigations of the crypto industry. At the time, you owned at least $159,000…

durbin.senate.gov