John Kennedy

To my friends who are upset, I would say, with respect, call somebody who cares. They better get used to this. It's USAID today; it's going to be the Department of Education tomorrow.

This is a very powerful source of strength for us.

The people who are opposed to aid should realize that this is a very powerful source of strength for us.

My attitude is, if you’re upset by that, call someone who cares. Because that’s why we’re elected - to review the spending.

I don't have any concerns.

FEMA can't go away. I think the first job of the federal government is to protect people and property.

My experience has been trying to convince people to cut it, it’s kind of like going to heaven.

Things do not happen; things are made to happen.

Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.

We respect the rule of law.

You were every bit as important in us winning World War II as the people that were there at the front.

We are confronted primarily with a moral issue. It is as old as the Scriptures and is as clear as the American Constitution. The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities.

Let us not be petty when our cause is so great. Let us not quarrel amongst ourselves so when our nation`s future is at stake. Let us stand together with renewed confidence in our cause, united in our heritage of the past and our hopes for…

I don`t know whether to call you professor or comrade.

Folks, I believe that Love is the answer. But you ought to own a handgun just in case.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

I think you’ve called it racist bill. Am I right?

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, (will) make violent revolution inevitable.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, (will) make violent revolution inevitable.

But the Trump administration and if these Republican leaders get their way and the ACA gets overturned...

We have been fighting this for years, even as millions more Americans have insurance because of the ACA...

It is no illusion, Mr. Carter. You and your colleagues have voted twice against my bill.

So even today, during this pandemic, COVID-19 would be a preexisting condition for an additional 7 million Americans.

Do we make it easy or hard for people to get coverage and stay enrolled?

Even in the best of times, the difference between having health insurance and not having it can mean financial security or financial ruin.