Political Quotes

Billy Long

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U.S. Representative from Missouri

Quotes by year · 2011–202550 total · peak 2019 (12)
2011: 1 quote2012: 5 quotes2013: 9 quotes2014: 2 quotes2015: 2 quotes2016: 3 quotes2017: 1 quote2018: 10 quotes2019: 12 quotes2021: 2 quotes2025: 3 quotes

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August 8, 2025

Exciting times ahead!

— Billy Long

Aug 8, 2025

I am thrilled to answer his call to service and deeply committed to advancing his bold agenda.

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May 20, 2025

The IRS will not, should not be politicized on my watch, or any watch.

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Apr 13, 2021

I hope we can understand how to break the addiction for these kids.

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Mar 21, 2021

The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are uninformed, it is just that they know so much that isn't true

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Dec 18, 2019

We have never, ever, in the history of this country, seen a Presidency like this one. Once the President was sworn in, 19 minutes later, The Washington Post said impeachment begins today. A million women marched the next day in Washington…

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Oct 22, 2019

This is a great example of bipartisan solution that makes real differences in the real communities like mine.

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Oct 22, 2019

I think it is important that this committee works together to put forward practical and commonsense solutions rather than proposing pie-in-the-sky deals

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Sep 17, 2019

In closing, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 806, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Sep 17, 2019

I am prepared to close. When we go home, people say: Well, can't you all agree on anything up there in Washington, because all you all do is fight? Why can't you work in a bipartisan fashion?'' I will admit, sometimes it seems like we…

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Sep 17, 2019

I encourage our colleagues to vote for H.R. 2211. I yield back the balance of my time.

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Sep 10, 2019

I think we can all agree that mapping and graphically displaying where broadband is and is not available at certain speeds is a critical tool in closing the digital divide.

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Jun 3, 2019

It is important for us to examine the state of the video marketplace, but as we approach a potential sixth reauthorization of STELAR, we need to take a hard look at the underlying policy and its relevance today rather than assuming its…

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Jun 3, 2019

We need to take a hard look at the underlying policy and its relevance today rather than assuming its passage is a necessity.

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May 8, 2019

We need to do everything that we can to support our Military and our Gold Star Moms and widows.

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May 7, 2019

I think that we can all agree that asbestos is one of the few things that has a lower approval rating than members of Congress.

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Mar 11, 2019

The stakes are high--nothing less than preserving our edge in innovation and maintaining our security.

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Sep 26, 2018

I have heard a lot of testimony over my years on the committee here and, Mr. Johnson, I don't know that I have ever heard any more heartfelt or any more important testimony that what we heard from you here today.

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Apr 10, 2018

Unfortunately, the program's annual 66,000 visa cap... is not adequate to meet the demands of the growing economy.

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Apr 10, 2018

The H-2B program sustain American jobs. In fact the H-2B visas issued support 4.6 American jobs on average.

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Apr 10, 2018

Relief for these seasonal businesses is urgently needed and cannot wait, and I am here today to ask for your support to include key H-2B visa program provisions in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations fiscal year 2019…

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Apr 10, 2018

I am discouraged by the administration's deficient funding request for the Port Security Grant Program.

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Apr 10, 2018

FEMA can't stop sea level rise; that would be the equivalent of us saying we are going to stop plate tectonics.

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Apr 10, 2018

I believe that State and local governments need to have skin in the game.

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Apr 10, 2018

What is unsafe about two black women supporting President Donald J. Trump?

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