John Kennedy Quotes

All impeachments, I guess, are political.

Transparency at the MSRB is dubious with data downloads too costly for all but the Vanguards of the world.

I think the FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in all of human history.

Algorithms diminish public safety in this country. They ask us to pretend that lengthy arrest records and violent crimes don’t matter. They ask police to scoop up the bad guys only for the courts to immediately release them. They turn us into a bad joke.

The problem with EMMA is that it is cost prohibitive for the small investors who were supposed to benefit from the new transparency.

Jurisdictions across the U.S. are snapping up algorithms as tools to help judges make bail and bond decisions. They’re being sold as race- and gender-neutral assessments that allow judges to use science in determining whether someone will behave if released from jail pending trial.

Wall Street apparently takes and then forgets, and then comes after the guns of law-abiding American citizens and small businesses.

I filed the MSRB Reform Act, along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Doug Jones, because the board that oversees the muni-bond market is too secretive and too incestuous. Its membership shares the same DNA. That means the rulebook for municipal bonds is in the hands of a board that resembles a revolving door of longtime industry confederates.

Beto’s copy of the Bill of Rights goes from one to three. Mine includes the Second Amendment. But there are a whole host of people here in Washington… they would be happy to confiscate America’s guns. And if you don’t believe that, then you probably also still believe in Bigfoot.

Some of my colleagues argue that by further curtailing our Second Amendment rights, they can enhance public safety. Fine, the burden of proof is on them.

Treat your children like the blessings they are or don’t have them at all.

Life is precious.

You know people talk about federal money as if it falls from heaven. You know we thank heaven for it, but it came out of people’s pockets – and I’ve driven all over Washington, D.C., I cannot find the money tree.

I don’t like traffic cameras. In fact, I hate them. But that doesn’t mean I can break the speed limit and run red lights to get to a New Orleans Saints game.

The FBI should not be a political body.

I like policy. It’s why I decided to enter government. The other thing I like about government – you have good days, you have bad days, but you never have a boring day, and that’s important to me.

The NICS database has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through.

I’ve always appreciated a turn of phrase.

I try to speak in a way that people can understand.

Obamacare sucks, it can’t be fixed.

I’m not interested in more political or cultural combat.

I read a lot. I enjoy reading a lot.

I have a reputation for taking on governors a lot more powerful than me.

What I think we need to do is pass a bill that says number one, you own your data. Number two, you can license it to Facebook but the licensing has to be knowing, it has to be willful.

Due process should matter.

There is a group of people that I think in good faith honestly believe that further curtailing our Second Amendment rights will enhance public safety. But there’s another group that just hates the Second Amendment.

Do FBI Agents and FBI directors have political beliefs? Sure they do. But they’re not supposed to act on them.

People see things differently and remember things differently. It’s why if somebody robs a liquor store and there are four witnesses they’ll often disagree.

I just think you ought to talk straight with your people.

I think, under President Obama, who was a really bright guy – I didn’t agree with a lot of his politics – but we got to the point internationally where our friends didn’t trust us. They were confused. And our enemies didn’t quite respect us.

You’re innocent until proven guilty.

Sometimes the majority just means all the fools are on the same side.

I think we need more idiot control.

Part of the problem is there are people in Washington, D.C. in positions of power to whom the border is just a nuisance, and I think some of them believe that illegal immigration is a moral good. It is not. It undermines legal immigration.

Our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots.

I don’t want to impugn the motives of my colleagues, but my attitude is, speaking just for me, you either believe in border security or you don’t.

I’m interested in two things. I’m interested in truth and I’m interested in fairness.

The truth of the matter is that Iran is a cancer.

I do not believe we will have a war with Iran.

I like policy – call me a nerd.

Most of us believe, or should believe, that every child can learn, given the opportunity, but try substitute teaching just once and you will see firsthand the socioeconomic issues that distract our kids from taking advantage of that opportunity.

Nobody’s indispensable.

I don’t think President Trump is a racist.

I don’t think we need more gun control laws.

A good lawyer is going to try to protect her client.

The federal election statutes are primarily meant to be civil. That doesn’t mean that you can’t have a criminal violation of the FEC provisions, but that’s just my personal opinion.

I love being in the United States Senate.

Look, the American people are smart.

The highest grade I’ve taught is the 11th grade, and the youngest I’ve taught is the 4th grade.

Power does not change you, it unmasks you.

The Iranians have shot down drones. They tried to destroy the Saudi oil fields. They tried to storm our embassy. So, when my Democratic friends say we need appeasement, well appeasement hasn’t worked. And I think that we’ve learned, with respect to Iran, that weakness invites the wolves.

When you look at how much we spend on social programs in our country, it separates us from a lot of countries. In our country, if you’re hungry, we’ll feed you. If you’re homeless, we’ll house you. If you’re too poor to be sick, we’ll pay for your doctor. But all of that comes at a cost.

Too many people treat parenting like it’s the 20th item on their to-do list.

I believe that the primary role of the government is to protect people and not run their lives. You used to be able to believe that in the Democratic Party.

Let me state the obvious. Illegal immigration is illegal, duh.

My mind doesn’t work, my memories don’t work like a computer file where I can just retrieve them and, boy, there it is. My mind is selective in terms of memories. When I try to think back to college or high school, there are gaps. I try to fill them in. But I can’t tell you it’s always the truth.

Ninety-nine percent of the men and women of the FBI… are just professionals. I don’t want Americans, if an FBI agent knocks on their door, to have to be worried about well, is he a Democrat or a Republican? He’s an FBI agent.

I try to speak plainly so that my constituents who don’t follow the nuances of government like I do, because they’re too busy earning a real living, can understand the issues before me. None of this stuff is brain surgery.

My Democratic friends just can’t accept the fact that the American people chose Donald Trump to be president – it’s called democracy. My advice to them, and I say this gently: Fill out a ‚Hurt Feelings Report‘ and let’s move on.

Well, I have great respect for Senator Hirono.