John Kennedy

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government.”

“If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified.”

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

“The Democratic position seems to be everything is going to be free. Free education. Free health care. Free housing. Free love. Free kittens, I don't know.”

“Here's what I believe, I think the FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in the history of the world but i think there was some bad apples over there.”

“Well, I have great respect for Senator Hirono.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Perception often lags behind reality, and I can say from experience that the vast majority of public officials in Louisiana are much better than our reputation holds us to be.”

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

“It's been my experience in politics that you can try and plan it out: 'I'm going to hit the three ball which will hit the eight ball.' You've just got to go run and try to do everything right. And then have a little luck.”

“Power does not change you, it unmasks you.”

“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.”

“There are some members of the House leadership whose only mission in life is to demonize the president.”