None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly. The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is time to act. – Sam Brownback
Jon Kyl did a really good job of presenting a case and moving issues. John McCain probably is one of the more effective legislators, getting things on through the process. I always thought, too – and this may seem kind of odd – Richard Shelby was just an effective guy a lot of times at stopping things. – Sam Brownback
Today, as we look back on the history of our nation and take note of how far we have come as a people, we are reminded that we owe a great debt to those who fought valiantly for the freedoms that we easily take for granted. – Sam Brownback
I’d pull my little brother on our motorcycle on an inner tube behind it. We would go fishing, we would hunt some, growing up. – Sam Brownback
I think we just need to stick to our knitting on the topics and the subjects the American people care about. – Sam Brownback
I have carried bills concerning Sudan. I’ve carried bills concerning Congo. I’ve carried bills concerning North Korea and Iran and Iraq. – Sam Brownback
My mother was a union member. She was a mail carrier, a rural mail carrier. She called herself a ‘postal packin’ grandma’ for a good period of time. – Sam Brownback
Frankly, one of the problems we have in the country is we’re not forming enough families. And that is hurting our economic work, and it’s hurting our economic projections, because the best place for a child is within a strong family unit. – Sam Brownback
Beijing, much as it has done with Hong Kong, persists in equating ‘people power’ with instability. – Sam Brownback
The moral argument is that we give big business a huge tax break, and why do we do it? To get their jobs. – Sam Brownback
Prioritizing spending and maximizing the effectiveness of taxpayer dollars is absolutely essential. We must draw the line, realigning programs when necessary and also eliminating failed programs. – Sam Brownback
Federal waste is a grave disservice to hardworking taxpayers across our great nation, and yet our governmental bureaucracies are riddled with it – whether through unnecessary, duplicative, inefficient, outdated, or failed agencies and programs. – Sam Brownback
I’m a Ronald Reagan conservative, I’m an economic conservative, I’m strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues. – Sam Brownback
My faith makes me willing to do things that may look like there’s going to be a lot of physical difficulty. And you just go ahead and do it because you truly believe it’s the right thing to do. – Sam Brownback
I do a number of things working on human rights issues, prison recidivism rates, and then I also push and have worked a lot on the social issues of rebuilding the family. – Sam Brownback
Every human – especially the most vulnerable, the unborn, the infirm, those ravaged by age and those desperate in despair – should be protected in law, loved, and told repeatedly of their incredible beauty and worth. – Sam Brownback
I believe we are created in the image of God for a particular purpose, and I believe that with all my heart. – Sam Brownback
Our new pro-growth tax policy will be like a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy. – Sam Brownback
As we consider the fast pace of scientific and technological progress in our modern world, we must not lose our moral compass and give way to ‘free market eugenics’. – Sam Brownback
Before 9/11, our defense policy was based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights; we will never be an aggressor. – Sam Brownback
I want to make it to Heaven and be as good an influence on others as I can in that process. – Sam Brownback
Everybody will say that they’re not opposed to immigration; they’re opposed to illegal immigration. That’s what I’m saying. – Sam Brownback