Amy McGrath

“I am deeply concerned about the leadership of the national Democratic Party.”

“In the Navy, the captain doesn't leave the bridge when the ship is in distress. It's a pretty basic leadership principle.”

“Government shutdowns are so stupid. From my perspective, somebody who's been in government, been in the military, worked with federal government workers in the State Department, in USAID and in the Department of Defense - you're hurting them.”

“Every Kentuckian, regardless of background, should have access to a job that pays a living wage.”

“I don't think the government should be involved in a woman's right to choose what is happening to her body.”

“I will give everyday Kentuckians a voice in Washington - not just special interests or the wealthiest 1%.”

“If we were to build a health care system from scratch, single-payer would be the way to go. But we have a very complex health care system in America.”

“When President Trump withdrew from the Paris Climate Accords, he acted irresponsibly given the trajectory of the global climate and severely lessened our power internationally.”

“Mitch McConnell is not well liked. Many Kentuckians feel that he has left them behind, that he is a part of the D.C. sort of swamp, the system that has left so many Kentuckians behind, that is really dysfunctional.”

“Climate change is a fact, disrupting the environment, and also affecting economies, disease vectors, and political unrest worldwide.”

“We need a senator who fights for things like affordable health care, college and technical school, not tax cuts for wealthy donors. That doesn't mean free college or Medicare for All, I'm against that.”

“The selflessness and service of the veterans I have met and served with are the living embodiment of what America and American values mean to me.”

“Our constitutional principles, which you can say, 'Well, they're on a paper and they'll never be taken away.Folks, we have to fight for those every day. Freedom of the press - you think that can't go away? OK. Maybe.”

“My husband and I, we are not Democrat or Republican first. We are Americans first.”

“As someone who has been a Marine, how do you change things? You step up to the plate. And you are the one who says put me in.”

“Many Kentuckians are benefiting from it. Even Republican Kentuckians are benefiting from the Affordable Care Act.”

“I believe health care is a right, not a privilege, not something only the wealthiest 1 percent can afford it should have.”

“We deserve better than a win-at-all-costs mentality.”

“I'm not going to apologize for serving my country.”

“I had this dream. I wanted to fly fighter jets. And that's what I did.”