Asa Hutchinson

“I believe Timothy McVeigh getting the death penalty for his heinous act of killing over a hundred in Oklahoma City, that could very well deter others that might want to enter into that similar conduct.”

“You can expect interior enforcement actions in the future.”

“Terrorists can utilize any vulnerability in the system and that would include outbound shipments.”

“On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton emphasized her experience. Yes, experience matters, but judgment matters more. Despite her experience, Hillary Clinton's poor decisions have produced bad results. Just think about it.”

“My responsibility is to speak out on my own convictions.”

“As governor, my chief responsibility is to keep our state and people safe, which is why I have decided to oppose Arkansas being used as a relocation center for Syrian refugees.”

“This is a true story. The day after Reagan won, I was walking into the courthouse when someone said that they'd bet Reagan would appoint me U.S. attorney.”

“Obviously, we think it's important to make sure that firearms do not get in the hands of people who are criminals, convicted felons or adjudicated as mentally ill.”

“But as you said, there are going to be those that have no record and cannot be detected in that capacity so that is why you have to have other layers of security.”

“We would certainly welcome the recipient nation to put their inspectors on our shores, if they wanted to make that investment to help protect that shipment that is outgoing.”

“In reference to Cat Stevens, it is very, very important we have accurate information on our terrorist watch list and our no fly list and that you have a remedy.”

“Being from the heartland of America, I do not think one should have to go to Washington to seek justice.”

“My life has never been a part of a big plan. It's more of an unfolding adventure.”

“Republicans - well, we're all part of the same family. We need to have some good disagreements with each other; we need to debate, but in the end, it's all about uniting, not dividing.”

“I think it's certainly important that we don't have symbols in our society that are offensive to a segment and that arouse racial division.”

“Obviously everybody can't go to the convention, but if you're staying away from the convention because you disagree with a style or some substance of Donald Trump, that's a mistake because we've got our country at stake.”

“Well firstly, that points certainly at the need for international standards on biometrics that would move in the same direction so that we can have the same technical requirements.”

“As we approached our work, my colleagues and I looked to the U.S. Constitution for guidance. It states, 'No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.' No person, no exceptions.”

“There's been intelligence that terrorists would look to programs such as the visa waiver program to exploit.”

“When you talk about mandatory minimums, it created a lot of unfairness in our sentencing.”