A biography for John Kennedyhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“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.”
“I'm interested in two things. I'm interested in truth and I'm interested in fairness.”
“Sometimes the majority just means all the fools are on the same side.”
“You're morally tainted if you don't treat both the accuser and the accused with fairness and with respect, and with due process.”
“The Second Amendment is just as important as all the other Amendments.”
“Treat your children like the blessings they are or don't have them at all.”
“Just because you've seen 'My Cousin Vinny' doesn't qualify you to be a federal judge.”
“There are some members of the House leadership whose only mission in life is to demonize the president.”
“Life is precious.”
“The problem with EMMA is that it is cost prohibitive for the small investors who were supposed to benefit from the new transparency.”
“The NICS database has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through.”
“A good lawyer is going to try to protect her client.”
“This is America. You're entitled to believe what you want.”
“Look, the American people are smart.”
“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 FBI should not be a political body.”
“I would rather drink weedkiller than support Obamacare.”
“I looked the people of Louisiana in the eye and told them exactly what I thought in terms that normal people use.”
“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.”