Mike Pompeo

“Through a voluntary national certification program, SAFLA will create uniform rules and definitions for foods carrying a GMO-free label, allowing consumers to understand and identify those products that fit their food preferences.”

“The JCPOA can perhaps delay Iran's nuclear weapons program for a few years. Conversely, it has virtually guaranteed that Iran will have the freedom to build an arsenal of nuclear weapons at the end of the commitment.”

“There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test.”

“Less intelligence capacity equals less safety.”

“When I served in the Army, along the Iron Curtain we had a word for a person who absconds with information and provides it to another nation: traitor. We also had a name for a person who chooses to reveal secrets he had personally promised to protect: common criminal.”

“To affordably feed the next billion people, we must have higher-yielding crops with even greater nutritional value. America should be at the vanguard of the innovative advances that will make this happen.”

“Historically, we have lived in a nation of energy dependence. Dependence on others for our heating and electricity, and for our fuel for transportation.”

“I am a deeply committed conservative who wants to keep maximal privacy for every U.S. citizen.”

“I am convinced that the steps contained in H.R. 624 are reasonable, acceptable, and valuable. The vast majority of members of Congress who take the time to study this legislation will agree.”

“Intent to harm America is not required to make the mishandling of information criminal - it simply requires that the actor was grossly negligent.”

“We must not allow last year's mistakes to cloud our judgment today.”

“Private monopolies run by special interests should not get to raise taxes and set regulatory policy for the United States.”

“Legal and bureaucratic impediments to surveillance should be removed.”

“I have traveled to GTMO and have seen the honorable and professional behavior of the American men and women in uniform who serve at the detention facility.”

“Created specifically to house the world's most dangerous terrorists, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is designed to keep both American personnel and the detainees safe and secure.”

“The responsible choice? Steer clear of business with Iran.”

“The federal government has been a proven failure in picking winners and losers in the energy sector.”

“GTMO has been a goldmine of intelligence about radical Islamic terrorism.”

“My goal in getting rid of tax loopholes is not to raise taxes. Our problem in Washington, D.C. is not a revenue problem, it is a spending problem.”

“In many cases, an expansion of Medicaid will not only drive taxpayer costs but will deliver lower-quality care than what they have today.”