Nancy Mace

“New York City is different from Charleston, which is different from Atlanta.”

“I am not saying there is no gender wage gap. I am saying that it is statistically unlikely that women earn less than men because of widespread discrimination.”

“In the COVID-19 era, every American is suddenly faced with very real and devastating challenges.”

“Many of our veterans face an invisible, life-long struggle to come to terms with horrifying experiences they endured while protecting the rest of us.”

“Much of America's energy potential remains untapped because it is too lengthy, complicated and expensive to navigate through the myriad federal and state laws, regulations, permits and agencies.”

“The mandated use of so-called 'vaccine passports' poses a huge risk to the personal liberty and privacy of millions of Americans and could actually discourage people from getting vaccinated against COVID-19.”

“How we handle mental illness can mean life or death.”

“I believe in every employee's right to not join a labor union or pay union dues if they so choose.”

“Regardless of the political consequences, I'm going to tell the truth.”

“I won't put my party ahead of my constituents or what I believe in, and I've proven that over and over again in my time in the South Carolina Legislature.”

“I guess if you got elected on a bumper sticker slogan you didn't really mean, it makes perfect sense to try to get reelected the same way. But there's a problem if your record doesn't match your rhetoric. Instead of a guiding principle, it becomes an empty promise.”

“Mayors have their fingers on the pulse of their communities to a degree which is simply impossible for us in Congress.”

“Democratic women don't hold a monopoly on breaking glass ceilings. It's Republican women, too. We all have been breaking barriers most of our life.”

“Leadership means you communicate. It means you believe in transparency and the rule of law.”

“Can you still get COVID after you're vaccinated? Some small number will, but it will most likely be a mild case because you received the vaccination. I wish our public health officials had been clearer about this from the start. Vaccines aren't force fields around your body, but they help our immune system better prepare to fight off a virus.”

“I said my vote will always be based on the Constitution and the rule of law, absent pressure from any party, politics or any desired result.”

“I'm an equal-opportunity relationship builder.”

“I've had COVID. While my case did not require hospitalization, it was nonetheless serious, painful and debilitating.”

“We should have learned from Desert Storm and other brief military interventions: When we go to war, we should have a clear mission, we should win resoundingly, and we should have a definitive exit strategy.”

“The Taliban, who controlled Afghanistan, harbored and protected the terrorist organization that was behind the 9/11 attacks on the United States, and they needed to pay a price.”