“When you talk about building, you had better talk about Trump. There is no single builder in this country who has his name on as great a range of projects as I've constructed.”Tagged: Infrastructure, Trump on Trump
“We're spending billions of dollars protecting countries that should be paying us to do the job yet we can't build roads in our own cities. We can't build schools in our own communities. I've been to China numerous times, and everywhere you look there are cranes reaching toward the sky. The Chinese…”Tagged: China, Foreign Policy, Military, Business, Education
“Our infrastructure is terrible, and it's only getting worse and more expensive to fix. It's already costing the American people an estimated $200 billion a year in reduced productivity. That number is increasing annually. Instead of being at the office or in the factory getting work done, Americans…”Tagged: Infrastructure, Investment, Policy, Government
“Our airports, bridges, water tunnels, power grids, rail systems—our nation's entire infrastructure—is crumbling, and we aren't doing anything about it. Former secretary of transportation Ray LaHood knows all about this and got it right when he said, "If we are going to have safe transportation…”Tagged: Infrastructure, Government, Policy, Transportation, Ray LaHood
“As study after study has proven, few criminals are stupid enough to try to pass a background check or have their names in any kind of system. So they get their guns the same way bad guys have always gotten their guns—by stealing them or by buying them from an unlicensed source or getting from from…”Tagged: Crime, Gun Violence, Gun Control, Gun Laws
“Opponents of gun rights often use a lot of scary descriptive phrases when proposing legislative action against various types of weapons. Ban "assault weapons" they say, or "military-style weapons," or "high-capacity magazines." Those all do sound a little ominous, until you understand what they are…”Tagged: Gun Violence, Gun Rights, 2nd Amendment, Government
“...you are the citizens the antigun movement and the media blame when a deranged madman uses a gun to commit a horrific act. When one of these tragedies occurs, you can e sure two things are going to follow. First, opponents of gun rights will immediately exploit the situation to push their antigun…”Tagged: Gun Violence, Mental Health, Media, Gun Control, 2nd Amendment
“Most people with mental health problems aren't violent; they just need help. We have to invest the money and resources to expand treatment programs that can provide that help.”Tagged: Mental Health, Healthcare, Violence, Government
“Our mental health system is broken, and it needs to be fixed. Politicians have ignored this issue because it is such a complex problem, and it might cost some big money. But the face is we need to fix this problem now.”Tagged: Crime, Mental Health, Healthcare, Gun Violence, Government
“What is foolish and unnecessary is the media criticism that immediately ties a well-publicized crime to the gun rather than to the criminal.”Tagged: Crime, Guns, Media, Gun Violence
“We have to be alert and report suspicious strangers or packages. We have to create community boards that can work in tandem, not in "gotcha" mode," when dealing with local authorities. As relatives and friends, we have to be vigilant when someone close to us is suddenly showing deep signs of…”Tagged: Depression, Gun Violence, Suicide, Law Enforcement
“I realize—and deeply regret—those situations where a police officer acted poorly under pressure and used unnecessary force.”Tagged: Law Enforcement, Policy Brutality
“Violent crime in our inner cities is out of control. Murder rates are way up. There are far too many hardened drug dealers and gang members who are repeatedly involved in burglaries and drive-by killings. We need to get them off the streets so that they don’t continue to terrorize their…”Tagged: Crime, Murder, Inner Cities, Guns, Policy
“No other right in the Bill of Rights has been attacked as often as the Second Amendment.”Tagged: The Constitution, Bill of Rights, 2nd Amendment, Guns
“Every state has its own driving test that residents have to pass before becoming licensed to drive. Those tests are different in many states, but once a state licenses you to drive, every other state recognizes that license as valid. If we can do that for driving— which is a privilege, not a right—…”Tagged: Guns, 2nd Amendment
“Throughout history, we’ve seen oppressive governments consolidate and ensure their control over those they govern by taking away the means necessary for citizens to defend themselves. I own guns. Fortunately, I have never had to use them, but, believe me, I feel a lot safer knowing that they are…”Tagged: 2nd Amendment, Oppression, Guns
“The Second Amendment is clear to me: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Period. The fact that the Founding Fathers made it the Second Amendment, second only to our First Amendment…”Tagged: 2nd Amendment, Guns, Gun Rights, The Constitution
“What kind of country sends their young men and women off to fight for them and then, when they come back, tells them, “Sorry, but while you were gone other people got all the jobs”?”Tagged: Military, Veterans, Jobs
“Right now the VA is being run by people who don’t know what they’re doing. They’re getting more money from the government than ever before and yet the care gets worse. The list of men and women waiting for care is growing and their wait times are longer. How can the VA possibly be so inefficient? We…”Tagged: Government, Veterans, Healthcare, Veteran's Affairs, Military