Jon Kyl Quotes

"We couldn't enhance the intelligence budget in large part because of the administration,"

"The amount of money was relatively insignificant back then, ... Now it is hundreds of billions of dollars. It is incredible."

"There is a reason for both sides to compromise here for something that would be short of full repeal but would still provide a substantial reduction,"

"no judicial nominee should be compelled to answer any question that would force him or her to prejudge or signal future conclusions regarding any case or issue."

"One of the things that makes our military the best in the world is the certain knowledge of each soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine that they can always count on their comrades should they need help - that they will never be abandoned."

"It's not consistent with somebody who knows national security information and how to treat it."

"While I appreciate my colleagues' desire to try to draw you out on your personal views about matters, I think you have drawn the line at an appropriate place,"

"He is a lawyer and judge of the school that says, you take the cases as they come. You decide on the basis of the facts and law, and you don't let ideology get in the way,"

"As long as you pay for the travel, the hotel accommodations, the train or plane ticket or whatever it might be before December 31, you will be able to take on this year's taxes, a credit."

"I have been a firm believer that it was always a question of when, not if, our vulnerabilities would be exploited by someone with malicious intent, ... The events of the last three days confirm that view."

"If anything was new, I think it was a reassertion of his commitment to secure the border,"

"Tax relief that focuses on improving the quantity and reliability of supply, without adversely affecting the environment, will help prevent a repeat of what happened at the pump after Katrina, and help bring prices back down to earth."

"Beyond the notion of returning the rule of law to the border, the single most important aspect of this bill is that it does not reward those who have broken the law and does not constitute amnesty,"

"He said, 'The buck stops with me; I'm in charge,' ... You heard him here assuming full responsibility by blaming others. That's not the way to assume full responsibility."

"Efforts to protect critical computer networks have unfortunately not kept pace with the march of technology."