Cory Gardner Quotes

While our nation’s attention is rightly focused on the Middle East, the North Korean threat has grown exponentially, while there seems to be a falling asleep, so to speak, at the switch when it comes to North Korea.

To say that we should engage in some hypothetical about, ‘Will I vote for Trump,’ that’s defeatist. I’m not going to be a defeatist.

There’s an old saying in politics: You never run the same race twice. Democrats are running the same race three, four, five times. It’s an old ploy, and Coloradans see through it.

There’s no time, place, or purpose of a government shutdown or default.

It’s time for Republicans to rally behind this campaign in order to put forth the best candidate to stop Hillary Clinton in November. I am confident Ted Cruz is that person, and I’m thrilled to endorse him for president.

Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator.

There is no such thing as a federal personhood bill.

The bottom line is a record of ideas. The bottom line is a plan for how to get this country back on track. It’s not about attendance – it’s about goals and opportunity to move this nation forward.

I think the American people aren’t looking for loyalty amongst candidates to other candidates. What the American people are looking for is loyalty to the American people.

Industrial hemp is a safe substance with many practical commercial applications.

Funding for women’s healthcare must actually go to fund women’s healthcare, not to line the coffers of an organization under increased scrutiny for reprehensible, inhumane behavior.

This is a government program run amok, and we owe it to the taxpayers to find out exactly what happened before Eagle-Net wastes any more money.

I guess the news is this: If you’re a Republican and you smile, liberals don’t like it. Maybe that’s because Democrats are afraid that I’ve been able to show an optimistic vision for this country.

What can we do to put more Colorado in Washington and less Washington in Colorado?

The idea we would create some kind of religious test for entry into the country is absolutely wrong.

We hear people talk about putting a price on carbon, but they won’t talk about how much that price of carbon is.

I don’t think Donald Trump is going to be our nominee.

One of the things that’s always amazed me about people who attack me, saying I’m opposed to renewable energy, is I’m pretty sure I’m the only Republican who had an energy bill vetoed by a Republican governor.

Any nominee is going to have to earn my support.

Now, President Obama has to make a decision. He can either propose a nominee who can win over the majority in the Senate or defer his choice to the voters, who in November will elect a new President and a new Senate, which will be responsible for confirming a nominee who will provide balance to the Supreme Court.

I think Republicans are going to do better than Hillary Clinton any time of the day.

Mark Udall wants to run a social issues campaign. He definitely wants to run as the social issues candidate.

I think Donald Trump has a significant number of issues where he is not a Republican.

Guantanamo Bay is a facility that I think should be utilized by the United States for detainees, say, out of Syria.

Let’s put Coloradans in charge; let’s put Westerners in charge of the West.

We have a number of challenges ahead of us.

I will say this – I certainly will not be voting for Hillary Clinton.

Mark Udall votes with President Obama 99 percent of the time.

The Keystone Pipeline would create good-paying jobs. Not only where the pipeline is being built, good-paying construction jobs, but manufacturing and service opportunities in Colorado along with the Keystone Pipeline.

We can’t disrespect people for having a different opinion.

We must pursue immigration reform – it’s something we have to do, something that starts with border security.

I’m not going to speculate about legislation that I haven’t seen before.

Hemp has the potential to be a major boon to Colorado agriculture, giving farmers another viable and profitable option for their fields.

Any proposal that allows people who are here illegally to cut to the front of the line is amnesty.

Sen. Udall can only talk about one thing: He’s a social issues warrior.

We just can’t stay in a safe Republican seat and sit back and watch while this country goes down the wrong path.

We have antiquated policies that were put in place in the 1970s that prohibit us from exporting our crude oil, yet we have allies around the globe asking the United States to provide them with a stable supply of energy.

The RNC had been incredibly supportive of my efforts in 2014… I couldn’t have won without them.

What’s the difference between me and Mark Udall on contraception? I believe the pill ought to be available over the counter, around the clock, without a prescription. Cheaper and easier for you.

The overwhelming majority of Coloradans don’t want Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States or Colorado.

I don’t get everything right the first time.

If China is doing business with a company that ends up putting money back into proliferation activities, then we’ll sanction that company and China.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership has the potential to reshape America’s relationship with the nations of the Pacific Rim, enhance U.S. leadership in this critically important region, and provide a major boost to our economy.

The president named Obama is probably not going to repeal the bill that’s named after him.

This isn’t a Republican issue. This isn’t a Democrat issue. This is something that both parties and people around the country have agreed to. They don’t want Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States.

I do not support legislation that would ban birth control.

I oppose the personhood amendment. Years ago I’d said that I’d supported it – it was the wrong idea. Looking at it, talking to people of Colorado, I don’t support it.

The Republican Party has to be the party of optimism and giving our children a better starting point. We have to make sure we’re broader, more inclusive, and reaching out to every community.

America is a nation of laws, and it is wrong for Congresswoman Markey to propose bending the rules for a group of people whose first act in this country was to break the law.

Our country needs a new generation of leadership, and I believe that Marco Rubio presents this nation with the greatest possibilities and opportunities to meet the challenges of the next generation.

If you look at the Constitution, the two clauses of the Constitution make it very clear the president shall nominate, and the Senate shall provide advice and consent. It’s been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee.

I’ve tried to convince members of my party that we should not allow the hair on the backs of our necks to bristle every time somebody mentions renewable energy.

I’ve made sure that I’ve stood for privacy and the rights of the people time and time again.

Any immigration-reform effort must begin first with border security and enforcement of the law.

We have to protect the rights of the American people.

We got to protect Medicaid.

A lot of nasty things were said about me in my own party about my unwillingness to demand the government shutdown.

I believe the climate is changing.

From what we understand about participation by women and minorities, we need to do a better job of exposing people early in their careers to STEM fields.

I have signed the personhood petition. I have taken the petitions to my church and circulating into my church. And I have a legislative record that backs up my support for life.