Amy McGrath Quotes

Amy McGrath

Profession : Politician

Birth : June 3, 1975

I'm very concerned about President Trump and his policy by tweet.

Amy McGrath

Well, you know, we train really hard before we go to combat, and so that, when we go to combat, we're ready to execute.

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I got married in 2009, and my husband and I both immediately deployed to Afghanistan.

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I was the first woman Marine to fly in an F-18 in combat, and I got to land on aircraft carriers.

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I will give everyday Kentuckians a voice in Washington - not just special interests or the wealthiest 1%.

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We need a new generation of leaders who can put their country over their political party to do what's right for Kentucky and are not bought off by special interests.

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It's not about left or right, red or blue. It's about doing what is right for Kentucky.

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I am fighting to stop the corruption in Washington that was created by Mitch McConnell.

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People who know me personally know me as an introvert.

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I'm not somebody who seeks attention.

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Frankly, voters in Kentucky really don't like both political parties.

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You know, I would say that I understand why the voters in Kentucky voted for Donald Trump. They are tired of the swamp. They are tired of the dysfunction.

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I just wanted to serve my country.

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I had this dream. I wanted to fly fighter jets. And that's what I did.

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The reason why we have 19 percent women in places like Congress is because we don't run at the same rate as men. And I think one of the things we're starting to realize is we have to step into the arena.

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As someone who has been a Marine, how do you change things? You step up to the plate. And you are the one who says put me in.

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The election of 2016 changed a lot of us.

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We're seeing that the well-funded, sort of 'having the establishment backing' doesn't really help you. In fact, you know people are sort of tired of that - they don't trust the Democratic National Party. Many Democrats in Kentucky don't. They are looking for somebody who is honest.

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Marines know we're all on the same team.

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