Joe Kennedy III Quotes

Joe Kennedy III

Profession : Politician

Birth : October 4, 1980

I believe this country was built on a simple promise: that each of us deserves a fair shot.

Joe Kennedy III

I'm pretty boring, as it turns out.

Joe Kennedy III

Republicans aren't bad people. They've got some views that are legitimate... and I'd like to think they believe the same of me.

Joe Kennedy III

People think my family pushed me into running for office. The person who pushed me most not to run for office was my father.

Joe Kennedy III

You have a person there in Senator McCain that has an integrity in him and will stand up for the political process.

Joe Kennedy III

Bullies may land a punch. They might leave a mark. But they have never, not once, in the history of our United States, managed to match the strength and spirit of a people united in defense of their future.

Joe Kennedy III

People care for their community and will invest in their community and will look out for each other if they are challenged to do so.

Joe Kennedy III

I have a hard time understanding how cutting the program in our country that provides healthcare to working families by $800 billion can be classified as mercy.

Joe Kennedy III

What will get you elected through a tough election cycle and what will get you kicked out when you should have won is whether your constituents feel like their Member of Congress respects them or not.

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The strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world shouldn't leave anyone behind.

Joe Kennedy III

To me, that's what the Peace Corps is all about - the impact that simple acts of service can have across borders, generations, and time. It's a lesson I carry with me every day.

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My decision to look seriously at elected office is grounded in a deep commitment to public service and my experience - both my own and that of my family - in finding just, practical, and bipartisan solutions to difficult challenges.

Joe Kennedy III

It's my name on the ballot, and it's me running this race. I'm the one doing this. Not my father and not my grandfather and not my great-uncle and not President Kennedy.

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I'm extremely proud of my family's record of public service to Massachusetts and the nation.

Joe Kennedy III

My family has been around campaigns for a long time. It's something you really have to be sure that you alone want to do. Because if not, if you don't want to do it, that will just blow through the surface at some point, and people can tell. And when people can tell, it's all over.

Joe Kennedy III

Elective office and public service are obviously something that have long ties with my family, and something I'm definitely interested in.

Joe Kennedy III

Every member of my family knows that running for office is a personal decision.

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It's really important for me to do the fundamentals of this job really, really well. And to let people know that I think the core responsibilities of a member of Congress aren't seeking the national headlines or being the spokesperson on this issue or that issue when you just get there.

Joe Kennedy III

Whether it's raising the minimum wage, fixing our broken immigration system or supporting an economic climate that gives our businesses that chance to succeed, I hope to continue to fight these important battles on behalf of my constituents.

Joe Kennedy III

There's an old rule of thumb in politics that 90 percent of all 90 year-olds vote and 25 percent of all 25 year-olds vote.

Joe Kennedy III