John Kennedy Quotes

John Kennedy

Profession : Lawyer

Birth : November 21, 1951

I don't think anybody in America ought to be scared.

John Kennedy

I looked the people of Louisiana in the eye and told them exactly what I thought in terms that normal people use.

John Kennedy

The NICS database has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through.

John Kennedy

Wall Street apparently takes and then forgets, and then comes after the guns of law-abiding American citizens and small businesses.

John Kennedy

In theory, the MSRB is supposed to protect the public interest, investors, and state and local governments. In practice, the MSRB membership structure is more shaded toward protecting the financial professionals who broker the deals.

John Kennedy

As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'm concerned about the recklessness of public policy that endangers people's lives, especially in minority communities, where crime often is such a scourge.

John Kennedy

The federal election statutes are primarily meant to be civil. That doesn't mean that you can't have a criminal violation of the FEC provisions, but that's just my personal opinion.

John Kennedy

Do FBI Agents and FBI directors have political beliefs? Sure they do. But they're not supposed to act on them.

John Kennedy

I don't think President Trump is a racist.

John Kennedy

Look, the American people are smart.

John Kennedy

American taxpayers have been generous to Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

John Kennedy

Some of my colleagues argue that by further curtailing our Second Amendment rights, they can enhance public safety. Fine, the burden of proof is on them.

John Kennedy

Life is precious.

John Kennedy

Jurisdictions across the U.S. are snapping up algorithms as tools to help judges make bail and bond decisions. They're being sold as race- and gender-neutral assessments that allow judges to use science in determining whether someone will behave if released from jail pending trial.

John Kennedy

I filed the MSRB Reform Act, along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Doug Jones, because the board that oversees the muni-bond market is too secretive and too incestuous. Its membership shares the same DNA. That means the rulebook for municipal bonds is in the hands of a board that resembles a revolving door of longtime industry confederates.

John Kennedy

The problem with EMMA is that it is cost prohibitive for the small investors who were supposed to benefit from the new transparency.

John Kennedy

Transparency at the MSRB is dubious with data downloads too costly for all but the Vanguards of the world.

John Kennedy

I think the FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in all of human history.

John Kennedy

All impeachments, I guess, are political.

John Kennedy

Due process should matter.

John Kennedy