Dan Crenshaw Quotes

"If you're criticizing Israel, but you're doing it in a way that implies that the Jewish people in America have a dual loyalty, that's anti-Semitism. It's more than just criticizing Israeli policy."

"This life, this purpose, this American spirit that we hold dear - we are not alone. We do it together."

"When you say 'never forget' to a veteran, you are implying that, as an American, you are in it with them."

"You know you don't want to see somebody in that kind of position to the point where they're actually putting out a cry for help on social media. That's not a good place to be in."

"Every country has the right to own its own sovereignty."

"The judicial system is really taking an activist role in preventing Trump from implementing his agenda."

"The role of government is to tax the people to the least extent possible while still taxing them enough to cover the basic needs for government."

"Anybody who questions the validity of the Constitution, whether it works in the modern era, should never be president."

"The president is under no obligation to sign the spending bills that Congress gives to him. And once that happens, once he says no, then you're supposed to negotiate."

"When Democrats are proposing things like a Green New Deal and Medicare for all and proposing that they take away your private insurance... it's very obvious to people that they've gone in a radical direction that will not work."

"When you call somebody a Nazi, you can make the argument that you're inciting violence and here's how: As a country, we all agree that Nazis are bad. We actually invaded an entire continent to defeat the Nazis."

"Houston's been getting flooded for a very long time. We always have to prepare for disasters and we have to do this in a very bipartisan way."

"For those of us living in Texas and other border states, the reality of an open and unsecured border is a part of everyday life."

"The need for physical border security is a very real one. But equally important is the need to focus on the source of the problem: mass emigration from Central America."

"The left is really good at selling bad ideas and the right is really bad at selling good ideas."

"If you think winning means a porous border with 400,000 people apprehended illegally every year, then your definition of winning is different than mine."

"We bring the fight to the enemy so that they don't bring it to us."

"I believe that the role of government is for the government to protect the God-given rights we have and to ensure that we live as free as possible."

"You should absolutely get involved, especially those local politics like school board seats. That's really where America happens."

"It's OK to say whatever you want. It's a free country. And it's also OK for the rest of us to say 'We don't like what you're saying.' That's actually our job as members of Congress."

"There's bipartisan efforts to change how FEMA works or, more importantly, change how relief funding trickles down to us down here."

"As a long-time supporter of Israel, I will ensure that our alliance does not waver, and that America continues to support Israeli security, advocate for her on the international stage, and contain the threat from Iran and terrorism across the region."

"Give the benefit of the doubt to your opponents if they walk back a controversial statement."

"Why can't we give the American people a break and separate humor from politics?"

"As a country, we still have a lot of work to do. We need to agree on some basic rules for civil discourse."

"We are not anti-immigration. We are against chain migration, except for the nuclear family. We want a merit-based system that is really based on economic needs."

"You can say that your ideas are bad for America, and frankly un-American, but don't say the person is a traitor."

"There are a lot of veterans out there who would not think their wounds would be the source of poor jokes in bad taste to a hysterically laughing audience."

"Everybody says 'Thank you for your service' and I'll tell you what, veterans really appreciate that."

"Voters have consistently brought up the topic of 'endless wars' and demands to 'bring the troops home' to me since I ran for office. It's not a left-right issue, either: Both sides question our military presence abroad."