Tom Rooney Quotes

#1. Protecting the dignity and the security our seniors have earned is a commitment that spans generations and party lines.

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#2. Projecting weakness will not make us safer or discourage attacks against us. We need to show leadership and strength by demonstrating that we will not tolerate violent acts against our people, and we will not leave our citizens or our interests vulnerable to an attack.

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#3. As a prosecutor, I've been in prisons. I've had the opportunity to see what they're like in America.

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#4. Few promises are more sacred than the ones we make to older Americans.

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#5. My great uncle Pvt. Tommy Rooney, USMC, was killed on Guam during the Pacific Campaign in World War II. I was named after him, so I always thought about him and wearing the uniform. The JAG Corps gave me that opportunity after law school.

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#6. I'm in regular contact with people who are still in the military-friends, family, people I served with, men and women I taught at West Point-and I look at every military issue through that lens. What they say or think weighs heavily on my mind.

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