Top 70 Mike Braun Quotes

Our job in Congress is to serve the American people, and not enrich ourselves with special taxpayer-funded benefits.

One issue that affects every American is health care.

During my time growing a company in the private sector, one of my guiding principles was to meet and hear feedback from as many customers as possible.

Safeguarding life at every stage is a solemn responsibility, and one Hoosiers entrusted me to uphold.

I think if we had eight or 12 of us in the Senate who came from my business background, you’d see a lot of different things in government.

I’m not afraid to talk about climate change.

Where I stand comes from my upbringing and my faith: I’m 100 percent pro-life and I believe in traditional marriage.

While I will never demonize those who disagree with me, the Hoosier values instilled in me from a young age have always inspired me to protect life and the unborn.

As a former entrepreneur I know you have to listen to the customer to solve problems, and I’m looking forward to meeting with Hoosiers across the state about solutions that will put Indiana and our country first.

I never voted for a Democrat at the state or national level.

As someone who’s built business, I take tariffs and their effects very seriously and would only employ such negotiation tools when absolutely necessary.

With its beautiful shoreline and scenic trails, Indiana Dunes is a state treasure that deserves the recognition of a national park.

Susan Brooks is a hard-working public servant who has spent her career fighting for Hoosiers. In Congress, she was the first woman from Indiana to chair a committee, and has become one of the most effective lawmakers in Washington: her dedicated work on behalf of her constituents and our state will be missed.

The only people really enthusiastic about healthcare are Democrats.

If Congress can’t get a budget passed when they’re supposed to, it’s just common sense they shouldn’t get paid.

As co-founder of the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, I know we need to promote vehicles that reduce our carbon footprint, but it doesn’t need to be in the form of tax breaks for the wealthy and their luxury vehicles.

Safeguarding life at every stage is a solemn responsibility that Hoosiers have entrusted me to uphold, which is why I will be voting in support of Sen. Sasse’s Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

The cost of healthcare, caring for our veterans, and draining the swamp are among a few of the issues I have been tackling for Hoosiers in Washington.

President Trump was elected because he offered a new approach in Washington, and I paid close attention as I ran my business back in Indiana.

It’s critical that we lower the cost of prescription drugs and develop a health care plan that works for all Americans.

Clear prices force health care providers and insurers to lower their rates to attract customers – like their counterparts in the rest of the economy.

I learned from growing a business that it’s important to listen to everyone how we can do better.

As a Main Street entrepreneur, I believe in free trade.

Student loan origination fees are nothing more than a hidden tax that burdens students.

Iran has been one of America’s greatest enemies and I’m proud that President Trump is protecting our country and our allies.

I’m running because Hoosiers deserve a senator who makes promises here in Indiana and then keeps them in Washington.

In Indiana, Made-in-America is more than a slogan: More Hoosiers are employed in manufacturing than in any other industry.

For those who are so courageously battling these terrible diseases, the least we can do is not stand in their way.

Safeguarding life at every stage is a solemn responsibility, one that Hoosiers have entrusted me to uphold.

Patients with fatal diseases are fighting for their lives every day while real, meaningful, life-extending treatments sit on the shelf just beyond their reach.

Hoosiers can rest easy at night because our police never do.

Building my family and my business in Jasper has taught me so much in my life, and one of those lessons is to always put people first.

Career politicians in D.C. have shirked their responsibility to us for decades. At every turn, they’ve kicked the can down the road, pushing the burdens of our problems and our debts onto our children and grandchildren.

In a close-knit community like Jasper, every loss feels personal.

One dirty tactic big pharmaceutical companies use is keeping drug prices artificially high through anti-competitive conduct, such as paying competitors millions of dollars to stop them from creating generic drugs.

While Democrats, including Barack Obama, mocked the notion that Russia is the greatest threat to our country, nobody has been tougher on Russia and Vladimir Putin than President Donald Trump.

Some big pharmaceutical companies have engaged in dirty tricks to extend their patents, holding monopolies on certain drugs to pad their profits at consumers’ expense.

Constituent services for Hoosiers are like customer service was to me in the private sector.

Courts of law require evidence to go to trial – not opinions from bureaucrats.

Through the selection of Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Damon Leichty, President Trump has already remade the judiciary, moving our country away from activist judges and toward individuals who will uphold the Constitution.

I implore my Democratic colleagues to disregard the extreme voices of the abortion industry and radical pro-choice activists in favor of the loud, clear voice of the American people: Late-term abortion is a step too far, and post-birth abortion is horrifying.

I’m offering solutions to address rising healthcare prices by adding transparency to our drug pricing, clearing the backlog on pending drug applications at the FDA, and providing oversight and accountability within the healthcare industry.

The key to survival is that when times are good you don’t forget where you came from and you don’t build crazy overhead just because you can. You live like you are going out of business every day and it makes you healthy.

For an entrepreneur who has spent his entire career creating jobs, I can assure you that leaving my business to help President Trump confirm conservative judges is well worth my decision to run for office and a great use of the Senate’s time, given how dysfunctional Washington can be.

I left my business to run for the Senate because I believe the government needs to run more like a business.

Senator Richard Lugar is a towering figure in Hoosier history and one of the greatest statesmen ever to serve in the U.S. Senate.

President Trump has kept his promise to nominate great conservative judges and I’m proud to support Damon Leichty for the Northern District of Indiana.

We live in the greatest country in the world, but the tone and destructive rhetoric across the ideological spectrum is tearing our country apart and we must return to a society that works towards finding common ground on issues where we disagree.

I believe that anybody can cohabitate with whoever they want to, but marriage to me is, you know, between a man and a woman and I’m not going to be afraid to say it.

To drive down high drug costs, we need to shine a light on the negotiations between drug manufacturers, middleman negotiators and pharmacies.

As a Main Street businessman, I believe we need to reduce runaway federal spending and address our national debt and the MAP Act provides Congress with the tools to accomplish this goal.

President Trump continued his strong commitment to nominating conservative judges to the bench who respect the rule of law with his selection of Holly Brady for the U.S. District Court for Northern Indiana.

I come from a government in Indiana where we did get things done.

President George H.W. Bush was a patriot who served our country in World War II, lead the CIA, an Ambassador to the United Nations, was the Vice President and the Commander and Chief who oversaw the end of the Cold War and successfully led our troops through the Gulf War.

In my own business, I took on the insurance companies and built my own self-insured plan for my employees that was cost effective and included no caps on coverage, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and allowed kids to stay on their parents’ plan until they turned 26.

The most important obligation our government has is to protect American citizens, and for decades career politicians like Joe Donnelly in Washington have neglected their duty by failing to stop illegal immigration and the flow of drugs pouring across our weak border.

By incorporating disaster spending into the annual budget we can help Americans with disaster assistance without the process becoming a pathway for runaway spending on unrelated projects.

By ending congressional taxpayer-funded pensions, we will take one more step toward draining the swamp in Washington.

Without any direction from Congress, our judicial branch has unilaterally created and defined qualified immunity.

As a small-business owner who kept costs low and health care premiums flat for 10 years in my company, I know firsthand that transparency is the trick to reducing the skyrocketing health care costs that are burdening patients, employers, and our state, local, and federal governments.