Mike Pompeo Quotes

The federal government has been a proven failure in picking winners and losers in the energy sector.

~ Mike Pompeo

If terrorists are already on our southern border, a national-security failure has already occurred.

~ Mike Pompeo

It would be extremely naive to conclude anything other than the following: America's most vital secrets are in the hands of our adversaries because Secretary Clinton intentionally avoided using official government communication systems.

~ Mike Pompeo

Liberty Through Strength II is simply aimed at retaining data that was already available. It has already been collected lawfully.

~ Mike Pompeo

Less intelligence capacity equals less safety.

~ Mike Pompeo

All of our intelligence agencies, our Department of Defense, are all working to meet this threat. But it's a fast moving world; it's a place where offense is easier than defense, and keeping up with the next innovation in cyber-warfare is an enormous challenge.

~ Mike Pompeo

GTMO has been a goldmine of intelligence about radical Islamic terrorism.

~ Mike Pompeo

As a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, I know that the CIA, Treasury Department, National Security Agency, and others work closely to keep tabs on the IRGC's operations.

~ Mike Pompeo

I am proud to serve on the House Intelligence Committee, and every day, I see the lifesaving work of our men and women in uniform.

~ Mike Pompeo

Koch Industries is an amazing business that has succeeded by building a product that customers love dearly. The folks who run Koch are very clear. They would love to have government just get out of the way and allow companies to compete, whether in their particular sectors or other sectors. They are true believers in small government.

~ Mike Pompeo

I'd start a business again in a heartbeat. Indeed, I hope that one day I may get the chance to do so when my mission here in Washington, D.C. is complete.

~ Mike Pompeo

There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test.

~ Mike Pompeo

The Medical Society of Sedgwick County, the Kansas Hospital Association and doctors have really done some remarkable work on wellness-related issues.

~ Mike Pompeo

At some point, the government expands into the private sphere so far that you live in a place with a whole lot less freedom. I didn't like that that was the direction of travel for our country, and decided to come to Washington to try and be a small part of bringing it back.

~ Mike Pompeo

Legal and bureaucratic impediments to surveillance should be removed.

~ Mike Pompeo

The military tribunals currently underway at Guantanamo Bay create a clear legal process, as affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, for adjudicating the cases of these terrorists, when possible. Those efforts would be severely undercut by moving the detainees to the United States.

~ Mike Pompeo