“Many of my friends and allies - not to mention my critics - lobbied me...” — Tate Reeves Quote

“Many of my friends and allies - not to mention my critics - lobbied me to spend on worthy causes. Who cares about a rainy-day fund when times are good? There are raises to give and projects to fund!”

“Battles in the Legislature can be tough.”

“We can't have career criminals walking around with no records. The law enforcement community that I spoke with agreed.”

“The people of Mississippi, black and white, and young and old, can be proud of a banner that puts our faith front and center. We can unite under it. We can move forward together.”

“Joe Biden is the duly-elected president of the United States. He was certified by all 50 states either having won or lost, and he lost my state by 20 points, but he was certified in each of the individual states and certified by the U.S. Congress and he is the duly-elected president.”

“We think one of the priorities in Mississippi is not to do what some would suggest, which is to defund the police. Rather, we want to have an initiative to actually fund the police.”

“All those who talk about democracy, freedom, and the rule of law, of human rights, of the fight against corruption are, I believe, important allies.”

“Veterinarians are essential allies to the millions of us who experience the human-animal bond.”

“The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia.”

“If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for our cherished republican form of government.”

“We know that the far left and their media allies can't beat us on the issues, so instead they'll distort our records. Let's not do the job for them, OK, Republicans? OK, independents?”

“It is reckless for a presidential candidate to publicly raise doubts about honoring treaty commitments with our allies.”