Quotes from Chris Gibson

I will always remember the fear in the faces of the executed. That's the first day I felt the devil's presence.

If I don't believe I'm the guy that's going to help defeat Cuomo, then I won't go forward.

When it comes to the SAFE Act, when it comes to rolling back Common Core, I recognize that I need Assembly Democrats to make that a reality.

You can distill deterrence down to two factors: capability and will.

The rural nature of our district relies heavily on the profitability of our family farms.

We need to put our priority on protecting this exceptional way of life.

My eyes are wide open... you serve in Iraq, your eyes are wide open.

I will make the final decision on running for governor after my congressional term ends.

As I stated shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, I planned to self-impose term limits.

The consensus of the founders was, we don't want no government: we want limited but effective government.

I believe in a core set of fundamental Republican values.

What we need to do is have empathy and that ultimately, at the end of the day, it's a woman's private choice... I don't support federal funding for abortions, nor do I support late-term abortions.

Mary Jo and I have three teenagers who are in their last years at home. In addition, I was just offered and accepted a position with Williams College as a visiting lecturer on leadership beginning in February 2017, and anticipate accepting other academic positions shortly.

I don't recommend this, but my dad - to help us get through the winter, he bought a kerosene heater, and he had it in the kitchen so that the furnace wouldn't have to kick off.

This deficit that we have threatens our very way of life, and everything needs to be on the table.

Even with the approach that I take in Congress, which is to bring people together to get things done - many people describe that as 'reasonable' - I couldn't vote for John Boehner's re-elect.

When mainstream Muslims defeat the Islamic State, that lessens the ability of the Islamic State to recruit and fund-raise.

I'm against the president's health care law because I don't agree that it's going to achieve its goals. I believe in the goals.

I want to drive down health care costs.

I came from a working-class family. My dad was in a union. I never forgot what it was like to be a private.

For working-class families and small businesses... we have got to find ways to lower energy costs.

We have to reform the entire political process. It's got to start with leadership by example.

I've seen the human condition under the most trying of circumstances.

It is in the best interests of my constituents and the country to repeal and replace the ACA, and defunding/delaying implementation is consistent with that approach.