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Husband, Father, and the 45th Attorney General of the Great State of Kansas. Follow @KSAGOffice or visit for official state business and office news.

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@KrisKobach1787
Kris W. Kobach
5 years
This is not a time for a quiet Senator, or one who wants to make everyone happy and is afraid to take a stand. There is too much at stake. Our national sovereignty is at stake, our constitution is at stake, and our economy is at stake. That is why I am running for U.S. Senate.
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
This month we welcomed President Trump to Topeka showing that Kansas is Trump Country! I am proud to have President Trump's endorsement in this race and I will be the governor who makes Kansas great again! #ksleg #ksgov #MKGA
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Did Biden just say making homes more energy efficient will save “millions of barrels of oil???” Does he have any idea how homes are actually heated?
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
Here's the FOX and Friends segment from this morning on We Build the Wall's first project. This half-mile section of privately-funded wall fills a gap in the El Paso metro through which 100 migrants per night were entering the country.
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I'm scheduled to appear on Varney & Co on the Fox Business Channel Monday morning. I'll be talking immigration at about 9:15 a.m. CT. Check it out. #MAGA
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
In light of the lack of evidence presented up to this point that the president has committed any high crimes or misdemeanors, I call on the Senate GOP conference to declare that they will not vote to convict on articles of impeachment based on what the Democrats have presented.
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
We are seeing 10s of 1000s of unskilled workers being brought onto the market, and that is going to have a negative effect on wages. We’re undercutting the progress that the president’s administration has made in wage growth. #MAGA
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Kris W. Kobach
2 months
Biden wants to replace lead pipes. He failed to mention that the unfunded mandate sets an almost impossible timeline, will cost billions, infringe on the rights of the States and their residents – all for benefits that may be entirely speculative. #sotu
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Today, I filed to run for the Senate. It’s more important than ever that we send a conservative champion to DC. The Left is using the coronavirus to push a Leftist agenda to reshape America, and we need a Senator who will defend our Constitution and our conservative principles.
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
The President’s declaration of a national emergency at the border is increasingly looking like an understatement. Mexico warns that the “mother of all caravans” – over 20,000 – is gathering in Honduras. Here's a plan to resolve the crisis. #MAGA #ksleg
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
The Department of Homeland Security needs to move quickly to enact the President’s objectives and policies. It was the President who was elected, not the agency. #MAGA #ksleg
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Why is the Republican Establishment spending $3 million attacking me? It’s always a conservative. Never does the DC Establishment come in and try to help a conservative in the primary. #kssen 1/
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Establishment Republicans are worried that their hand-picked RINO candidate is down in the polls so they are spending over $2 million to launch false attacks against me and steal this primary from Kansas voters. Luckily, the Washington Swamp won’t be voting on August 4th. #KSSEN
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
Doing some interviews tonight. A couple of more hours left to vote. I ask for your vote for governor. #ksleg #ksgov #RemainRed #ElectionDay #VoteToday
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Biden is losing his ability to complete sentences, which he had at the beginning of the debate. He has a thought mid sentence and veers off.
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
The five justice majority on the Supreme Court made a mockery of the law yesterday in their DACA decision. The good news is that all nine justices agree the Trump administration can cancel DACA.
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
More than 350 Chinese nationals have been apprehended at the southern border since Jan. 1. Many entered AFTER the Chinese travel ban was in place. The ban closed the front door, but America's back door remains wide open.
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
I will fight to restore law and order in this country. I will be the president's point man on immigration in the Senate. I will fight to defend the Constitution. When I make a promise, I deliver and I will deliver on those promises as the next Senator from KS. #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
2 years
I’m truly grateful to the Republican voters of Kansas for putting their trust in me. While I was not the choice of the political establishment, I will be an attorney general for all Kansans. I look forward to earning your vote in the fall. #ksleg
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
The Supreme Court’s decision in Kansas v. Garcia affirmed that states can pass certain laws that discourage illegal immigration. Check out my latest column at @BreitbartNews #ksleg #KSSen
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
I am pleased to serve on the board of directors for this project. "We the People Will Fund the Wall" will fund private construction of a wall on America's southern border in order to protect citizens and preserve U.S. sovereignty. #BuildTheWall #ksleg
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
Such tremendous energy in the Expocentre during our rally with President Trump. That is the momentum that will carry us through the rest of this campaign and to victory in November! #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
The case for using the U.S military against the cartels. Thread: After the butchering of American women and children by Mexican cartels last week, it’s time for the U.S. to designate the cartels as terrorist organizations. 1/
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
I will be on Lou Dobbs tonight at 6:30 p.m. on Fox Business talking about the governor's race, the midterm elections and other news. Hope you can watch. #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Today is Primary Election Day and Kansans have a clear choice. If you want a senator who will stand with President Trump’s America First agenda, vote for Kris Kobach today!
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
Thank you Mr. President for joining us tonight in Topeka and for your support! #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
In the last 20 years, nearly 6,000 KS cattle ranches have gone out of business, largely due to collusive pricing from large meatpackers. Roger Marshall refuses to support bills that would solve this problem--the PRIME Act and 50/14. I strongly support and push both in the Senate.
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
Looking forward to welcoming President Donald Trump to Topeka tomorrow. Visit comes after good economic news showing country's unemployment rate at 49-year low & new forecast showing KS gaining jobs next year. #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
Trump: We are resolved USA will never be socialist. Dems sit in revealing silence. #SOTU
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
I want every school to be given a letter grade, A through F. If a school raises their letter grade then everyone in that school teachers, the principal, coaches, janitors will get a raise. Everyone will have a stake in raising scores. #ksleg #ksgov #ksed #KSGovDebate
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
McConnell and his RINO colleagues spent $2 MILLION launching a disgusting attack ad on me, all to prop up failing candidate Roger Marshall. I refuse to be bullied by the establishment because I will never stop fighting for the people of Kansas. Here’s my response: ⬇
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Please pray for our troops in the Middle East.
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
Please join me in praying for Madison as she awaits a double lung transplant. Her mother has worked closely with me for the last seven years. I continue to pray for God's comfort for her family and another chance at life for Madison.
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Today is the Kansas Republican Primary! I need every supporter to get out the vote! Help me defeat RINO Roger and give Kansas a Conservative Fighter in the Senate. Poll hours are 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Find your polling location now! >>
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
We've got to stop the madness at the border, I told Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy. #BuildTheWall
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
Thank you, @AnnCoulter . "[He's] a guy who’s made it through the brainwashing of Ivy League schools and still emerges loving God and loving his country. Sens. Cotton, Cruz, and Hawley, they could use some help with another articulate Republican." #KSSEN
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
It was a great pleasure hosting @DonaldJTrumpJr today at the section of border wall that we built. His dad needs fighters in the U.S. Senate who will make sure that the U.S. government builds the wall as fast as We Build the Wall does. #MAGA #BuildtheWall #KSSEN #ksleg
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
I will be on Tucker Carlson tonight on Fox News to discuss the despicable CNN attack on me yesterday. Please watch, Tucker is on starting at 7 p.m. central. #ksleg #ksgov #TeamKobach
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
Dorothy says there is no place like home and she's right. Kansas is my home and Kansas is where Heather and I are raising our daughters. I am running for governor to move my home state forward and provide the same opportunities that I had to all Kansans. #ksleg #ksgov #RemainRed
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
As the Founding Fathers feared, a political party has weaponized impeachment. Neither of the articles the House considers today meets the constitutional standard for impeachment. House Democrats should be ashamed of this #Schiffsham . It's a sad day for America.
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
If this crisis has shown us anything it's that #BordersMatter ! If Congress leaves the backdoor wide open, locking the front door doesn’t solve the problem. Watch my latest video to learn more and support our campaign today >>
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
This shatters the myth being propagated by the Washington establishment that a conservative cannot win the general election. That never was true, and it’s not true now. #TeamKobach #ksleg #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
Most people would be surprised to hear that the United States stopped asking the citizenship question. Every country needs to know how many citizens it has. #SCOTUS
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
There seems to be a rush by the Senate Majority Leader to to do something, but if the "something" does nothing to stop future mass shootings, all the Senate is doing is creating burdens on the ability of American families to protect themselves. #2AShallNotBeInfringed #KCMO710
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
Learn how you can find your polling place here. #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
There’s only one person on this stage who’s been criticized by name by Chuck Shumer, by AOC, by Sheila Jackson-Lee, and by Rachel Maddow. … me. Why is that? It’s because they know what I’ve done, and they see me as a threat. 1/ #kssen
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@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
Beautiful evening in Topeka, Kansas. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! #MAGA
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
I taught Constitutional law for 15 years. As Senator, I will use that knowledge to combat lies the Dems are telling about our Founding Fathers and I will defend President Trump. Chip in at the link to help! #kssen #maga
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
Wink and I are so grateful for your support throughout this campaign. Thank you for standing by us through it all. #ksleg #ksgov #TeamKobach
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
What a great rally with President @realDonaldTrump last night! Thank you Mr. President for joining us and for all of your support. Kansas gave you such a warm welcome last night and is Trump country! #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
If the Justice Department wants to go on the offensive against states that violate federal law, California’s new law would be a good one to challenge. #ksleg #KAG #MAGA
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
Thank you President Trump for making America great again. And now we’ll make Kansas great again. #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
There have been 334 bias crimes committed against Trump supporters. We have been headed in a more combative era, but no one can say it started with @realDonaldTrump . #iq2uslive
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Kris W. Kobach
2 years
Thank you to my supporters, the voters of Kansas, and my team for all the hard work on this campaign. Now that the race has been called, it's time to get to work tackling the fentanyl crisis and pushing back against the Biden Administration's illegal mandates. #ksleg #ksag
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
So requiring a daughter to get a background check when her dad gives her a hunting gun as a gift is going to stop evil maniacs from committing mass shootings? Really? #ksleg #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
The Kansas Primary is TOMORROW, and our team wants to make sure you’re ready for election day. Kris is going to need every supporter out in full force for him this Tuesday! Find your polling location now! >>
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
What I wrote about red flag laws back in March 2018 remains relevant today. At first glance they might seem reasonable, but some state laws are written so loosely police can also seize guns of law-abiding citizens. #ksleg #RedFlagLaws #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
. @realdonaldtrump puts American workers first by suspending H-1B and H-2B visas. He rightly rejected the demands of people like my opponent, Roger Marshall, who wanted to add H-2B visas. #ksleg #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Thank you, Lou.
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Lou Dobbs
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Running Against RINOs: @KrisKobach1787 says Mitch McConnell is interfering in the Kansas Senate race by giving $4M+ to Kobach’s establishment opponent. #AmericaFirst #MAGA #Dobbs
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
The Leavenworth County Republican Party picnic is tomorrow. I'm still dreaming of the potato salad someone brought last year. Here's hoping he or she is there on Saturday with a fresh batch. See you there! (And trust me. Try the potato salad!)
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
From the beginning . @realDonaldTrump made securing the border a top priority. That has undoubtedly saved lives. Now more than ever we need to build the wall and finish the job. #kssen
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Donald J. Trump
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To this point, and because we have had a very strong border policy, we have had 40 deaths related to CoronaVirus. If we had weak or open borders, that number would be many times higher!
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Why is it? They don’t want a conservative who is going to be a disruptor. Senator McConnell knows I can’t be told what to do. He does this, because he doesn’t want someone who is going to keep him honest in the U.S. Senate. 2/
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
I'll join Fox New's Shannon Bream tonight at 10 p.m. CT. I'm looking forward to a conversation about border security and immigration policies that would end the border crisis. #ksleg #MAGA
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
I'll always give a thumbs up to KS because that's who I am, a proud Kansan. KS is my home, it's where Heather & I are raising our girls. I love Kansas & I am running for governor because I want to serve my friends, neighbors & all Kansans. #ksleg #ksgov #RemainRed #ElectionDay
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It is an honor and blessing to have President Trump here in the city where I grew up. #ksleg #ksgov #TrumpinTopeka
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
. @LouDobbs calls out Roger Marshall and other RINO members of Congress for signing a letter demanding more guest workers in the face of over 40 million unemployed Americans. Dobbs calls it “obscene” and asks voters to reject them at the polls. #KSSEN
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
I will be on FOX & Friends tomorrow morning talking about the President's tariffs on Mexico. Tune in at about 7:15 a.m central. #ksleg #BuildtheWall #MAGA
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Thank you to the 4.5 million grassroots advocates who belong to the . @NatlGunRights Association. The group announced today it is endorsing my campaign for #KSSEN . I will always fight any attempt to limit the right of Americans to defend their homes and their families. #2A
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
The Court correctly ruled that the Trump administration had the constitutional and statutory right to restore the citizenship question to the Census. 1/ #SCOTUS
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
The best way to stop illegal immigration is to stop giving benefits that serve as a magnet for illegal immigrants.
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Thirty-eight House Republicans, including Roger Marshall, are lobbying the White House to continue importing foreign workers to the United States even as more than 36 million Americans are jobless. #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
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It would be a travesty if the most powerful and advanced nation on Earth remained willfully ignorant of how many citizens it has. #SCOTUS /End.
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Kris W. Kobach
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In case you missed it. I am urging DHS fully deploy rapid-DNA testing to combat the horrific exploitation of children to bolster asylum claims. #BuildtheWall
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
I am so grateful we have the most pro life President ever in office.
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
We'll be welcoming President Trump to Topeka today. Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight. #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
6 years
People have been lined up since early this morning for our rally tonight with President Trump in Topeka. Looking forward for all of us to give him a warm welcome to Kansas! #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
What reading material is so important that Pelosi has to ignore the #SOTU ? Asking for a friend.
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Kris W. Kobach
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Wild Maximilian sunflowers are in full bloom all over #Kansas this week. My daughter JoJo picked one after church today. Kansas is a truly beautiful place to live!
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Kris W. Kobach
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DeMint: I endorsed Kris for U.S. Senate, because he has a record that reveals he will do what he says he’s going to do. #Kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
I told Breitbart this morning that an activist judge twisted federal law to block one of Trump’s policies. Many activist judges received GOP confirmation votes. We need Senators to dig in and say no whenever an activist is nominated to the bench. #MAGA
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
With more than 40 million Americans out of work, we should be putting American workers first. #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
5 years
Democrats want to offer free healthcare to illegal aliens but foisted Obamacare upon U.S. citizens. It mandated we purchase the most expensive healthcare or pay penalties. Now Dems want to offer it free to people who enter the country illegally. #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Once again Marshall chickens out -- this time at Osage County GOP forum. He refuses to be questioned side by side with the other candidates. He simply cannot defend his liberal votes. #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
The Governor may certainly issue whatever recommendations she wishes. Under the right circumstances, wearing a mask may be advisable. However, her authority to order the citizens of Kansas to act is limited by law and by the state and federal constitutions. 1/ #ksleg #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
The Tenth Circuit opinion is the epitomy of judicial activism, setting aside the plain meaning of the law and replacing it with a subjective, policy-based balancing test. It reads more like a legislative report than a judicial opinion.
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Kris W. Kobach
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The consequences of Obama immigration policies are playing out at the border. The mother of all caravans is gathering in Honduras and border apprehensions exceeded 100,000 in March -- the highest number in 12 years. Something has to change. #BuildtheWall
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Kris W. Kobach
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Isn’t funny how at election time the word “conservative” becomes very popular.  Suddenly every Republican is a “conservative.” Then after the election the truth returns. #kssen
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Kris W. Kobach
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You won't believe what Barbara Bollier says here. She praised the Australian govt's confiscation of firearms from its citizens. The #2A is at stake in this election. Please get out to vote to ensure that @RogerMarshallMD defeats her on Nov. 3. #KSSEN
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Kris W. Kobach
4 years
Grateful for a Prez who recognizes the inherent value in all human life. I am thankful for the marchers who take to the streets yearly to fight for the right to life, and I was happy to stand beside KS pro-lifers earlier this week. We have work to do, but life is worth the fight.
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Kris W. Kobach
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Trump is 100% correct about the need for forest management and how it causes catastrophic fires. It’s a fair answer to the question—which suggested that climate change is the cause. Yet Chris Wallace acts as if Trump won’t answer the question.
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Kris W. Kobach
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We’re going to stop giving welfare benefits to illegal aliens. We will end sanctuary counties in Kansas. I will lead and we will solve these problems. #ksleg #ksgov
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Kris W. Kobach
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Precise, surgical strikes, possibly carried out by drones and by special forces when necessary, would exert devastating force against the cartels and their leadership. Enough is enough. It’s time to use the military to directly defend the U.S. and its citizens. /END
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