Quotables

‘There will be no more Kate Steinle murders, if I can help it.’

U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, on his plan to withhold federal law enforcement funds from “sanctuary cities,” or cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities on prosecuting illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrant Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez shot and killed Steinle on July 1, 2015, after San Francisco authorities had released him.

‘I don’t think this guy has any more core principles than a Kardashian marriage.’

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Sasse is a vocal opponent of Trump’s candidacy.

‘I appreciate his kind words.’

Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in response to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s statement that “Planned Parenthood does some very good work.”

‘They’ve evolved into magic flying puppies with winning lotto tickets tied to their collars.’

Austan Goolsbee, former economic adviser to President Obama, on the tax and spending plans proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. “The numbers,” said Goolsbee, “don’t remotely add up.”

‘Can somebody attack me, please?’

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, hoping to get more airtime during the GOP debate on Feb. 25.

‘Our primary obligation is to help our girls grow as women of God.’

St. Louis Roman Catholic Archbishop Robert Carlson, in a letter calling on Catholic parishes to seek alternatives to the Girl Scouts. Citing the organization’s “promotion of contraception and ‘abortion rights’ on behalf of its girl members, the majority of whom are minors,” the archbishop said Girl Scouts of the USA is “increasingly incompatible” with Catholic values.