Heather Wilson Quotes

United States, Politician
December 30, 1960

Heather Ann Wilson (born December 30, 1960) is an American politician and veteran serving as the 24th and current Secretary of the United States Air Force. She was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2009. President of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City from 2013 to 2017, she was the first female military veteran elected to a full term in Congress.

I support legal immigration. I don't support amnesty because it is not fair to people standing in line at consulates around the world.

Heather Wilson
- Amnesty
- Illegal Immigration
The poll that matters is the one that happens on Election Day.

Heather Wilson
- Election Day
- Poll

Primaries are a family fight. I'm a pro-free enterprise, pro-Second Amendment, pro-life Republican.

Heather Wilson
Unlike many graduate fellowships, the Rhodes seeks leaders who will 'fight the world's fight.' They must be more than mere bookworms. We are looking for students who wonder, students who are reading widely, students of passion who are driven to make a difference in the lives of those around them and in the broader world.

Heather Wilson
I've got a bit of an independent streak. I'm not afraid of bipartisan compromise on issues that are important to the nation.

Heather Wilson
I am considering running for Senate, as well as other opportunities.

Heather Wilson
- Opportunities
- Senate
The H-1B visa program which helps sustain our rapidly growing economy and also helps meet the health care needs of families living in rural New Mexico.

Heather Wilson
Border security is a safety issue.

Heather Wilson
- Border Security

After Vietnam, the Democrats became fundamentally the anti-military as a party.

Heather Wilson
We need a balanced, long term energy policy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and preserve the beauty of the land we love.

Heather Wilson
I became a Republican because I trust people more than I trust government.

Heather Wilson
- People
- Government
- Trust
If New Mexican voters believe the path to create American jobs is keeping taxes low, then they have an option. That's my campaign.

Heather Wilson
New Mexico has been, in the past, a swing state.

Heather Wilson
- New Mexico
- Swing state
When you increase the cost of energy, jobs go elsewhere.

Heather Wilson
- Energy
- Jobs
- Cost