Mitt Romney in Meet the Press interviews for 2022 races
On Government Reform:
Elections should be run on state level, not federal level
Sadly, this election reform bill that the president has been pushing, I never got a call on that from the White House. There was no negotiation, bringing in Republicans and Democrats together to try and come up with something that would meet
bipartisan interests. I would note on this, that on the bill they put together, that they want a real dramatic change, which is they feel that instead of elections being run at the state level, they should really be managed and run at the federal level.
Source: Meet the Press 2022 interview of Sen. Mitt Romney
Jan 16, 2022
On Government Reform:
January 6th committee investigation is legitimate
Q: The January 6th Committee, do you believe what they're doing is legitimate?ROMNEY: Well, there's no question but that they are finding things that we didn't know. And I think that's appropriate. There was an attack on the Capitol. There was
an effort to try and prevent the peaceful transfer of power. That's unacceptable. We need to understand why there was not a rescue effort launched well before what finally came. They're delving into that. I think it's an important and legitimate effort.
Source: Meet the Press 2022 interview of Sen. Mitt Romney
Jan 16, 2022
On Government Reform:
Elections should be run on state level, not federal level
Sadly, this election reform bill that the president has been pushing, I never got a call on that from the White House. There was no negotiation, bringing in Republicans and Democrats together to try and come up with something that would meet bipartisan
interests. I would note on this, that on the bill they put together, that they want a real dramatic change, which is they feel that instead of elections being run at the state level, they should really be managed and run at the federal level.
Source: Meet the Press 2022 interview of Sen. Mitt Romney
Jan 16, 2022
On Government Reform:
January 6th committee investigation is legitimate
Q: The January 6th Committee, do you believe what they're doing is legitimate?ROMNEY: Well, there's no question but that they are finding things that we didn't know. And I think that's appropriate. There was an attack on the Capitol. There was an
effort to try and prevent the peaceful transfer of power. That's unacceptable. We need to understand why there was not a rescue effort launched well before what finally came. They're delving into that. I think it's an important and legitimate effort.
Source: Meet the Press 2022 interview of Sen. Mitt Romney
Jan 16, 2022
On Principles & Values:
Biden not elected to transform US, but to stop the crazy
Well, there's no question but that the nation is severely divided. President Biden said he was going to try to unite the country. He's got to recognize that when he was elected, people were not looking for him to transform America.
They were looking to get back to normal, to stop the crazy. He had one success, the infrastructure bill, and that was done by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate working together. Build on that kind of success.
Source: Meet the Press 2022 interview of Sen. Mitt Romney
Jan 16, 2022
On Principles & Values:
Biden not elected to transform US, but to stop the crazy
Well, there's no question but that the nation is severely divided. President Biden said he was going to try to unite the country. He's got to recognize that when he was elected, people were not looking for him to transform America.
They were looking to get back to normal, to stop the crazy. He had one success, the infrastructure bill, and that was done by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate working together. Build on that kind of success.
Source: Meet the Press 2022 interview of Sen. Mitt Romney
Jan 16, 2022
On War & Peace:
Work with allies to impose severe penalties on Russia
I think the most important talk we have is with our allies and making sure that Russia understands that if they take action to overthrow the government or invade Ukraine, that there will be consequences of a severe nature. They've got to understand
that there will be extraordinary consequence. And military options are things we don't talk about, but other consequences we can align with our allies and make sure that the Russians understand that this time, it's going to make a real difference.
Source: Meet the Press 2022 interview of Sen. Mitt Romney
Jan 16, 2022
On War & Peace:
Work with allies to impose severe penalties on Russia
I think the most important talk we have is with our allies and making sure that Russia understands that if they take action to overthrow the government or invade Ukraine, that there will be consequences of a severe nature. They've got to understand that
there will be extraordinary consequence. And military options are things we don't talk about, but other consequences we can align with our allies and make sure that the Russians understand that this time, it's going to make a real difference.
Source: Meet the Press 2022 interview of Sen. Mitt Romney
Jan 16, 2022
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