We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.

About Sam Brownback

Samuel Dale Brownbackis an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the 46th governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Brownback also served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom during the administration of President Donald Trump and was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2008.

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Today, as we look back on the history of our nation and take note of how far we have come as a people, we are reminded that we owe a great debt to those who fought valiantly for the freedoms that we easily take for granted.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

Unborn children do not have a voice, but they are young members of the human family. It is time to look at the unborn child, and recognize that it is really a young human, who can feel pain and should be treated with care.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

We must do everything we can to be more aggressive in confronting Syria about what they are doing in Iraq.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly. The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is time to act.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

It is time for the government of China to stop holding innocent religious figures in captivity merely for peacefully protesting China’s occupation of Tibet.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

This is a bipartisan effort. This is just good common sense. This is where the public wants us to go. They want us to not be so dependent on foreign oil.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

I think we just need to stick to our knitting on the topics and the subjects the American people care about.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

As we consider the fast pace of scientific and technological progress in our modern world, we must not lose our moral compass and give way to ‘free market eugenics’.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas