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A compilation of quotations on a variety of issues by national, state and regional writers, well-known personalities, just plain everyday people and from various publications collected by the editors of THE ADVANCE.

Quotes for our Times:

Matt Vespa, Senior Editor at Townhall.com: We know how voters reacted to Trump's address to Congress. Dems are in serious trouble.

You knew that liberal America was going to hate it, but we don’t care about those people. They had their time. It’s over. It’s done. It’s now our time to lead, govern, and drag this country out of the dementia-laden mess left by Joe Biden and his clown car of incompetents who wrecked the country.

Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D, former Lt. Governor of New York State and author of Beating Obamacare: The truth behind the Medicaid melodrama.

Congress isn't taking a chainsaw to Medicaid, but Republicans are looking to slow spending growth. That will allow Congress to renew Trump's 2017 tax cuts, which are about to expire.

Before 2017, the U.S. was losing 10 multinational corporate headquarters a year to countries with lower corporate taxes. After Trump's 2017 cuts, the exodus stopped. Renewing those corporate tax cuts is essential to save American jobs. Possibly yours.

Liz Peek, Fox News contributor: Top takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress. Start with making America optimistic again.

The theme of Trump’s speech was the renewal of the American dream. He is off to a good start, but Americans will want to see results and, in particular, want to see inflation subside. Tuesday night’s speech will not bring down the cost of eggs, but it may boost confidence that his policies will ultimately pay off.

That will be a win, for Trump and the country.

Hugh Hewitt, talk show host and political commentator: Why does President Trump care so much about an American Iron Dome?

When President Trump talks about the need for an Iron Dome for America, it’s not capriciousness or puff talk on a global scale. It’s a pressing need, as is the Columbia-class ballistic missile-carrying submarine and the B-21 bomber, two kegs of our nuclear triad that need deployment as the old legs at sea and in the air age out.

There are problems and there are problems. Do not assume that the threat of a first strike on America 'is nothing.' It's real. And we ought to take real steps now to deter it.

Marc Tamasco, political commentator: Comedian, father of three girls, says men in women's sports was final straw for many voters.

[Comedian Chris Distefano] claimed that when Democrats failed to address the issue of men participating in women's sports — and actually advocated for the issue — is when many high-profile individuals such as Joe Rogan decided to take a stand.

According to Distefano, when Democrats decided to ignore 'common sense' fixes to the issue, such as creating an all-trans league, 'that's when the shift that I noticed as a comedian, when the 'Rogans' of the world and the powerful people start saying, 'Okay, okay, okay, you've now lost me completely, and I can't stand by this anymore.''