Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps.
JIM DEMINTI know I was a businessman for years, and I stayed up countless nights worrying about having to let one person go. It’s a terrible thing to do.
More Jim DeMint Quotes
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If a person wants to be publicly gay, they should not be teaching in the public schools.
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Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator – life, liberty and freedom.
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A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.
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Government-run schools can’t instill morals and character.
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I know I was a businessman for years, and I stayed up countless nights worrying about having to let one person go. It’s a terrible thing to do.
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Anyone who says the Republicans have been irresponsible aren’t looking at the facts.
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I like to be a strategic policy guy.
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Frankly, if independents and Democrats want to work with us on conservative ideas, I can do that better at Heritage than as a partisan inside.
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The problem we’ve got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.
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NCLB should be called “More Children Left behind”.
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I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.
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I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they’re active, informed, and engaged.
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Gay marriage considered immoral by all the world’s religions.
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Allow states to opt out of No Child Left Behind.
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But my bill, the Drill Now Act, would actually expedite the whole process, let the Interior Department move ahead quicker… It would stop the radical environmental lawyers from delaying for years with frivolous lawsuits the leasing of the property.
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