The problem we’ve got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.
JIM DEMINTFrankly, if independents and Democrats want to work with us on conservative ideas, I can do that better at Heritage than as a partisan inside.
More Jim DeMint Quotes
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No funding for Planned Parenthood; protect the unborn.
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A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.
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Allow states to opt out of No Child Left Behind.
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We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.
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I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.
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Government-run schools can’t instill morals and character.
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Anyone who says the Republicans have been irresponsible aren’t looking at the facts.
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I have been on shop floors. I have talked to a lot of the companies that create jobs in South Carolina and across the country. And what they want is less regulation.
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I like to be a strategic policy guy.
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Gay marriage considered immoral by all the world’s religions.
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I don’t even like playing a contentious role.
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I think I’m the only senator who does not see a president when I look in the mirror.
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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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The Tea Party doesn’t like politicians.
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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.
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