If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.
JIM DEMINTI think I’m the only senator who does not see a president when I look in the mirror.
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As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society’s most vulnerable.
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So, the point I’m making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it’s the job of every congressman and senators to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.
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No funding for Planned Parenthood; protect the unborn.
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Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.
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Too many Americans are dependent on federal government.
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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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American exceptionalism requires understanding biblical view.
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I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.
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The Tea Party doesn’t like politicians.
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Government-run schools can’t instill morals and character.
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I don’t even like playing a contentious role.
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I like to be a strategic policy guy.
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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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We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.
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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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