Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that.
MARCO RUBIOWhen I’m president of the United States, we’re going to have a VA that cares more about our veterans than about the bureaucrats who work at the VA.
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Once again, America finds itself with some leaders who believe we can ignore the world without consequences here at home. Apparently they’re oblivious to the reality that we are less insulated from global events than ever before.
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Conservatives aren’t anti-immigrant – conservatives are pro-legal immigration.
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Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for.
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I am prepared to discuss the things that I believe we need to do not just to raise the debt limit. Raising the debt limit is the easiest thing. That’s one vote away. The hard thing is to show the world we are serious about putting our spending in order so we can show people we’ll able to pay our bills down the road.
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I am but a generation removed from poverty and despair. Where would I be today if there had never been an America?
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National security – the military is the first thing we should spend money on. You have to fully fund that first. And then you should be paying for everything else.
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I could be anything I wanted because I was an American. And I hope that that’s really what’s propelled me into public service.
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I believe God has blessed our country. This country has been extraordinarily blessed.
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Well, the most important thing a president will be is commander-in-chief. And that requires having an understanding of the complex issues on foreign policy. Foreign policy presents us often with hard choices, not black or white choices.
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The most important institution in society is the family. If the family breaks down, society breaks down.
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The triad is our ability of the United States to conduct nuclear attacks using airplanes, using missiles launched from silos or from the ground, and also from our nuclear subs’ ability to attack. And it’s important – all three of them are critical. It gives us the ability at deterrence.
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We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.
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Unfortunately, President Obama’s failed policies of new regulations, higher taxes, and Obamacare and his anti-business rhetoric have hit Hispanics especially hard. Big government really hurts those who are trying to make it.
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I don’t ever remember them telling us or teaching us that the only way we could be more successful is if other people were less successful. They never inculcated the belief that somehow, in order for us to climb the ladder, other people have to come down from the ladder.
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The No. 1 issue in the Hispanic American community is ‘How do I leave my children better off than myself?
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