We in this House are role models. People all over the world watch us and study us. When we fall short, they lose hope. When we fail, they despair.
Government should take management lesson from private sector.
1994 GOP victory destroyed bipartisanship.
1995 government shutdown from GOP underestimating Clinton.
Press plays “gotcha”; limit press briefings.
Private scholarships for students at hopeless schools.
I think Ron Paul’s views are totally outside the mainstream of virtually every decent American.
I want to make sure every House Republican is protected from some kind of dishonest Democratic ad. So let me say on the record, any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood.
President Obama is a president so weak that he makes Jimmy Carter look strong.
Without Jimmy Carter we might not have gotten Ronald Reagan, without Ronald Reagan there would probably still be a Soviet Union.
And my point was one I think that you’d agree with, which is there’s no room in America for a black racist, a Latino racist, or a white racist, or an Asian racist, or a Native American racist. Now, we’re either color blind or we’re not color blind.
So I’d be quite happy to have a three-hour Lincoln-Douglas-style debate with Barack Obama. I’d let him use a teleprompter. I’ll just rely on knowledge. We’ll do fine.
Personal responsibility extends to the purchase of health insurance. Citizens should not be able to cheat their neighbors by not buying insurance, particularly when they can afford it, and expect others to pay for their care when they need it.
We have to pull back, and we have to recognize it.
We do agree that our country must take action to address climate change.
Governor Romney may be running for CEO, I’m running for President.
Gingrich – Primary mission, Advocate of civilization, Definer of civilization, Teacher of the rules of civilization, Leader of the civilizing forces.
It doesn’t matter what I do. People need to hear what I have to say. There’s no one else who can say what I can say. It doesn’t matter what I live.
In the middle of a recession no tax increase is justified because it kills jobs, and any tax increase is a job-killing measure and should be defeated.
An energy tax punishes senior citizens, it punishes rural Americans, if you use electricity it punishes you. This bill will increase your cost of living and may kill your job.
I don’t care who you are, I care who you want to be.