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The American people say, 'Don't touch Social Security, don't touch Medicare, don't cut defense.' That's 84 percent of the federal budget.
What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.
Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices.
The idea that the Crusades and the fight of Christendom against Islam is somehow an aggression on our part is absolutely anti-historical.
The secret to having everything you want out of life is the realization that you really don't want most of the things you think you want.
The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't.
Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.
One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.
It is time to recognize a simple fact of life. Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves.
In Las Vegas, people know that the odds are stacked against them. On Wall Street, they manipulate the odds while you are playing the game.
I have worked for three decades as a staunch advocate of building a big tent party that includes both pro-choice and pro-life Republicans.
I am not a libertarian, and I fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement.
Ten of those Republican incumbents, all of whom voted for the impeachment of President Clinton, are from states that Bill Clinton carried.
There have existed, in every age and every country, two distinct orders of men - the lovers of freedom and the devoted advocates of power.
Government does best when it helps people help themselves. Human dignity is found not in a handout but in being able to do for one's self.
Voluntary personal savings accounts would enable future retirees to harness the power of the marketplace when saving for their retirements.
We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.
If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.
While so much of our economic life is thriving, too much of our moral life is still stagnating. As a people, we need to reaffirm our faith.
Congress should not be like the Super Bowl where you have to have one team that's going to win and another team that's going to be a loser.
Why can't DFW compete like San Francisco does with Oakland, like Miami does with Fort Lauderdale, and like Chicago O'Hare does with Midway?
The principal role of the President of the United States is the security of the country and participating in trying to stabilize the world.
We cannot forget the little things we take for granted in America that remain the disdain of dictators and terrorists throughout the world.
I thought of something my old coach at Staunton had often said: 'We win some, we lose some, and some get rained out; but we always suit up.'
America enjoys the best health care in the world, but the best is no good if folks can't afford it, access it and doctor's can't provide it.
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.
I wanted to go to Washington to bring people together who had never been together before. I wanted to break down the barriers between races.
Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?
Through its interpretation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court hugely shapes the fabric of our society for us and for future generations.
Power tends to confuse itself with virtue, and a great nation is peculiarly susceptible to the idea that its power is a sign of God's favor.
In today's world, it is no longer unimaginable to think that business can operate - and even thrive - in an environmentally-friendly manner.
I have worked for three decades as a staunch advocate of building a 'big tent' party that includes both pro-choice and pro-life Republicans.
My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.
Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium.
Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this.
I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.
The big secret to winning elections is to get more votes than your opponent. My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study.
While it's true that Washington would benefit from more civility, the Senate, behind the scenes, is an extraordinarily collegial institution.
There are certain skills that business people have that are - that are, in fact, helpful in - when it comes to being in political leadership.
I am pro-life, I believe human life begins at conception. I also believe that embryonic stem cell research should be encouraged and supported.
The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations.
I was one of God's chosen few, no doubt about it. Not only being elected, but the joy and pleasure I derived from it. It was a wonderful life.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
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.
My male colleagues sometimes wonder if I understand as much about defense as I ought to. Of course if I agree with them, they think that I do.
All the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.
I have characterized Nixon as a loner, a cold man with great self-confidence and a one-track mind centered on the advancement of Richard Nixon.
The United States has put more money on HIV, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis than any country in the world and it's having an impact real quick.
We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.
You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.