Bill Flores

“I'm not philosophically opposed to raising the retirement age... I accept the fact that I may have to raise my retirement age for that.”

“Any agreement with Iran should have strong verification and enforcement safeguards to prevent future cheating.”

“For years, Iran has worked to position itself to dominate the entire Middle East and to impose its version of radical Islam on society. It is actively working to destabilize Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria.”

“Mr. Trump needs to show how he will address the critical issues on the minds of Americans: national security and economic opportunity for hardworking American families. Americans need to see more vision and less trash talk.”

“My gut tells me that the Supreme Court will rule the subsidies to be illegal, and therefore, Obamacare will fail.”

“I don't have all the answers, so my goal is to make sure that the 180-some odd members of the RSC each have a seat at the table where we can talk about their vision.”

“I cannot avoid forgiving everybody that threw a brick at me during my various campaigns, so I think it's important for all of us to bury that and say, 'OK, we need to look forward' - we've got to move forward from 'never Trump' to 'never Hillary.'”

“We're facing an enemy today in the Islamic State that knows no national boundaries. It doesn't have a moral code of conduct.”

“I don't endorse people that bash judges based on his ethnic heritage.”

“I think it's long overdue, and I believed that Doris Miller should have been honored a long time ago.”

“It is my plan to lead the RSC as a member-driven organization which puts forth positions developed through member participation and dialogue consistent with the RSC's mission and the U.S. Constitution.”

“The good thing about Cruz is we know who he is today, and we'll know exactly who he'll be in the White House.”

“What I'd like to do is continue a private sector, free market Main Street types of policies. And those include less regulation. They include a fairer, flatter tax system.”

“When you look at all of the conservative groups in town and across the country, we all agree on the same things. Where we sometimes get into a disagreement is over the tactics to get to the endpoint.”

“House Speaker Paul Ryan has actually started using a phrase lately - 'Raise our gaze.' He's exactly right, too. That's what I'd like to see in a presidential candidate. I don't like the bricks being thrown back and forth. That's not inspiring to me and to most of our electorate, I think.”

“We feel that the Republican platform presents the best opportunity for the success of minority families. All minority groups seek the same opportunities in the United States that the settlers from Europe did when they came over.”

“Imagine having all of your freedoms taken away, being forced to work against your will, and constantly living under the threat of violence - in short, being forced to live as a slave. Sadly, this situation is a reality for millions of children, women, and men each year as part of the global human trafficking industry.”

“Healthy marriages are the ones between a man and a woman because they can have a healthy family, and they can raise children in a way that's best for their future, not only socially but psychologically, economically, from a health perspective.”

“If you read the Senate rules, there are provisions where the Senate parliamentarian can be overridden.”

“Rule of law has prevailed over Obama's unconstitutional executive overreach.”