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“Many defense experts have predicted that we face no greater threat from a single country than from Iran.”
“The Snake and Columbia river system is vital to the Pacific Northwest.”
“Under President Obama, we have spent more money - he has spent more money than any other president in this history, actually, the combined total from Washington up to George W. Bush. President Obama has racked up more spending, $1 trillion deficits. And it's time that he join us in this effort to get our fiscal house in order.”
“By Congress delegating its authority to the executive and judicial branches, we've removed the American people from the process. They're left as bystanders to the whims of executive overreach, and they're watching the country they know and love slip away. Worse, they think their representatives are powerless to stop it.”
“Eastern Washington families and businesses should be able to deduct every penny of state and local sales tax they pay throughout the year from their federal tax bill, especially when people in most states are deducting their state income taxes.”
“People in Eastern Washington should be confident in knowing that the government will not come and seize their property or farm land. Legislation is needed to correct this decision and restore the principle of having limited government involvement.”
“Top-down government programs threaten to limit the freedom and opportunity that made this country great.”
“The Republicans have long had a platform of being pro-life. And I'm someone that believes life begins at conception and should be protected.”
“We must remember that although we come from different backgrounds and ideologies, we're all part of this great experiment in self-governance. We're all united by common values of liberty, justice, and equality of opportunity, even if we don't always agree on how to achieve them.”
“We were given a system of government that places the people at the center of all decision-making and relies on the consent of the governed, with our rights and the government's limitations clearly outlined.”
“Any Supreme Court confirmation needs to be a thoughtful process, with full respect for the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution.”
“I think we should be looking at ways that we can make childcare more available at the place of employment.”
“I've lived the American dream.”
“I do see women voters shifting to the Republican Party and doing so significantly. And the issue that's doing this is the fear the federal government will prevail in making the Affordable Health Care Act permanent law and how that will hurt small businesses.”
“The idea that just because you are a woman you should be supporting Hillary Clinton I think is false. There is a broad base of political views.”
“Throughout human history, some of our most influential inventors, entrepreneurs, and leaders have had disabilities. For example, Bill Gates, Sir Richard Branson, and Charles Schwab are all dyslexic, while scientist Stephen Hawking has used a wheelchair for decades.”
“I was single when I was first elected to Congress - and at 35 years old, I had given up the hope that I'd find my own 'Mr. Wonderful,' get married, and have a family.”
“We should not be strangling ourselves economically by not utilizing the resources we have been given or by putting them off-limits.”
“I think it is important that we respect that women have different political views.”
“It's the people's Supreme Court, and we should let them decide its direction.”