Dan Webster

“John Boehner is a friend.”

“I would like to give evidence we can lead. And I think the only way we can do that is to unify the diversity of the party.”

“When you wait to the last minute, you rush to get things done, and the closer you get to the deadline, the less options you have.”

“If we do our job right, then we have everything to stand on. If we don't do our job, we have everything to lose on.”

“I'm going to be as sincere as I can in delivering the message I think is right. If people agree, great, and if they don't, I did my best.”

“We're not even supposed to have a break in August if we have not passed the appropriations bills. It's in the House rules.”

“All I want to do is get back to a principle-based Congress.”

“I was told freshman Republicans don't get their bills heard.”

“I was Speaker of the House in Florida, first Republican speaker in 120 years. And I totally dismantled the way this House worked and turned it around to what I believe is right.”

“There are amendments never offered, there are bills never heard, that are basically killed because of the process.”

“Every member of Congress deserves a seat at the table to be involved in the process. I will continue fighting for this to become a reality in Washington, and will be running for speaker of the House.”

“I never talk about my opponent because I don't think it's my right to judge.”

“Are we going to just change the personalities in the speakership? Or are we going to fundamentally transform the way we do business here in Washington, D.C.?”

“Some people have been talking about - every place I go, they bring up the issue of foreign aid. I go, 'You can't get rid of all foreign aid.'”

“I don't do anything political on Sundays.”

“I'm a plodder, not a planner.”

“Principle says it's not who put forth an idea. It's not the position of the person who put forth an idea; it's not the longevity of the person or the party of the person. That's not what it is at all. In a power system, that's the way it works. But in a principle system, it's what it says.”

“We have a spending problem, not a taxing problem. The less we spend, the more jobs we have the potential to create.”

“If principles don't determine what you are going to pass or do, then power will.”

“The key is - I'll say the key - number one, I pray every day.”