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“If you want a politician, then you probably shouldn't vote for me.”
“Meaningful ethics reform is vital to restoring public confidence in Missouri's political system.”
“I am firmly of the view that the Missouri citizens deserve transparent and accountable government, especially in the expenditure of their tax dollars.”
“Republican liberty depends on citizen participation, on a government that is of, for, and by the people.”
“It's far from clear that restoring Christian social authority is an appropriate aim of politics in the first place.”
“I am 100 percent pro-life and have been my whole life. That means I am opposed to abortion at any stage of pregnancy, and I am opposed to embryonic stem-cell research.”
“Senator McCaskill - she's been in D.C. forever. She's turned her back on farmers. She's ignored working families.”
“I don't take anything that I read in the newspaper at face value on either side - from anybody.”
“I will not let the interests of powerful corporations close our economy or jeopardize consumers.”
“The Constitution treats religious belief as uniquely special, uniquely central to the dignity of the human person, and, for that reason, beyond the power of the state to control.”
“Fighting public corruption is essential to preserving a working democracy that people have confidence in. I said that time and again on the campaign trail, and that's why it's such a high priority for me.”
“Facts are often complicated.”
“The Obama administration contends that starting a for-profit business means leaving religious liberty behind. The administration has effectively told the Supreme Court that for-profit companies have no right to act on moral convictions the government opposes. They are about profits. That position is deeply mistaken.”
“Republican government - self-government by the people - is at the heart of what it means to be free.”
“The people in Washington are getting rich with our money. Under President Barack Obama, the federal government swelled to record size, and it took more and more of our money to pay for it. Who benefitted? Not Missouri farmers or workers.”
“If people can't expect their government to be honest and clean, they can't expect anything from it.”
“Labor, and the ability to earn one's own way, is central to dignity and, indeed, to vocation. Christians should seek to broaden the private economy to include more individuals in remunerative labor.”
“Government serves Christ's kingdom rule; this is its purpose. And Christians' purpose in politics should be to advance the kingdom of God - to make it more real, more tangible, more present.”
“No entity in the history of the world has collected more information about you than Google. My office wants to know what exactly Google does with all of the information it's gathering.”
“My view is that Roe v. Wade had no basis in law or fact.”