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“I believe you can work with anybody.”
“If elected Speaker, I promise you that we will have the courage to lead the fight for our conservative principles and make our case to the American people. But we will also have the wisdom to listen to our constituents and each other so that we always move forward together.”
“Too many people in Washington care about power institutions, not caring about changing the lives of everyday Americans.”
“Fortunately, there is a project that will create jobs, provide direct investment in our economy, and move us closer to our longstanding goal of becoming energy independent: the Keystone XL pipeline.”
“I like to be around people, so I ended up being roommates, right? I had a house. I lived with four guys.”
“אם אבחר ליושב ראש, אני מבטיח לך שיהיה לנו האומץ להוביל את המאבק על העקרונות השמרניים שלנו ולהגיש את ענייננו לעם האמריקני. אבל תהיה לנו גם החוכמה להקשיב לבוחרינו וזה לזה כדי שנמשיך להתקדם יחד.”
“ישנם שני סוגים שונים של מנהיג. מנהיג יכול להיות כמו מדחום או תרמוסטט. מדחום יגיד לך מה הטמפרטורה. תרמוסטט לא רק יגיד לך מה הטמפרטורה, אלא שהוא יעביר אותך לטמפרטורה שצריך להגיע אליה.”
“אני שמרן. אני מאמין ברעיון של חופש וחירות.”
“The gasoline tax is a user fee, but it does not fill enough of the need, and you want cars to be more efficient.”
“It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.”
“We know Africa does not have the same medical treatments as we do.”
“We have to defend America and be strong.”
“My family was not Republicans. I'm the youngest. I came to this party based upon choice.”
“I believe the Constitution matters: that it's not just a few pieces of paper.”
“The best thing for the American public is that we do our job. That Washington changes. That the Senate and the House get together and fix their differences and find common ground.”
“What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue.”
“We're going to do tax reform to let people keep more of what they earn, grow an economy, and be able to save for your children's future and buy a new house.”
“How we fund transportation in this country is broken. You all pay a gasoline tax, right? Well, cars go farther, we get electric cars, and so on. And then we do more with the money than just build roads. We do bike lanes and mass transit.”
“Most accountants will tell you the majority of small businesses run as an S Corporation.”
“I met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, visited our allies in the Arab Gulf, traveled to Tunisia and Iraq, met with President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine, and visited our allies in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.”