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“Creating on-campus communities for student veterans will help ease the transition from military to student life by providing networking opportunities, assistance with federal benefits, and career services.”
“I've taken legislation that people have been trying to pass for 10 or 15 years, and I got it passed.”
“My son was born right here in Florida; he went to public schools and went to the University of Florida and surprised me - I'll tell you that - when he went into the service.”
“The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy.”
“I really do believe in succession building and giving people experience for future leadership.”
“All polling places should be safe, without discrimination against any religion.”
“We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible.”
“We are a nation of laws, and we should live by the rule of law. And sometimes we should have a little bit of common sense.”
“I always tell people that being the mayor of an urban city for eight years was like getting run over by a truck every day. There's inner satisfaction, but 24 hours a day, every day, I'm on duty.”
“I'm from Florida, which I consider more southern. You cannot put Florida in the same category as California or New York.”
“My concept of hitting the ground running and being an effective legislator is to focus on my district and having really good constituent work.”
“I definitely think there should be stronger gun safety laws, including prohibiting the sale of assault weapons, probably banning the sale of certain magazines that allow you to fire a large amount of bullets.”
“Veterans are one area where Republicans and Democrats have made progress together.”
“I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress. Eventually, I went home and became the mayor of my city, West Palm Beach. I was mayor for eight years.”
“A strong, unwavering relationship between the U.S. and its allies Japan and South Korea is necessary for the national and economic security of all three countries.”
“One of the best things we can do for our country, for advancing our children, is to upgrade our child care system.”
“Yachts are job creators.”
“Sometimes less is better with government.”
“Why give Russia or Syria any reason to doubt that Obama would use force?”
“ISIL is dangerous. They're a threat. They're a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with.”