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“I do not want to put U.S. companies in a position where their competitors are behaving in a way that is inconsistent with the way they are required to behave. That is neither fair, nor will it solve the problem.”
“You eventually have to figure out how to balance the books. So that's the reason I gave up my day job to come do this was to go fight to create the space where spending matches America's capacity to tax, and that means economic growth and a smaller, humbler federal government.”
“זו האחריות של ממשלת ארצות הברית להחזיר את ההרתעה באופן שישמור על החיילים שלנו בטוחים ויגן על אמריקה. זה כולל, לפי תפיסתי, לעזור לישראל לפעול באופן שבו היא צריכה על מנת להביס את חמאס בעזה.”
“ארצות הברית מספקת סיוע לישראל כבר במשך שנים על גבי שנים – סיוע שמגיע משתי המפלגות. אני לא רואה שום סיבה להאמין שזה ישתנה.”
“אני חושב שאזרחי ישראל צריכים להבין שהאזרחים האמריקנים נמצאים איתם.”
“אנחנו צריכים את היכולת לפעול במהירות כמו יריבינו.”
“דיפלומטיה ופעולה צבאית הולכים יד ביד.”
“If terrorists are already on our southern border, a national-security failure has already occurred.”
“In Wichita, the district I represent, the 'Air Capital of the World,' general aviation is critical to the proper functioning of our airspace and is a key driver of economic growth, innovation, and job creation.”
“The Islamic State has apparently gained control of several dozen kilograms of radioactive material from research institutions in Mosul, Iraq. It cannot be made into a nuclear bomb, but it could be used in a 'dirty bomb' to contaminate a wide area with radioactivity.”
“I am working hard to provide solutions to meet a most pressing goal: preserving our way of life for our kids and grandkids.”
“I eat and breathe small government and freedom.”
“Unfortunately, instead of standing up to Iran, the Obama administration is giving in to the Iranians' bizarre tantrums and illogical arguments.”
“Hillary Clinton cannot be the president of the United States.”
“If Congress wants to reform our nation's air traffic control system, it must do so without creating new mandatory user fees and additional layers of regulatory bureaucracy.”
“Every Muslim leader must unequivocally proclaim that terror committed in the name of Islam violates the core tenets of the Prophet Mohammed, and they must do so repeatedly. Period.”
“If you choose to put political expediency and politics ahead of the men and women on the ground, for that, you'll have to answer to yourself. I find it morally reprehensible.”
“There is only one Republican presidential candidate that has a proven, courageous, and conservative record on national security: Marco Rubio.”
“I think Secretary Clinton tried to hide every one of her emails. She destroyed 30,000 of them.”
“There are many Muslims of good will and despise this extremism as much as anyone of any other faith.”