John Fleming Quotes
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The Freedom Caucus, like many of the members, feel like that we have too much of a top-heavy, power-based type of leadership program where the decisions are made exclusively at the top and that members voices are not heard, which means that our constituents' voices are not heard: those that we represent.
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We need to restore the Bush tax cuts or actually make them permanent.
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Everybody who is a Republican wants to call themselves conservative even if they don't necessarily vote that way.
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In this country, most people feel that being successful in their business is a virtue, not a vice, and once we begin to identify it as a vice, this country is going down.
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There is no ground on which House Republican leaders should compromise until Democrats are finally ready to give up their spending addiction.
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If we want to increase revenue, we need more taxpayers. The way to do that is employ more people.
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While we must condemn any misuse of their authority, let's not forget that, by far, police are fulfilling their duty to protect and serve.
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I think among different members there had been concerns that the RSC had grown so large, and it had many members who really didn't have that conservative voting records, which really is a testimony to what a positive brand conservatism is.
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Don't take risk, and don't get into debt.
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I can't think of anything right now that could be more damaging for our economy than passing and putting into effect and implementing Obamacare.
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We'll keep sending more and more conservatives to Washington, and we'll eventually get these bills passed. But don't be afraid to pass good, strong, conservative legislation.
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Louisiana's a very conservative state. When we've ever polled this, we've found that they like conservative reforms. They want us to fight back against our leadership and Democrats, so it's very consistent.
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We know that terrorism is going to happen in the future, and we need to be prepared for it.
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Republicans must stop putting tax increases on the fiscal cliff negotiating table and start demanding that Democrats put forth serious proposals to reduce spending.
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Let's be clear: raising taxes during a very slow recovery is likely to lead to another recession, and it will do absolutely nothing to balance the budget.
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I have never believed in the fallacy that the federal government can buy its way out of economic troubles through needless spending. For that reason, I am proud to oppose 'stimulus' packages and endless corporate bailouts, which will do little but weaken the long-term integrity of the American economy.
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Louisiana wants a leader that will take their values to D.C. and will fight for them without wavering.
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We love a growing private sector that allows people freedom of choice, to choose their health plan, to choose their doctor, to choose their hospital.
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President Obama is more and more beginning to look like the hypocrite-in-chief when it comes to the war on terrorism. All sorts of things that he criticized the president for, he's actually continued and even extended. This drone attack program, he's got it at the highest level ever.
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As a congressman, why should I be forced to peruse cable stations and blog sites for information on the discussions and then be asked to vote for the deal when I have no input and no time to know even what's in it?
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We all say that we want to repeal Obamacare, and we would all love a clean, full repeal. But the truth is, sometimes it's kind of like making sausage. You have to do it one step at a time. You've got to approach it from the standpoint that you make substantial gains today, and then the next opportunity, you make more.
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I introduced H.Res 430, a congressional resolution calling upon the president to declare a National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement.
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I don't think we should run government based on economists' predictions.
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The first thing we need is for President Obama to finally enforce current immigration law and strengthen our borders. To take up any other agenda is bad policy for the American people and bad politics for Republicans.