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Taxpayers should not be on the hook for subsidizing former presidents' lives to the tune of millions of dollars.
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Those that have received care here in Des Moines at the VA center or the VA hospital here have said that they do receive good care. However, it's getting into the system - the wait periods. We have to do something about that. The care here has been good. We're not seeing that in other states.
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I am deeply concerned for the safety of our people brought by a lack of a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIL.
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The state knows best how to protect resources.
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My parents taught us to live within our means. It's time to force Washington to do the same.
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I have never once claimed that I have a Combat Action Badge. I have never claimed that I have a Purple Heart. What I have claimed is that I have served in a combat zone.
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I do not support a federal minimum wage. I think every state has a different economy, a different cost of living. I don't believe that's the role of the federal government.
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I grew up in southwest Iowa, on a farm north of Stanton, Iowa, which is a tiny little town, a farming community. I went to Iowa State University and joined Army ROTC while I was there and just have had such a phenomenal life. I am a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Cleaning up the mess in Washington is gonna take a whole lot of Iowa common sense.
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We want Iowa to remain red. We have worked so hard to get here. We will not be a purple state: we will be a red state.
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I have a beautiful little Smith & Wesson, 9 millimeter, and it goes with me virtually everywhere. But I do believe in the right to carry, and I believe in the right to defend myself and my family - whether it's from an intruder or whether it's from the government, should they decide that my rights are no longer important.
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I think we do have cyclic changes in weather, and I think that's been throughout the course of history.
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I am very proud of my service, and by law, I am defined as a combat veteran.
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It was only by luck and the blessings of God that my soldiers did not encounter an assault, that we did not run over an IED. And to dishonor our service by saying we're not worthy of being called combat veterans is insulting to the majority of men and women who serve their country honorably.
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I say scrap the IRS. Let's start all over again.
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You have to be committed to expand rights and opportunities for all women.
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I believe that wholeheartedly - that we have to maintain a strong national defense.
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We have to have somebody that will express conservative views, of course, and I'm looking for somebody that is very Reaganesque. Someone that can reach all aspects of our voting population here in America.
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We are way overstepping bounds as federal legislators.
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I do believe that we need to lower taxes on our hard working Iowans immediately.
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It's not enough to be a woman. You have to care about women's issues. And women's issues here in Iowa are that we have a strong economy. We have jobs that our sons and daughters can go off to someday. We have a great educational system. And women want strong national defense. We want to know that our families are going to be safe.
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You have to be a leader with a vision, and you have to show Iowans that you want it... and not just a woman.
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Let's shut down the EPA.
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There's a lot we can achieve if we work together.
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