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After hearing from my colleagues, I have decided to run for Speaker of the House. Let's work together to make a difference for our country.
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We know the Constitution gives the purse strings to the House.
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Every American, whether Democrat or Republican, agrees that job creation and affordable energy will be crucial to our economic turnaround.
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Servers make very little in regular wages and largely rely on tips to pay the bills and budget for weeks ahead.
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We have the best-trained military in the world.
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I want a leader that sets out a path. I want one that doesn't just talk about cuts, but talks about the shining city on the hill. We're only going to get out of this problem if we grow this economy.
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When it comes to tyrants, dictators and terrorists, strength and the threat of force is the only language they understand.
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Together, we can create something new, something bold, and something to act as a check and balance to Washington's out-of-touch agenda.
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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.
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You have to reform the visa program. The chain migration system doesn't work. You need a guest workers program.
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I don't come from an Ivy League school or anywhere else.
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My wife Judy and I have two kids: Connor, 17, and Meghan, who is 14. My wife and I no longer worry about what we become - we are worried about what our children become.
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Outside of the family, education is the greatest determinant of social mobility.
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For restaurants that have a minimum gratuity charge on large groups, the IRS will now count those tips as regular wages rather than traditional tips that we are all familiar with when we dine out. Ask any server, and they will tell you that this will directly affect their day-to-day lifestyle.
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America is nation of people striving to make life better for themselves and for their families.
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We pledge to you that we will create jobs. End economic uncertainty and make America more competitive. We will cut Washington wasteful spending and reduce the size of government. And we will reform Congress and restore your trust in government.
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The challenge has been, we make policy in the world of politics.
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Despite support from a majority of Americans, a majority of the House of Representatives, and a majority of the Senate, Keystone XL is stuck - stalled by special-interest politics.
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It's the old Washington fiscal game of Jenga. You try to build as much debt as you can take, as much tax as you can take, until you topple the entire economy.
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Every sandwich I sold, the city got more sales tax, the state got more. But they came in and they would want to give me a ticket because I have a sign outside trying to get more business, right?
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My belief is you have one chance to make a first impression.
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I don't want to become Washington.
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Energy is the issue I care most about.
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I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.
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