Carlos Lopez-Cantera Quotes
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I think we have enough Washington in Washington, and I think maybe we need a little more Florida, and this recipe that's worked for Florida, in Washington.
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Liberal elites and Democratic Party elders want all Hispanics to fall into a monolithic liberal agenda.
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Rick Scott's my friend. And I think he's done a great job. And it's my experiences with him that are part of the reason I'm running for Senate.
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My father came from Cuba, but he married a nice Jewish girl in Miami, and I followed suit and married a nice Jewish girl in Miami as well.
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Florida doesn't need an immigration law.
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As a believer in the free market, the sooner you have people with a job - the better chance they have a job, the sooner they are employed - the sooner they become consumers. And the sooner they become consumers, the sooner they become deciders about their own health care decisions.
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Now, you may not have known this from my name, Lopez-Cantera, but I'm Jewish.
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We have proven that conservative principles work: less taxes, less government, and more freedom.
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I grew up learning firsthand what it was like to flee communism and oppression.
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It's better to have security and not need it than need it and not have it.
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I think the country will get behind someone who comes from a working-class background, who truly epitomizes the American Dream.
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The good thing about having a Republican primary is that the voters will decide our nominee - unlike the Democrats.
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That's what the founding fathers intended, that most decisions be made at the state level, not at the federal level.
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I support parents making the best decisions for their kids' education.
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I think there'll be a little more Cuban coffee in the governor's office once I'm up there.
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I believe Florida deserves a candidate who will work for Florida every single day and campaign for every Florida voter, no matter where they live, how they worship, or what language they speak around the dinner table.
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Losing an election is very difficult. I've lost an election myself, and it was very difficult.
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I'll put my conservative record up against anybody's record. I have a 10-year career in public service, and I'm proud of the things I've been able to accomplish.
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We are being bullied around the world by Russia and China.
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I've never been a quitter.
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My record proves that I don't make political or public-service decisions based on what typical folks in Washington do, which is, 'What's going to get me past the next election, or what's best for my career?'
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When the opportunity presented itself, I had never been bar mitzvahed. I wasn't going to pass it up.
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I am running for the U.S. Senate so that your kids and mine can continue to live in the kind of country that gave my family the blessings of liberty and freedom that only America offers.
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No government is ever going to get it perfect. The job of policymakers is to continue seeking perfection and making it better and constantly reassessing to ensure that the students and the parents are getting the most out of the education system.