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I happen to think that the states are the most important foundation of our union.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Young people are going to inherit this place so let them be heard early on, i happen to think that the states are the most important foundation of our union.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
I said,' Mr. President, I know there are people that say -- you know, you said you were the chosen one.' And I said,' you were.' I said,' if you're a believing Christian, you understand God's plan for the people who rule and judge over us on this planet in our government.'.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I actually gave the President a little one-pager on Old Testament kings about a month ago, i said,' Mr. President, I know there are people that say -- you know, you said you were the chosen one.' And I said,' you were.' I said,' if you're a believing Christian, you understand God's plan for the people who rule and judge over us on this planet in our government.'.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I'm a big believer that the God of our universe is still very active in the details of the day-to-day lives of government, you know, Barack Obama doesn't get to be the President of the United States without being ordained by God. Neither did Donald Trump.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We are the number one oil and gas producer in the world, we don't intend to use it as a weapon. We intend to make it available and in as many places and as competitively priced as we can.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The kingdom and the leadership in the kingdom .. will find a way to sign a 1,2,3 agreement with the United States, I think.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I don't know, i'm working at the will of the President, just like I always have.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
And as I recall the conversation, he said,' Look, the President is really concerned that there are people in Ukraine that tried to beat him during this presidential election,'.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
There is much work to be done in these upcoming weeks and I remain fully committed to accomplishing the goals that I set out to accomplish at the beginning of my tenure.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
And as I recall the conversation, he said, 'Look, the President is really concerned that there are people in Ukraine that tried to beat him during this presidential election,' 'He thinks they're corrupt and ... that there are still people over there engaged that are absolutely corrupt.'.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
They've been writing the story for at least nine months now. One of these days they will probably get it right, but it's not today, it's not tomorrow, it's not next month.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I'll just briefly say we're going to work with Congress and answer all their questions.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I want to reiterate that United States wholeheartedly condemns Irans attack on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and we call on other nations to do the same.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Why not come and talk to the number one oil and gas producing country in the world?
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Iran knows what the rules of being a good citizen in the world are, if they continue to live outside of the bounds of that, I suspect the U.S. will continue to have a very strong and harsh line toward them.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The president is pretty straightforward about what he believes and he thinks Nord Stream 2 is not in the European Union's best interest and my bet is he'll be more than happy to tell President Putin that straight to his face.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
You would not want to wager that your liberties and your freedoms in a country - the United States in this case - should be left solely to the free market.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We’ve got some really great people … like [director] Brock Long over at FEMA, the administration is being very focused on making sure the state has everything it needs.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
This is a lot bigger issue than just allowing the United States a couple of plants in the southern part of the United States, this is a massively important issue for the security of America and the security for America's allies.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I am convinced without a doubt that on day one, this very committed conservative American will be ready to be commander-in-chief.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Today I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I step aside knowing our party is in good hands, and as long as we listen to the grassroots, the cause of conservatism will be too.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That is why today, I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
You know a broken clock is right once a day, the bottom line is I'm still here, I'm still workin'. We need to be talking about solutions and not just rhetoric out there.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
It'll be a pretty busy day, but that Iran negotiation is going to be torn up on day one, we're going to start the process of securing that border. I'm also going to take a bottle of White-Out with me to get started on all those executive orders that President Obama has put President Obama name to.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Gov. Perry remains committed to competing in Iowa, as well as South Carolina and New Hampshire, and there are many people across the country who continue to work to elect Rick Perry as president, we wish Sam the best in his next endeavor.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
You know, I'm really proud of the men and women that have volunteered. The vast majority of our folks have volunteered to serve until we get our fundraising back on track.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Everything hasn't gone exactly like I wanted in the campaign, you know, I'm really proud of the men and women that have volunteered. The vast majority of our folks have volunteered to serve until we get our fundraising back on track.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
How can you run for the Republican nomination and be for single-payer healthcare? i ask that with all due respect.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Donald Trump’s campaign fired a staffer Sunday for what it said were racially offensive Facebook posts. ‘Effective immediately, Sam Nunberg, a low-level political adviser, is no longer associated with the Donald Trump For president campaign,’ Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said in an interview. The firing, first reported by CNN, followed a report Friday by Business Insider that Nunberg had posted slurs and other offensive content on his private Facebook page in entries dating to 2007.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The people will see a very focused, disciplined candidate.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I think we have the laws in place. Enforcement of those laws is what seems to be lacking, both in Charleston and here in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think that it makes a lot of sense to send a message across this country.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
If we believe in the Second Amendment, and we believe in people's right to protect themselves and defend themselves, and their families. i think we have the laws in place. Enforcement of those laws is what seems to be lacking, both in Charleston and here in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
, Rick Perry suggested Donald Trump with swing state-voters is a headline grabber not a problem solver. ‘ For the last 14 years, I’ve had to live in the real world and deal with real world issues and come up with real world solutions.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I believe that, with all my heart, that if you have the citizens who are well trained, and particularly in these places that are considered to be gun-free zones, that we can stop that type of activity, or stop it before there's as many people that are impacted as what we saw in Lafayette.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think we have the laws in place. Enforcement of those laws is what seems to be lacking, both in Charleston and here in Lafayette, Louisiana, we see individuals who are obviously mentally impacted. These are individuals who I think that somewhere, somebody didn't do their job in the standpoint of enforcing the laws that are only on the book.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think that it makes a lot of sense to send a message across this country, if we believe in the Second Amendment, and we believe in people's right to protect themselves and defend themselves, and their families.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
His attack on veterans make him unfit to be Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces, and he should immediately withdraw from the race for President.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
The specific policies advanced by the president and his allies on the left amount to little more than throwing money at the problem and walking away.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
For too long, we Republicans have been content to lose the black vote because we found that we could win elections without it, when we gave up on trying to win the support of African-Americans, we lost our moral legitimacy as the party of Lincoln.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When we gave up on trying to win the support of African-Americans, we lost our moral legitimacy as the party of Lincoln, i am here to tell you that it is Republicans, not Democrats, who are truly offering black Americans the hope of a better life for themselves and their children.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am proud to live in a country with an African-American president. But President Obama cannot be proud of the fact that the prevalence of black poverty has actually increased under his leadership, the specific policies advanced by the president and his allies on the left amount to little more than throwing money at the problem and walking away.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Today's ruling ends the false narrative that environmental protection can only be achieved through one-size-fits-all federal mandates and at the expense of economic growth - a premise that has been debunked in states like Texas, where smart regulations have proven economic opportunity and environmental protection are not mutually exclusive.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
One size will not fit all. That's not how this country was set up. This week the Supreme Court made decisions that, I'll be real honest with you, I didn't agree with at all, i have said from the get-go that these decisions, particularly that decision about traditional marriage, needed to be made in the states. I believe that with all my heart. That is where that needs to be decided.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Until you've done it you don't even realize what a challenge it is - these broad array of issues that you just have to have more than just passing knowledge of.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Any time there is an accident like this, the President is clear, he doesn't like for Americans to have guns, and so he uses every opportunity, this being another one, to basically go parrot that message.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
President Obama is left to argue chlorine gas attacks on the Syrian people are not chemical warfare, there is a great price to be paid when America does not lead, and innocent Syrian civilians are paying that price today.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
2016 isn't going to be an election about whoever's got the loftiest rhetoric, folks are going to look past at what people are saying and look at what you've done.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
If it hadn't been for South Carolina, there would be no Texas.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Jeb Bush don't get to just pick and choose the amendments Jeb Bush like and discard the ones that don't agree with Jeb Bush political agenda.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
A year out from the New Hampshire primaries I'm not sure it means anything.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I feel comfortable that we'll be able to sit or stand on the stage with the competition and have a really good back and forth.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I think Americans are looking for somebody to come into Washington D.C. and to get away from all of this drama that we've seen from Secretary Clinton over the course of the last few days, i think they're ready for someone who is not a Washington creation.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I'm really concerned that -- not just going forward -- but what has been received at the Clinton Foundation over the course of the years and how that affects this individual's judgment.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I think it falls flat in the face of the American people when it comes to, are you going to trust an individual who has taken that much money from a foreign source? Where's your loyalty?
Found on CNN 9 years ago
[ Rubio kicks off Marco Rubio national book tour today with an appearance in West Des Moines Iowa. Other stops include South Carolina, Nevada and New Hampshire. ] Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry wraps up New Hampshire trip - Dallas Morning News :.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Granite Staters want to see you often, two or three times isn't enough.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Leadership does matter, and there are very functional places in this country.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Don’t they know I am from New Jersey? This stuff doesn’t bother me one bit.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Job creation, not higher taxation, is the best form of revenue generation.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Response is a prayer event, it is a spiritual event. It is not a political event.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Whoever the Republican nominee is, whether it's me or someone else, I hope we will have a legitimate intellectual conversation with the American people about federalism and how to make Washington inconsequential in people's lives.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I basically disregard the critics, they are most likely political hacks who don't have a real interest in having a legitimate conversation about reality.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I was always intrigued with economic development and an economic climate that frees people, it was innate, something I derived from watching people I admired like my father, and it wasn't something I read or studied in school.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Miracles I can't explain, I'll leave those to the good Lord, this is not a miracle. We know how this happened.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If I had any regrets I'd stick around for another four years, i'm ready to go.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If you are an individual who is running for office, this is a good place to be to meet people who have a lot really good ideas about how to to do public policy, and meet men and women who want to see good government put into place, and it's up to the point of, 'Well, I'm gonna loan you not only my name, but lend you some money as well. I'm gonna contribute to your campaign.' And that's all good. That's how this process works.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
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