“The only things that work are having a clear point of view and knowing how to get your message across to the country so that the people support and understand your mission. This way we’re not divided, and special interest groups cannot buy the outcomes they want and rip us apart.”Tagged: Leadership, Communication, Lobbying, Government, Unity
“We shouldn’t take any fiscal advice from members of a Congress that can’t pass a budget, nor should we expect them to keep their job-creating promises. We need someone who is a tough negotiator and a real leader.”Tagged: Congress, Government, Budget, Policy, Debt
“There is no reason the federal government should profit from student loans. This only makes an already difficult problem worse. The Federal Student Loan Program turned a $ 41.3 billion profit in 2013. These student loans are probably one of the only things that the government shouldn’t make money…”Tagged: Education, Policy, Debt, College, Government
“I’m not as concerned about the kids growing up in wealthy communities, where high property taxes have allowed them to build great schools, hire the best teachers, and provide all the supplies they need. Those schools are doing fine. In many urban areas, however, schools must fight for every tax…”Tagged: Taxes, Policy, Education, Government, Teachers
“Our national educational system was never intended to be limited to the three R’s, history, and science. It was designed to produce well-rounded young people capable of prospering in the world. In addition to an education, kids were supposed to graduate with some basic values, self-discipline, and…”Tagged: Education, Policy, Government, Political Correctness, Values
“Education has to be run locally. Common Core, No Child Left Behind, and Race to the Top are all programs that take decisions away from parents and local school boards. These programs allow the progressives in the Department of Education to indoctrinate, not educate, our kids.”Tagged: Education, Policy, Government
“Spending money on our military is also smart business. Who do people think build our airplanes and ships, and all the equipment that our troops should have? American workers, that’s who. So building up our military also makes economic sense because it allows us to put real money into the system and…”Tagged: Business, Military, The Economy, Work, Government
“Citizenship is not a gift we can afford to keep giving away, and I will find a legal way of stopping this policy.”Tagged: Immigration, Citizenship, Government, Policy
“In 2011, the Government Accountability Office reported that there were three million arrests that could be attributed to the incarcerated alien population, including tens of thousands of violent criminals. There were 351,000 criminal illegal aliens in our prisons— that number does not include the…”Tagged: Immigration, Crime, Government, Incarceration
“To start with, we need a government that is committed to winning and has experience in winning.”Tagged: Leadership, Politics, Government
“But let me add that while my critics are pushing their policy agendas, the last thing we need are more plans that evaporate after the elections.”Tagged: Government, Policy, Politics
“Who knows? When I began speaking out, I was a realist. I knew the relentless and incompetent naysayers of the status quo would anxiously line up against me, and they have: The politicians who talk a great game in campaigns— and play like total losers when they try to actually govern because they…”Tagged: Leadership, Immigration, Government, Lobbying
“When I began speaking out, I was a realist. I knew the relentless and incompetent naysayers of the status quo would anxiously line up against me, and they have: The politicians who talk a great game in campaigns— and play like total losers when they try to actually govern because they can’t govern;…”Tagged: Politicians, Government, Lobbyists, Media, Immigration