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Madam Speaker, the numbers are in. Once again, the Federal Government is going to achieve an annual deficit of more than $1 trillion. Now, how much is $1 trillion? Because we throw around that number far too often. If you spend $1 million…
You've got to take the whole sentence, all right, as opposed to saying, and then change it just a little bit, because then it sounds very different. I've said throughout the campaign my focus, my concern, my energy is going to be devoted…
I'm in this race because I care about Americans. I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I will fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich. They're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the…
The Constitution is all about the means. That is the whole reason for having a Constitution.
Yes. That is my understanding based on the text of the Constitution, based on the history of the Constitution, its original understanding, and on custom and practice as it has evolved over the last two centuries.
That is a congressional prerogative, outlined in Article I, Section 8.
It is important because it is what the Constitution requires. We have to follow the Constitution.
Efficiency doesn't always lead to liberty, and frequently, it leads to exactly the opposite position.
constitutional government is necessarily, by its very nature, frustrating.
the Antitrust Division stated that it 'will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action to stop any anticompetitive use of SEP rights.'
this should be about appropriate powers of the executive branch. It should not be about Republican or Democratic philosophies.
the President has taken power that belongs to the people and is authorized to be exercised only by those duly elected to the U.S. Senate.
I certainly disagreed with the policy and the constitutional analysis that went into the passage and signing by the President of the Affordable Care Act.
I understand and I share the frustration that so many Americans have expressed over the fact that there are delays at times.
I have had a number of disagreements with this administration both on matters of policy and on matters of constitutional interpretation.
It is almost impossible to measure, to quantify in any precise sense the amount of economic loss that will come from this.