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Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis is an American politician currently serving as the Governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2019. DeSantis previously served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2018. His tenure as governor has been marked by a focus on conservative policies, including education reform, environmental issues, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis has gained national attention for his stances on various issues, including his support for the Trump Presidential Library in Miami and his administration's initiatives on wildlife management.

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Feb 26, 2014

I think this rule is going to have a chilling effect on speech.

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Feb 26, 2014

this rule cannot stand; it is way over-broad, it will chill core First Amendment speech.

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Feb 26, 2014

you chill these 501(c)(4)s from getting involved in different issues.

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Feb 26, 2014

I don't think Government should be in the speech police business generally, but certainly you shouldn't have the IRS doing this.

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Feb 25, 2014

The justifications that have been offered in defense of the President's conduct have ranged from weak to completely baseless.

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Feb 25, 2014

The framers of the Constitution considered the protection of individual liberty to be the primary function of government.

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Feb 25, 2014

Under our Constitution, the President cannot amend, suspend, or ignore duly-enacted, constitutionally-valid laws.

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Feb 25, 2014

The Constitution delegates no legislative authority to the President.

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Feb 25, 2014

When we are talking about President Obama's failure to faithfully execute, that option is not available.

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Feb 25, 2014

It is often said that ours is a government of laws, not of men.

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Feb 9, 2014

I just wanted to thank the chairman for taking the time to organize this, set this up.

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Feb 4, 2014

So we are spending trillions of dollars to really make only a minor dent in the number of people who run insurance.

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Feb 4, 2014

We are the only line of defense for the American taxpayer to keep track of this.

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Feb 4, 2014

Now we know, and I know that there was some fraud in that because they jiggered the spending versus the taxes to make it appear like it would reduce the deficit.

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Jan 27, 2014

It just seems to me that understanding the nature of this regime, we may never be able to actually have an agreement that works, just given who they are, but why would you go easy on sanctions?

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Jan 27, 2014

I have never asked something of you like this, but please, each one of you should go on the record with the President, the future President, as to what your red lines are.

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Jan 27, 2014

I mean, when I am hearing these things and people say that trying to move forward with sanctions is tantamount to saying that we need to invade Iran to me is just not acceptable.

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Jan 27, 2014

So I think the red line for Congress should be no enrichment.

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Dec 11, 2013

I think this needs to be a proactive priority, of course, for the Congress, but also for the administration.

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Dec 11, 2013

the notion that you are going to get a nuclear agreement with a regime who will not even return a pastor who is wrongly imprisoned, give me a break.

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Dec 2, 2013

We passed in the House a bill that would have grandfathered in the plans, and I think that we should do that.

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Dec 2, 2013

I may suffer political damage. So I am going to do it anyway.

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Nov 12, 2013

I don't believe--I could see how some people because of the sanctions would see a need from an Iranian perspective to have a deal, but I just don't think somebody who is representing the regime's perspective would actually believe that…

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Nov 12, 2013

Which is exactly why my skepticism remains, because, from their perspective, getting involved in these negotiations... is just buying them time.

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Nov 12, 2013

There was a decision by the Administration, a knowing decision, to launch a website that did not work and indeed, was not adequately tested for security.

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