Ron DeSantis

I think one of the things was, there were political imperatives here and the politics trumped what would work and what would be best for the American people.

It is frustrating, because so much of this law, and we see it in the implementation, was based on representations to the American people that have now turned out not to be true.

the issue is not going to go away, given that what was promised is not being delivered.

If you like your plan, we were told you can keep your plan, but yet we see stories of spouses losing their coverage.

the promises that were made to justify the law's passage are essentially null and void. They were essentially false pretenses.

the use of this gas breached the norms of civilized behavior, international norms, and that we need to enforce this norm

I just find that to be incredibly naive. To describe him as a moderate in a way that we would kind of think of it here is very misleading.

Community banks are the engine of small business because community banks are the leaders in making small business loans.

Unfortunately, the regulatory regime imposed by the traditional banking regulators, as well as the Dodd-Frank Act, needlessly raise community banks' costs of doing business.

A top priority of this Congress should be to remove barriers to job creation so Americans can get back to work.

Congress has an obligation to support and promote the business model that community banks have used so successfully.

one consistent theme has been the refusal of higher ups in the IRS to take any responsibility for the malfeasance within the agency

the IRS, to me, is an institution that is--that is terminally ill.

It seems to me that there's actually a huge amount of discretion that's been delegated, not necessarily to judges or enforcement agents on the ground, but to the bureaucracy, in particular political appointees.

Lawful immigration is very beneficial for the country, both in terms of economic growth and in terms of cultural vitality.

I just think that you should be honest about that so that the American people can have a better understanding of what it is.

The buck stops with the President in terms of a serious risk to the American people.

This aircraft has even more capability for detection of threats and early warning that is going to be absolutely critical to maintaining the safety of our carrier groups.

I know this is a particularly busy period for the committee, and I appreciate your time.

As a Navy guy, you know that, you know, these carrier groups that we have are essentially taking American sovereignty and putting them essentially anywhere in the blue seas throughout the world.

whistleblowers are supposed to and can serve a vital function in highlighting governmental abuses

I don't think Government, through central planning, is competent enough to play venture capitalist, especially with other people's money.

I think that your case has brought this issue to the forefront, and a lot of folks, their rights are at stake too.

Kelo v. City of New London to me was wrongly decided. I think it is actually an example of judicial activism.

I am certainly very favorably disposed to this piece of legislation, and I think it is common sense.