Steve Pearce: “America is absolutely a magnificent place. I was one of six children growing up on a small five acre farm just south of…”

“America is absolutely a magnificent place. I was one of six children growing up on a small five acre farm just south of Hobbs, New Mexico. My father worked in the oil industry as a roustabout. We were not poor but we definitely did not have as much as many families have. And to have the six children graduate from high school and go on to college, and for each one of us to become successful in our own ways, to be blessed with the opportunity to serve in this House of Representatives, is truly one of the great blessings that this country offers. My wife and I were able, about 14 years ago, to make a down payment on a business. And in this country we were able to pay that business off and able to build that business from four employees to 15 employees because of the tremendous opportunities that this country has. One of the things that became obvious to many people in the last several years is that with all of the opportunities and with all of the hope that is there were still things that needed to be done.”