Political Quotes

“It was interesting. I don't think I have ever been referred to as the senior statesman, but I kind of like that. I wondered, when the Senator mentioned the four of us coming down--he put us in that category. We have been here for a while. There is one thing we all four had in common. We all had a career in the real world first. One of the problems we have that I have observed, I say: What do you want to do? The reply is: Oh, I want to be a Member of Congress. So they leave the fraternity house and they move to Congress. They have never been in the real world. People ask me the question: what should I do if I want to get into politics. I say go out for at least 15 years, live under this system, and learn how tough things are. In my case I spent over 20 years, did a lot of building and developing in the State of Texas where Senator Cruz is from. I have talked to his father, Raphael, several times about this. I remember there I was doing things that Americans are supposed to do. I was making money, losing money, expanding the tax base. Yet the obstacle I had all during those years was the Federal Government, and I was doing what Americans are supposed to be doing. I remember that is when I decided. The last thing I did down in Texas, a pretty good-sized development, and I had to go to 25 governmental agencies to get a dock permit. I thought, wait a minute, they are supposed to be on our side. I decided I would run to come to Congress and try to save the free enterprise system.…”