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Rick Santorum

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Rick Santorum is a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his conservative positions on social issues, including opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. During his tenure, Santorum was involved in various legislative efforts, including those related to healthcare and education reform. He gained national prominence during his 2012 presidential campaign, where he focused on issues such as economic growth and family values.

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Dec 4, 2012

The problem is, there's a provision in this international law, which we would be adopting if the Senate ratifies this, that puts the state, the state in the position of determining what is in the best interest of a disabled child.

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Oct 4, 2012

Well, as a matter of fact, I voted to kill Big Bird in the past. So I have a record there that I have to disclose. That doesn't mean I don't like Big Bird. I mean, you can kill things and still like them. I mean, maybe to eat them, I don't…

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Aug 30, 2012

He believes in government handouts and dependency by waiving the work requirement for welfare.

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Jun 28, 2012

He said because Mitt Romney signed Romney care which is the template, the blueprint, particularly with the individual mandate. He's going to have a difficult time advancing the argument that Obama care should be repealed.

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Apr 9, 2012

We made a decision to get into this race at our kitchen table and against all the odds. And we made a decision over the weekend that while this presidential race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign effective today, we…

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Mar 25, 2012

Stop lying. I said he was the worst Republican to run on the issue of Obama care. I mean, that's what I was talking about. I have said uniquely -- for every speech I give, I say he's uniquely disqualified to run against Barack Obama on the…

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Mar 25, 2012

Mitt Romney agreed with Barack Obama on every single thing that he did. Because he put it in place in Massachusetts. It's the blueprint for Obama care. Don't believe me, ask Obama. Why would we put someone up who is uniquely. Pick any…

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Mar 22, 2012

I've said repeatedly and will continue to say, I'll vote for whoever the Republican nominee is or I'll work for them. Barack Obama is a disaster. But we can't someone that agrees with him on the biggest issues of the day. And that's the…

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Mar 22, 2012

This looks start different to me than those protected by Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law.

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Mar 22, 2012

It looks starkly different to me than those protected by Florida's stand your ground law.

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Mar 21, 2012

The southern half is great, but you've got to get the oil from -- you've got to get the oil out of Canada and North Dakota.

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Mar 20, 2012

You're not looking for someone who is the etch a sketch candidate. You're looking for someone who writes what at the believe in stone and stays true to what they say.

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Mar 20, 2012

You're not looking for someone who's an Etch-A-Sketch candidate. You're looking for someone who writes what they believe in in stone and stays true to what they say.

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Mar 19, 2012

I have said throughout the course of this campaign that while other issues are certainly important -- the economy, joblessness, national security concerns, the family, the issue of life -- all of these issues are important, but the…

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Mar 18, 2012

And Reagan ran that insurgent campaign in 1976, and people were saying, why don't you get out of the race? You have no chance of winning. And he fought. He won 11 states in 1976.

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Mar 18, 2012

We're doing great. We're in this race. We're in it to stay. We have won in the West, the Midwest, and the South. And we're ready to win across this country.

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Mar 18, 2012

I guarantee you, I guarantee that we will win this nomination.

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Mar 18, 2012

We're in this race and we're in it to stay. We have won in the west, the Midwest, and the south. And we're ready to win across this country.

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Mar 18, 2012

If we're going to come out with Illinois a huge surprise win, I guarantee you that we will win this nomination.

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Mar 18, 2012

And Reagan ran that insurgent campaign in 1976 and people were saying, why don't you get out of the race? You have no chance of winning. And he fought. He won 11 states in 1976.

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Mar 15, 2012

When you see that gas pump, when you're pumping gas the next time, and you see that number go from dollars with two columns to that third column, and you see that zero come up, think of zero for O., for Obama.

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Mar 14, 2012

It's the church's money and forcing them to do something that they think is a grievous moral wrong. How can that be a right of a woman? That's not -- has nothing to do with the right of a woman. This has to do with the right of the church…

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Mar 12, 2012

We have won in the West, the Midwest, and the South, and we're ready to win across this country.

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Mar 12, 2012

This campaign is about ordinary folks doing extraordinary things.

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Mar 12, 2012

You stood with a guy who comes from the grandson of a coal miner from a steel town in western Pennsylvania.

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