It's really interesting, Governor, because the process you just described of an open process, where members of Congress put forth their -- their suggestions on how to spend money, have it voted on individually, is exactly how the process…
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.
People care about families. People care about what is happening to our society.
I mean, President Obama is going to turn around and say, what are you criticizing me for? I mean, this is your plan.
I think the governor is just misinformed. And he's making points that just simply fall flat.
I think we laid out our vision for the country and why we're the best to take on President Obama and the best person to make the kind of change that is necessary in Washington.
The president of the United States is exercising his values and trumping the values of the church.
This is what the president's agenda, it's not about you. It's not about you. It's not about your quality of life, it's not about your jobs. It's about some phony ideal, some phony theology. Oh, not a theology based on the bible, a…
This is what you guys do. I mean, I don't -- you don't do this with president Obama, in fact with president Obama, what you did was, you went out and defended him against somebody who he had in a church for, for 20 years and defended him…
This is a double standard. This is what you're pulling off. And I'm going to call you on it.
When you quote a supporter of mine who tells a bad off-color joke and somehow I'm responsible for that, that's gotcha.
I never questioned whether the state had the right to do it. It's not a constitutional right. The state has a right to pass whatever statutes they have.
I think this is a national issue. We can't have two marriage laws. We have to have consistency in what marriage is. I think we need to have a national discussion about it and develop a national policy.
The state has a right to do that. I never questioned whether the state has a right to do that. It's not a constitutional right. The state has the law -- has a right to pass whatever -- whatever statutes they have.
I just said I think this is a national issue, that we can't have two marriage laws. We have to have consistency in what marriage is. And I think we need to have a national discussion about it and develop a national policy.
Rick Santorum hoping for a big victory on Mitt Romney's home turf of Michigan.
This is the most important election in your lifetime. This is an election fundamentally about the kind of country you're going to hand off to your children and grandchildren; whether they are going to have the level of freedom and…
I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama.
Ladies and gentlemen, we need a president who listens to the American people.
Tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and Tea Party people, who are out there every single day in the vineyards, building the conservative movement in this country, building the base of the Republican Party, and…
Rick Santorum has already won Iowa, and we have projected him the winner in Missouri.





