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Mitt Romney

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Mitt Romney is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the junior United States senator from Utah, a position he has held since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Romney previously served as the governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He gained national prominence as the Republican nominee for president in the 2012 election, where he focused on economic issues and healthcare reform. Throughout his career, Romney has been known for his moderate stance on various issues, including his support for certain aspects of healthcare and education reform.

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Jul 9, 2012

A conservative approach is one that relies on individual responsibility.

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Jul 9, 2012

No more free riding, if you will, where an individual says, I'm not going to pay even though I can afford it. I'm not going to get insurance even though I can afford it.

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Jul 4, 2012

But the important thing to note is that Governor Romney says, like it or not, the Supreme Court has ruled, it's the law of the land, it is a tax.

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Jul 4, 2012

The Supreme Court is the final word, right? Isn't that the highest court in the land? And they said it was a tax, didn't they? So it's a tax, of course, if that's what they say it is.

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Jul 4, 2012

He wants to institute free market policies on health care. He wants to take the government out between the patient and their doctors, and he wants to make sure that people have more freedom and choice in their health care and that's what…

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Jul 4, 2012

Yes, look, even in CNN's latest poll, a majority of Americans, over 50 percent, at 51 in CNN's poll -- and the average is about a 10 percent gap -- want the individual mandate repealed, want Obamacare in its entirety repealed.

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Jul 4, 2012

Actually the chief justice in his opinion made it very clear that at the state level, states have the power to put in place mandates.

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Jul 4, 2012

But in the court of public opinion, that will be decided in November as to overturning this law.

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Jul 4, 2012

What Governor Romney wants to do is he wants to completely do away with this. He wants to institute free market policies on health care.

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Jul 4, 2012

Yes, look, even in the CNN's latest poll, a majority of Americans, over 50 percent, at 51 percent in CNN's poll, want the individual mandate repealed.

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Jul 1, 2012

What the court did not do on its last day in session, I will do on my first day if elected president of the United States, and that is, I will act to repeal Obamacare.

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Jun 27, 2012

As you might imagine, I disagree with the Supreme Court's decision. And I agree with the dissent. What the court did not do on its last day in session I will do on my first day if elected president of the United States. And that is, I will…

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Jun 25, 2012

Well, as you know, he was president for the last 3 1/2 years, did nothing on immigration.

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Jun 24, 2012

As candidate Obama, he promised to present an immigration plan during his first year in office but four years later, we are still waiting.

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Jun 24, 2012

I believe that each state has the duty and the right to secure our borders and preserve the rule of law, particularly when the federal government has failed to meet its responsibilities.

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Jun 20, 2012

That is pandering. Not only did he not propose a plan, he hasn't led on it. He hasn't spoken about it. We haven't seen anything from him, other than more deportations.

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Jun 20, 2012

As president, I won't settle for stopgap measures. I will work with Republicans and Democrats to build a long-term solution.

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Jun 20, 2012

As president, I won't settle for stop-gap measures. I'll work with Republicans and Democrats to build a long-term solution.

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Jun 20, 2012

Either a guy who whispers sweet nothings into our ear. Makes big promises every four years. And then doesn't deliver anything but higher deportation, or a guy that does not make big promises.

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Jun 17, 2012

Well, as you know, he was president for the last three- and-a-half years, did nothing on immigration.

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