American - Politician | April 27, 1949 -
Every member of Congress deserves a seat at the table to be involved in the process. I will continue fighting for this to become a reality in Washington, and will be running for speaker of the House.
Dan Webster
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As a former minority leader who became the first Republican Speaker of the House in Florida since Reconstruction, I know that leadership is not an easy task.
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I found a mistake in a rule. They addressed the wrong rule number... I pointed it out, did an amendment, and everybody was happy after that.
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The policy is one thing, but it's dictated by what the process is.
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We have a spending problem, not a taxing problem. The less we spend, the more jobs we have the potential to create.
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We passed a bill in 1997, signed by Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles, which created a pilot program for a novel experiment called Florida Virtual School. The notion of children using a computer for a classroom and reporting to virtual teachers wasn't exactly mainstream thinking in those days.
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During its first year of operation, Florida Virtual School had 77 students. The next year, it had 476 students; then 2,489 students the year after that.
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The true value of having Florida Virtual School in this mix is that it creates a gold standard for all providers to meet if they hope to compete for Florida students. This program raises the bar for everybody, even the traditional public schools. And that benefits all our children.
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For most of my time in Tallahassee, I did a lot of transportation.
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I've never, in my whole 30 years in office, run a negative ad.
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I never talk about my opponent because I don't think it's my right to judge.
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I would like to give evidence we can lead. And I think the only way we can do that is to unify the diversity of the party.
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