American - Politician | May 29, 1957 -
Nobody wants to shut down the government.
Jeb Hensarling
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I do not want America to default on its debt.
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In many respects, I guess I would say I was into Tea Party before there was a Tea Party.
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I'm one of the top 2 or 3 or 4 most conservative members in the House of Representatives when it comes to economics.
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Millions of Americans are struggling to pay their mortgages. They have a right to know whether members of Congress receive sweetheart deals in order to pay for theirs.
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Now, if most Americans want to go out and buy a car, they don't say, you know, 'I think I'll call the chairman of the board of Ford Motor Company and see what kind of deal we can make here.'
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What I'd like to do is be able to work with Democrats to reform current entitlement programs for future generations, grandfathering all the grandparents.
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From the takeover of Detroit and the failed stimulus packages to the enactment of Obamacare, the president and congressional Democrats chose to use Americas economic crisis as an excuse to expand government rather than as an opportunity to responsibly shrink it.
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Frankly, I do like the idea that we centralize consumer protection for financial products into one agency.
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Every time we've had a pro-growth fundamental tax reform, be it under President Reagan, President Kennedy - you can even go all the way back to President Coolidge - we have seen paychecks increase, economic growth be ignited, and, actually, more revenues come into the government.
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I want to protect consumers from their government.
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The thought of my children growing up in an America with less freedom, less opportunity, and a lower standard of living is a long-term pain I cannot and will not bear.
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