Families seem to provide a strong defense, perhaps the strongest, against becoming addicted in the first place, there’s not an easy, simple answer. We need pro-family policies, we need to identify policies that might be harming families or undermining them, that might be discouraging people from getting married or that punish them for doing so, or other policies that erode the family structure.

Mike Lee

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I reject the idea that passing criminal justice reform somehow me... by Mike Lee

I reject the idea that passing criminal justice reform somehow means we are soft on crime.

I don't know everyone on the list, but those I do know would all be great Supreme Court Justices. Of course, I do believe one name on that list stands head and shoulders above the rest.

Ted has kept those promises and every other promise he has made to the people of Texas, it is with that trust that he's earned that he's going to move forward and unite our party.

Ted does n’t believe you have to settle, Ted does n’t believe you... by Mike Lee

Ted does n’t believe you have to settle, Ted does n’t believe you should settle.

I think there will be a vote soon, within the next few weeks. by Mike Lee

I think there will be a vote soon, within the next few weeks.

With the military's shrinking budget, it is offensive that this bill would be used to fund congressional pork.

When people were subjected to the impeachment and removal process, Aaron Burr was right there, looking out for their rights, even though it wasn't in his political interest to do so.

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I tell the story of eight forgotten founders, people like Canassatego, an Iroquois Indian Chief, who taught Benjamin Franklin about federalism, about the idea that you can form a confederacy in which the central power has only limited powers and local control is retained.

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If we were all to chase every squirrel that comes running along in the form of a personal dispute or a mischaracterization of someone, or someone's integrity or intent, we'd be very busy doing that and not focusing on the government, on that which we need to reform internally.

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There's a lot of bipartisan rancor, a lot of excessive delegation of legislative power from the legislative branch to the executive branch.

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I'm someone who has a hard time turning down a conversation. And an even harder time starting a conversation and ending it abruptly - ending it before it's over.

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The best thing we can do when we want to elevate civil dialogue in our American political discourse is to do whatever we can to make sure we treat others kindly with dignity and respect, and that's what I intend to do.

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My purpose is to call on my colleagues, whether they're Republicans or Democrats, to get behind the agenda of trying to reform the government and make it work for the people rather than the other way around.

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What I am saying is that Donald Trump can still get a lot of votes from a lot of conservatives like me, but I would like some assurances on where he's going to stand his ground. I'd like some assurances that he's going to be a vigorous defender for the U.S. Constitution.

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A lot of people feel left out by a government that taxes too much and regulates them too heavily and seems to result in a set of circumstances where economic and political incumbents benefit at everybody else's expense.

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As Attorney General, Eric Schmitt has been a relentless fighter who has taken action at every turn to stop the Biden administration's radical agenda, eric Schmitt is the only candidate in Missouri’s U.S. Senate primary that has the Conservative credentials needed to deliver Republican victories for our nation. He has my strongest endorsement.

Monopoly rents are being imposed upon every website that is ad-supported and every company — small, medium, or large — that relies on internet advertising to grow its business, it is essentially a tax on thousands of American businesses, and thus a tax on millions of American consumers.

Those who view and share Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) fuel demand for the sexual abuse of children, last week’s hearings showed that activist judges will not do their job unless Congress mandates minimum sentences for these violent crimes.This bill would make the law in this area crystal clear: If you view or share CSAM, you’ll go to prison for a very long time.

There's nothing in the Constitution that says that Congress may not change the size of the Supreme Court, it's difficult to imagine why it would be a good idea to change it.

When will they learn this doesn’t work? He’s his own man. His commitment to the Constitution and his judicial independence drive the left mad. He is a treasure to our nation.