Unless they can demonstrate some ability to actually recruit with this money, then they shouldn't be spending it. And I, myself, I'm pretty skeptical. Jeff Flake More Quotes by Jeff Flake More Quotes From Jeff Flake There are some Republicans who say that any time you raise new revenue, you have to have a tax cut to match it. I am not one of those Republicans. Jeff Flake taxesrepublicancutting This isn't all going to be done in one day, either. Jeff Flake immigrationone-daydone Many of the earmark request forms are actually filled out by lobbyists and then just turned in by the member's staff to the appropriations committee. Jeff Flake lobbyistsfilled-outstaff These are people who wanted to provide for their family and wanted a better life. We've got to have a secure border. But we've also, we've got to act compassionately and recognize labor markets as well. ... I've never thought that it's [path to citizenship] a bad thing. If somebody is going to be here for 20, 30 years, to give them some skin in the game, if you will, to hold out the prospect of citizenship. Jeff Flake gamespeopleyears Just when you think [Donald Trump] can stoop no lower, he does. Jeff Flake trumpdoethinking This Congress is out of control and in desperate need of adult supervision. Jeff Flake adultspoliticalneeds The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to bring federal spending under control. Jeff Flake debateunited-statescountry I'm also particularly pleased that there is bipartisan support to include the input of border communities. Not only will security be strengthened according to Washington, D.C., but border communities will have a say as well. Jeff Flake immigrationsupportcommunity Reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is when it is actually just reckless, outrageous and undignified. And when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. It is dangerous to a democracy. Jeff Flake recklessdemocracybehavior Unfortunately there are too many examples of members of Congress and other elected officials using language, referring to your opponents in ways that you would have never done before, ascribing the worst motives to your opponents, and assuming that other Americans are the enemies. And that's just not the way it used to be. And I don't think it can be that way in the future. Jeff Flake doneenemythinking American leadership looks to the world and just as Lincoln did sees the family of man. Humanity is not a zero-sum game. Jeff Flake humanitymenworld I rise today with no small measure of regret, regret because of the state of our disunion, regret because of the disrepair and destructiveness of our politics, regret because of the indecency of our discourse. Jeff Flake regrettoday The impulse to scapegoat and belittle threatens to turn us into a fearful, backward-looking people. In the case of the Republican Party, those things also threaten to turn us into a fearful, backward-looking minority party. Jeff Flake republicanpartypeople After September 11, it became unpatriotic to question any homeland-security or defense spending, and that let things get out of control. Jeff Flake spendingseptember-11defense For one, I think as a missionary you gotta be stubborn. And you gotta try to be persuasive. Jeff Flake missionarytryingthinking Certainly the policy is right and good politics usually follow good policy. Jeff Flake policypolitics When a leader correctly identifies real hurt and insecurity in our country and instead of addressing it, goes looking for somebody to blame, there is perhaps nothing more devastating to a pluralistic society. Jeff Flake realhurtcountry I think the Respublican party's lost its way. We have given into nativism and protectionism. And I think that, if we're going to be a governing party in the future, and a majority party, we have got to go back to traditional conservatism, limited government, economic freedom, individual responsibility, respect for free trade. Those are the principles that made us who we are. Jeff Flake partyresponsibilitythinking You can't always say what's popular and you ought to go with it. I think that's why the founders were concerned about direct democracy. That's why we have a republic and that's why we have representatives who who are supposed to look at the issues and to look out for the next generation as well. Jeff Flake foundersdemocracythinking I do think that the Republican Party is in a crisis right now, a crisis of confidence about who we are. Jeff Flake republicanpartythinking
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