All statements involving David Dewhurst
Says David Dewhurst skipped nine candidate forums after announcing his U.S. Senate candidacy.
Says opponent David Dewhurst is a "career politician."
"This past (legislative) session, we passed out of the Legislature a resolution requiring Congress to pass a balanced-budget amendment to the (U.S.) Constitution."
Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
"Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states."
You "can't check out a library book without a photo ID."
"We spend more money on health care per capita in the United States than any other country in the world. Of the 30 developed countries in the world, we spend 2 1/2 times more than the average. Of the country that spends the second most per capita, Switzerland, we spend 175 percent more."
"Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City."
Says the Republican “state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention.”
"You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts."
"Every citizen is entitled to the freedom of speech, but no one should have the right to use government funds or institutions to portray acts that are morally reprehensible to the vast majority of Americans."
The federal health care plan "costs Texas taxpayers $2.4 billion per year."
During "the recent global warming summit in Copenhagen, Nancy Pelosi and others stayed at a five-star hotel on a trip costing nearly $10,000 per person."
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