All statements involving Ron Paul
Rick Perry "was the (campaign) chairman for Al Gore at one time, not too many years ago."
Rick Perry "was the (campaign) chairman for Al Gore at one time, not too many years ago."
"In the '80s, Democrats promised spending cuts, but delivered only tax hikes."
"When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program."
Says members of the military have sent him more campaign contributions than they’ve sent President Barack Obama and more than twice what they’ve sent other Republican presidential candidates.
"The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel."
"Prices are going up. Unemployment is continuing to go up."
"The last Christians are about to leave" Iraq.
Due to the war in Iraq, "4,400 Americans are dead, 30,000 severely wounded and more than 100,000 are suffering from serious health problems related to post traumatic stress syndrome."
"We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy."
"If you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago."
"It used to be the policy of the Republican Party to get rid of the Department of Education. We finally get in charge and a chance to do something, so we double the size of the Department of Education."
"I get the most money from active duty officers and military personnel."
"He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership."
"Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."
"Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress."
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